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Great observation and share, David! It makes me think of all the times I’ve used “free-shaping” and how tricky it can be, to wait for the dog to come up with some other idea. Some dogs have really low tolerance for frustration and that latency between reinforcements can be super short but still very frustrating. If we pivot quickly to a lure in that moment (showing them the answer), we could reduce frustration for sure.
I’d love to hear from other trainers on thoughts about “showing the dog the answer”… when do you think this could be useful and how might you keep the dog motivated through a training session with this idea?