Dr. Yin's Animal Behavior and Medicine Videos
Jack Russell Terrier Plays with his Food Puzzle
In this video, Jonesy, the Jack Russell Terrier plays with his food puzzle and quickly extracts his kibble from each of the hiding spots. It took him 3 short sessioins to get this behavior down well. At first I thought he was "slow" because in session one he would pick the wooden piece up and then look at me instead of looking for the treat he had exposed. Because he has been rewarded for picking objects up on cue it was easy for him to offer that behavior when confronted with this puzzle but it took him a while to realize that the food reward was under the the puzzle piece. Now he understands.
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Training Aggression? Counter-conditioning a Dog to Blowing in Face
If you reward a dog for growling, are you training aggression? Homer the jack russell terrier becomes aggressive whenever anyone blows in his face. Watch what happens when he get rewarded for this behavior.
Training a Dog to Heel: Jonesy Heels for Toy
Training a dog to heel when there are distractions can be a difficult task, so its important to use everything the dog finds motivating as a reward. Here, Jonesy the jack russell terrier has learned that he must heel in order to get what he wants: the TOY!
