Field notes · Dog training in Angier & Raleigh, NC
My dog only obeys when he knows what is coming
Dogs are good at spotting a pattern and answering the pattern instead of the word. Change the setup on purpose so he has to listen to you.
In the trainer's words
Some ones that break that prediction. You got to break that pattern.Kelton, Head Trainer, Angier K9 Consultants
Seen with 3 dogs: Bun, Finn, Reaper
9 recorded moments, each one linked to the exact second it happens in a full training session published unedited. Trainers call this false reps.
14:16
Show the motion, then mark it with the word
18:57
What the body position comes to mean
19:51
False reps — breaking his prediction on purpose
25:53
Reps depend on the dog's emotional state, not a number
17:57
Prediction error: three things he tried, three that didn't work, and that is the learning
20:34
What a six-foot leash would have taken away here
19:32
Muscle memory: practice now, while it's easy
10:06
Prediction error: "he thinks one thing's going to happen"
0:47
"No-shows, like prediction errors" — and now he can come out relatively safely
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