Variable Reward and Nose Work Webinar

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Instructor: Judith Guthrie

General Scent Work and Trial Prep

Length: 90 minutes

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Variable Reward and Nose Work Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie You've likely heard the power of using a variable reward system when it comes to general dog training. Is it possible to use this approach in Nose Work? Learn how to add variable rewards in a multitude of ways to your Nose Work training in this webinar.

Variable rewards are important to building a solid behavior but how does that relate to Nose Work? Variable elements don’t just have to be on the reward itself. Many teams stick to 1:1 rewards for found hides for the their dog's entire career but we can still add variation and anticipation. Learn how to add variable reward in a multitude of ways to your training in this webinar.

This webinar is designed to be helpful for all levels of competitors and trainers.

Topics Covered Include:

What is a variable reward system
Different way to vary
Slot machine
Different types/levels
Level of difficulty
Playing with the reward clock & frustration
Numbers

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This webinar has been approved for 2 NACSW CEUs.

Should You Take This Webinar

Are you training or trialing in Nose Work? Variable reward systems are powerful dog training tools. Learn how you can implement this approach when it comes to training Nose Work.

Are you a Nose Work instructor? Garner some ideas to implement into your own program or ways to explain these concepts to your clients to use when training their dogs.

Watching the different hunting styles and challenges each handler was working through with their dog. I really liked that Judith emphasised on the fact that what a reinforcer or reward is today might be different tomorrow and that only the dog can decide this!

Anke W. Variable Reward and Nose Work Webinar

Scent Work Instructor

Judith Guthrie

A professional detection dog trainer, handler who is also an approved Scent Work trial official with AKC Scent Work and USCSS, Judith brings the breadth of knowledge an perspective sought after by many Scent Work handler teams.

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