Adding Power to the Premack Principle

 

Adding Power to the Premack Principle

was originally published in Chronicle of the Dog's Winter issue 2023,

and is presented here with permission of the editor of the magazine, Devon Hubbard Sorlie.


This article is an excerpt from my newest class "Out of Control Dogs" which can be found at https://e-trainingfordogs.com/out-of-control-dogs/

Do you recognize the dog in the picture below? This was the dog known as Eddie in the sitcom Frasier.

A lot of people loved the dog's antic in the show. For this dog to successfully be in this series, he needed to be well trained. How ironic that his original owner gave the dog up for adoption because of the dog's extreme bad behavior. And guess what, there was no treat the original owners could offer to get the dog to comply. This article gives insight to trainers who have difficult dog to reform.  










Training comment:

Not all of the discussion I had with Eddie/Moose's trainer are contained in this article. There is however one question I asked Mashilde years ago and I remember her answer. 


I asked how she got "Eddie" to stick out the end of his tongue when sitting on the couch. She told me that the dog just did that sort of thing, and that action was captured on film and used to add humor and personality to this canine character. 



Books and Other Training Resources


Accredited Classes by this author through E-Training for Dogs can be seen at this link.-please note that the Out of Control Dogs course is in a side bar-


https://e-trainingfordogs.com/canine-problem-behaviors-peggy-swager-courses/

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In my accredited course “Out of Control Dogs,” I detail how I reformed a dog named Willa. This four-year-old Colorado Mountain Dog, was as a livestock guardian dog who was very strong willed and determined not to comply to my commands. Doing things her way was much more rewarding than any high-value treat. The steps for her reform are in the course in the sections titled How to Motivate a Non-Compliant Dog Parts 1 and 2. These sections present information and a step-by-step process for using the Premack Principle combined with intrinsic motivation. More information on this class is at:

https://e-trainingfordogs.com/out-of-control-dogs/-



Books and DVD (or as a VOD through Dog Wise or E-Training for Dogs)






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