- Present their collar – Reinforce for moving toward collar, for touching it, and eventually for
laying their neck into it. - Offer their harness – Reinforce for stepping into it.
- Show their halter – Reinforce for walking toward it then putting their nose into it.
- Present their muzzle – Reinforce for sticking their nose into it.
In some cases, you can use targeting to guide the appropriate body parts toward or into the collar,
harness, halter, or muzzle. Alternatively, you can capture any movement toward the device and
gradually approximate them toward the finished behavior.
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I live in Australia so don’t get to see these episodes live so truely appreciate being able to see them after the fact.
I’ve been reinsured.
Thank you
This is a great video. I love the expertise provided on conducting zoom lessons. I’m curious if you have content that goes further into force free vet work with donkeys?