T A C O S

FIVE FOUNDATIONAL BEHAVIORS–TACOS

Target

Begin with dog’s nose touching palm of hand.

Good for moving the dog to a wanted stimulus or away from unwanted stimulus

 

Attention

Teaching the dog to orient to you with eye to eye contact.

Use a cue that is not everyday words. I use “focus.”

 

Cues

The dog begins understanding words or motion or hand-signals for the desired behavior.

 

Offering behaviors

Dog offers behaviors, i.e. a default behavior where the dog automatically sits in front of a person.

 

Settle

Dog can be cued to go to his “place,” or “matt,” etc.

He goes, sits or lies down and stays until a release word is given.

 

THREE REASONS THE DOG IS NOT RESPONDING:

1. The reward is not high enough.

2. The reward is not often enough.

3. The dog is confused and doesn’t have a clue.

 

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