A behavioral scientist/practical detection trainer's field notes on teaching, training, and the human-canine relationship
Are you accidentally rewarding the end of the search more than alerts?
Are you accidentally rewarding the end of the search more than alerts?
It's the single most common problematic pattern I see in sport nosework.
On the limits of 'Nothing In Life Is Free' and 'I only pay for found hides'
On the limits of 'Nothing In Life Is Free' and 'I only pay for found hides'
How implicit and explicit beliefs about reward impact efficacy in high-performance nosework teams