Leash & Obedience Training Flashcards
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Which type of reinforcement schedule produces the most resistance to extinction when maintaining a trained leash behavior?
Answer: Variable ratio schedule
Variable ratio schedules produce the highest response rates and greatest resistance to extinction because the dog cannot predict when reinforcement will occur.
A trainer is working on 'down-stay' with a dog on leash. The dog breaks the stay when the handler moves 5 feet away. What is the BEST immediate response?
Answer: Go back to a distance the dog can succeed at and rebuild from there
Returning to a successful distance and rebuilding incrementally prevents frustration and ensures the dog experiences reinforcement for correct behavior.
What does 'leash pressure desensitization' involve in a training context?
Answer: Teaching a dog to tolerate and yield to gentle collar pressure as a cue
Leash pressure desensitization teaches a dog to respond to light collar pressure by moving toward it and releasing tension, used especially in pressure-and-release training methods.
A 12-week-old puppy's first leash training session should primarily focus on:
Answer: Building a positive association with the leash and collar
Young puppies need to first develop a positive conditioned emotional response to the leash and collar before any leash skills are formally trained.
Which tool is generally considered LEAST appropriate for a dog with a tracheal injury or collapsing trachea?
Answer: Standard flat collar
A standard flat collar places pressure directly on the trachea and is contraindicated for dogs with tracheal issues; a harness distributes pressure across the chest instead.
In obedience training, 'proofing' a behavior means:
Answer: Practicing the behavior across varied distractions, distances, and environments
Proofing involves systematically exposing the dog to varying distractions, locations, and distances to ensure the behavior is reliable in real-world conditions.
A handler inadvertently reinforces a dog's leash pulling by continuing to walk forward. This is an example of:
Answer: Accidental positive reinforcement
When the dog pulls and the handler moves forward, the dog is accidentally positively reinforced because pulling successfully produces forward movement (the desired outcome).