tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510902774440038.post5051696637466009869..comments2023-07-02T06:53:19.789-07:00Comments on Rollin' With Rubi: Would You LAT?Dizzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114617812917172888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510902774440038.post-13485298627072187902011-03-06T17:21:44.873-08:002011-03-06T17:21:44.873-08:00I will likely keep rewarding Maus and Rubi for aut...I will likely keep rewarding Maus and Rubi for auto watches periodically for the rest of their lives, because it's an important tool for them for dealing with their triggers. Rubi in particular, has been punished for looking at other dogs, so un-cued LAT was helpful for desensitizing her to that. An auto watches is, among other things, a behavior that's incompatible with wailing and lunging, which is her first go-to behavior around other dogs. <br /><br />So for dogs without triggers, per say, who are not prone to going over threshold, I've never felt the need to mark for looking at distractions. I just wait for them to get bored with the distraction and then reward for when they look back at me, the same way you would train a "leave it." I used just a high rate of reinforcement for offered attention for both Allister and Piper, never using anything like LAT work, and I think they turned out pretty well. So I think it's very possible to take your average, non-reactive, goofy, hyper dog and train excellent attention without ever marking them for looking away from you.Dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114617812917172888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510902774440038.post-74702914494908994122011-03-06T16:05:11.774-08:002011-03-06T16:05:11.774-08:00I've always wondered about LAT ever since I re...I've always wondered about LAT ever since I read her book. I don't have a dog who has needed it so haven't obsessed over it too much but I've wondered about the reasoning of sticking with LAT after the dog seems to need it. I understand that it can really help interrupt the dog from intensely focusing on his trigger but in her book Leslie continues to play the game quite often. <br /><br />Do you think that the majority of people (not those with truly reactive/aggressive dogs)could get the same results just by clicking offered eye contact and having a high rate of reinforcement? Or do even the moderately crazy dogs really benefit from being clicked for looking at the potential or even old trigger rather then just rewarding any attempts at offered attention?Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510902774440038.post-49801541323149604452011-03-05T17:50:46.458-08:002011-03-05T17:50:46.458-08:00Thanks for the kind words, Cindy! You actually wer...Thanks for the kind words, Cindy! You actually weren't the first person to come to me this week with questions about LAT, hence the blog post. I love Cosi, she's such a fun little dog, and the three of you are a blast to work with. Glad you found your way to the blog!Dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114617812917172888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510902774440038.post-117447567456311842011-03-05T17:40:02.958-08:002011-03-05T17:40:02.958-08:00Thanks for clarifying the clicking/rewarding to be...Thanks for clarifying the clicking/rewarding to be: "Look At Trigger, Then at Me" or "Look at Me". I was wondering about WHEN and HOW OFTEN to use this technique when I left class last Thursday, and the video :-) and your comments made things a lot clearer. I don't want to create a hypervigilant behavior or confusion when I use LAT either, and it can be confusing... You are a great example! Thanks for your patience and kind words in the CB class on Thursday nights too, they mean a lot to those of us that are just beginning dog owners but want to do the best job we can for and with our wonderful dogs. You are much appreciated :-)Cindy and Cosinoreply@blogger.com