Least Reinforcing Scenario

    • Gold Top Dog

    Least Reinforcing Scenario

     I just finished reading Zoomility by Grey Stafford, and he introduced the Least Reinforcing Scenario as a way to react to animals when they didn't do what you wanted them to do. You do nothing for 3-5 seconds so as to avoid accidentally reinforcing, at that becomes a signal to your animal to wait calmly for another opportunity to be rewarded.

    Does anyone do this with their dogs?

    • Gold Top Dog

     No.... If I do nothing, they start throwing behaviors.

    • Gold Top Dog

    I use this method.  I previously used a NRM but as soon as I would say "nope" they would start throwing other behaviors.  It is, IMO, much easier than using a NRM, & my dogs respond to it better.