This is fantastic. I will be sharing it with a thousand people, starting right now! Thanks so much for your intelligent approach -it makes every kind of sense.
I would call the dog away, and cut my losses. Even though there's a slight reinforcement, there are many other benefits from calling/moving the dog away.
Very interesting. My dog is overly excited and wants to play, I never thought of using a slight approach as a reward for ignoring (look away etc.) the other dog. I normally use a "yes" and sometimes treats, praise when he looks away, but in that moment, the most rewarding thing for him would probably be getting closer to the dog. I'll give it a shot.
@PapillonsFrankfurt Hi! The book will be out in September or October. I'll have a preview copy with me at the seminar in Germany in August. Will you be there? Info on the book is on the functionalrewards website (add .com at the end).
@ucdcrush you read body-language on the dog. A frustrated greeter is pulling forward, wanting to go and greet the dog, being reactive because of excitement rather than fear. A dog reacting out of fear will be showing signs of stress and/or aggression due to that fear. Examples of stress behaviours are lip licking (as was pointed out on the video), shaking like they are wet when they're not, yawning when they're not tired, and many more.
@crestviewdogcare You can also tell by having the dog meet a fake dog and seeing what happens, looking for play versus fear or aggression. And you can tell by doing BAT using approach or retreat as a functional reward and seeing which one works better.
This is fantastic. I will be sharing it with a thousand people, starting right now! Thanks so much for your intelligent approach -it makes every kind of sense.
drumcafe8 1 month ago
I would call the dog away, and cut my losses. Even though there's a slight reinforcement, there are many other benefits from calling/moving the dog away.
ahimsadog 7 months ago
What if the dog did react and bark at the child. Would you stand still because
a) if you do move the dog away, the dog's barking is being reinforced
b) if the child moves away the dog's barking is being reinforced
CrueLoaf 7 months ago
Very interesting. My dog is overly excited and wants to play, I never thought of using a slight approach as a reward for ignoring (look away etc.) the other dog. I normally use a "yes" and sometimes treats, praise when he looks away, but in that moment, the most rewarding thing for him would probably be getting closer to the dog. I'll give it a shot.
ucdcrush 7 months ago
Grisha, when is your book published? Will you have it already on the BAT seminar in Germany? Ute (youtube channel PapillonsFrankfurt)
PapillonsFrankfurt 8 months ago
@PapillonsFrankfurt Hi! The book will be out in September or October. I'll have a preview copy with me at the seminar in Germany in August. Will you be there? Info on the book is on the functionalrewards website (add .com at the end).
ahimsadog 7 months ago
How can you tell the difference between fear and and frustrated greeter?
ucdcrush 8 months ago 2
@ucdcrush you read body-language on the dog. A frustrated greeter is pulling forward, wanting to go and greet the dog, being reactive because of excitement rather than fear. A dog reacting out of fear will be showing signs of stress and/or aggression due to that fear. Examples of stress behaviours are lip licking (as was pointed out on the video), shaking like they are wet when they're not, yawning when they're not tired, and many more.
crestviewdogcare 7 months ago
@crestviewdogcare You can also tell by having the dog meet a fake dog and seeing what happens, looking for play versus fear or aggression. And you can tell by doing BAT using approach or retreat as a functional reward and seeing which one works better.
ahimsadog 7 months ago