Positive Reinforcement Training. Just What Does it Mean?

Day ONE-21 Day Positive Training Kickstart Challenge

Wouldn’t it be nice to try to catch your dog or horse or child doing something right & rewarding them for that great behavior choice rather than waiting around for them do do something wrong & punishing them for it?

Positive reinforcement training or “R+ Training” is just that simple! We OBSERVE a behavior by watching for it or using a technique called, “shaping.” Then we mark the behavior with a sound or sometimes even a light, but with a signal that tells our learner that the behavior that they JUST performed is what we liked. Finally, we reinforce that behavior by allowing access to something that the learner finds reinforcing (food, a game, a walk, interaction, money..etc.).

ACTION: See if you can find someone around you (person or animal) doing something right today & reinforce that behavior (with a kind word, belly rub-best reserved for the pups!, or some other special treat)!

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