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Variable Reward Intervals - Soft Surface Tracking
Variable Reward Intervals - Soft Surface Tracking
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The differences between hard and soft surface tracking (see episode 53 for more on hard surface tracking). Advantages of soft surface tracking. Having multiple ways to reward a dog during tracking. The importance of variation and its relationship to hope. Key Takeaways: To start, begin in shorter grass. Taller grass will hold human scent more than short, manicured grass. Think of your track as a story with a beginning, middle, and end. It is important that the dog is engaged at every part of the story, or track, and not just anticipating the end. It is important to know where your tracks are and to train yourself to be a less intrusive handler. Unpredictability increases intensity and focus on the track, especially as you increase the distance and spread in your track. "The unpredictability of when the reward is going to come is going to keep the dog pinned into the track and concentrating on every aspect of the length of that track." — Jerry Bradshaw Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com Youtube: tarheelcanine Twitter: @tarheelcanine Instagram: @tarheelk9 Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression Slideshare: Tarheel Canine Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com Train Hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Released:
Nov 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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