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By Chris Bach and The Third Way - The Next Generation in Reinforcement Training Last month Chris wrote about the benefits of the "Eye Contact Game". This month she outlines a step-by-step guide on how to play this powerful game with your canine friend. Note from Kathy Edstrom: I always use this game when working with dogs that have "attention" issues, or have a "lack of focus". The results are immediate, because this game teaches the dog that when he is calm and focused, the opportunity for reinforcment is very high. I encourage you to play this game at least three times a day. You will be delightfully surprised at how quickly your dog learns this game, and then starts offering this desirable behavior on a voluntary basis. Have a great time playing the "Eye Contact Game" with your canine friend! THE EYE CONTACT GAME is taught in an environment that is minimally distracting or stimulating. If in a classroom situation, Trainer and Pup must have room to spread out to decrease reinforcement value of other classmates or to prevent the intimidation of a timorous puppy by all the commotion. The puppy must know how to respond to its name or the word “Puppiiieee”. Through this experience, Pup learns how to orient towards the trainer to earn reinforcement. They learn the relationship between the INDICATOR “I”, which is a promise of REINFORCEMENT, and the REINFORCEMENT “R” itself. (Hereafter, the use of the INDICATOR followed immediately with REINFORCEMENT will be identified as I/R.) Pup also learns how to take food without nipping the trainer’s fingers! BASIC GUIDELINES FOR PLAYING THE "EYE CONTACT GAME"

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