Free Shaping with an Australian CattleDog | drsophiayin.com

Here I free shape my dog to put two front feet in a box. I don't tell her what to do. Instead I just reward for behaviors closer and closer to the goal behavior. She's learning through trial and error.

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[SuperBark1]

That's great! Good luck!

[buddbb]

free shaping!im gonna try!thx for that..but how could you make him focus on this game so long?

[SuperBark1]

My dogs are used to working for their food. So, as long as my timing is good and I get the treat to them quickly after I've said "yes" and used a reward marker, they will work for quite a long time even though it's really a brain strain for them. It's also just important to know how long it's ok to let them try "wrong" thing, how long to stay on the same step, and when to add in extra steps. Good luck!

[galileansatellites]

wow, this is great. definitely going to try it with my dog

[16brooke1992]

am i the only one who has just had a breakthrough.. haha, im in psych studying for a final tomorrow and i never fully understood this concept until now.. thank you so much

[stuffedtater]

yes it is operant conditoning. more specifically.. it's shaping successive approximations

[fuddyduds]

Excellent! Thank you so much for the great video. Since finding out about this kind of training, my dog and I are having tons of fun with a simple box! Your videos are clear, concise, and right to the point. Thank you!

[Swandogs123]

Very beautiful and smart Australian Cattle Dog, of course she has a fantastic owner too. I have two blue girls at home, they are smart and athletic like yours is.

[dalmarie23]

i tryed this with my four year old sheltie johnnie :)) he put all four paws into it with in five mins YEAHHHH. :))) love your video's

[buddbb]

Dr,Yin.thank you for you kindly reply!

i used your method to free shape my puppy to step on a book last nite, he worked on that very well.^^

i have an other questions about the "aggressive dog" , ithk i should post it to your "aggresive dog to people" vid.

Cheers

Daisy

[SuperBark1]

Thanks for answering that you guys!