SHAPING BEHAVIORS

What is shaping?

Get the behavior

Use of Clicker

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When to use shaping?

When a dog is not offering the behavior such as down

To learn a novel behavior that dogs do not naturally offer

To teach any behavior in a fun way

To make it a game

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Examples

Down

Mat

Play with a ball (box or anything)

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Rules of Shaping

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Post a video of other animals using shaping!!

Post a video of me using shaping

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