vickim Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Last night I was working with Stormy, and all of a sudden, right after rewarding her for a behavior I wanted, she stopped, considered and if she could speak English she would have said "Oh, THAT'S what you want". It was like there was a switch in her brain that suddenly went into the on position. No one ever told me that there were on switches. Now I just have to figure out how to turn it on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Last night I was working with Stormy, and all of a sudden, right after rewarding her for a behavior I wanted, she stopped, considered and if she could speak English she would have said "Oh, THAT'S what you want". It was like there was a switch in her brain that suddenly went into the on position. No one ever told me that there were on switches. Now I just have to figure out how to turn it on again. Aren't those the great moments? I love that "lightbulb just turned on" expression when the dog gets the idea. Especially in the early stages of training when it makes such an impact on the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 There are switches. Lots and lots of switches. Just keep doing what you're doing and reward them when those switches flip! ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Having excellent timing is the best way to guarantee the light comes on soonest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckle-legged dog Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I love that!!! I've seen Layla's "on switch" flip like that and it's really cool! One time she did it when we had first started taking agility classes and she was afraid of the dog walk. We were waiting our turn and she was watching the other dogs in the class go up and over the walk and she started barking and getting all aggitated and I just knew the way she was watching them that she had decided "OH THAT! If they can do that I know I can!" And when it was our turn again she whizzed right over it as if she hadn't feared a thing 15 minutes before. Amazing! Last night I was working with Stormy, and all of a sudden, right after rewarding her for a behavior I wanted, she stopped, considered and if she could speak English she would have said "Oh, THAT'S what you want". It was like there was a switch in her brain that suddenly went into the on position. No one ever told me that there were on switches. Now I just have to figure out how to turn it on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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