Description

When a dog, or even a rat, is new to shaping, it can be helpful to use a novel prop because its presence tends to get the animals attention. You can then hone that focus into a specific behavior. In this video, Virginia begins by getting the dog to mark a target with his front paw. As you begin with your own dog, you can decide how you would like this behavior to look.

This video excerpted from The Shape of Bow Wow: Shaping Behaviors and Adding Cues:

Learn to shape behavior and put it on cue— the most fundamental skills in clicker training— from the creators of the popular and award-winning Bow Wow Videos.

This video includes:

• An overview of clicker training
• Clicker timing and treat delivery exercises
• How to shape behaviors (including the human shaping game)
• Designing a shaping plan
• How to get a dog to offer behaviors (including