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Niettemin, is de voerprikkel dan relevant als de hond enkel nog bezig is met overleven?
En in die niet extreme gevallen van angst waarin denken nog wel mogelijk is, hoe relevant is die voerprikkel dan? "
Op dat moment niet. Dus begin je op een moment dat de angst nog niet zo hevig is.
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A Classical Approach
The greatest damage that's done with outdated “don't pet the dog” advice doesn't relate to storms, but to the pitfalls of trying to explain classical counter- conditioning (CCC). CCC can be a profoundly effective way to change behavior, because it changes the emotions that drive the behavior in the first place. A typical example in applied animal behavior is having visitors throw treats to a dog who is afraid of strangers. Understandably, many a client has asked, “But isn't giving him treats when he's barking and growling just going to make him worse? Won't he get reinforced for barking and growling?” The answer is no, not if his behavior is driven by fear. Remember, fear is no fun, and a few pieces of food, no matter how yummy, aren't going to override the brain's desire to avoid it.
Tossing treats (or toys) to a fearful dog can teach him to associate approaching strangers with something good, as long as the treat is really, really good, and the visitor is far enough away to avoid overwhelming the dog. CCC is one of the most important tools in a trainer or behaviorist's toolbox, yet it can be hard to convince people to try it. It feels like rewarding a dog for misbehaving, and in our punishment- oriented, “you've got to get dominance over your dog” society, it is tough for some people to do. But that's exactly what I did to cure another Border Collie, my Pippy Tay, when she developed a fear of storms many years ago.
Thunder Treats
Pippy and I would run outside and play ball every time a storm loomed. Pip loved ball play, and I wanted her to associate the feelings she had when fetching with a drop in barometric pressure. Once the storm rolled in, we'd go inside and I'd feed her a
piece of meat every time we heard thunder, no matter how Pip was behaving. I wasn't worried about her behavior; I was focused on the emotions inside that caused the behavior.
I even put thunder on cue. “Oh boy, Pippy, you get thunder treats!” I'd say each time we heard the thunder growl. Mind you, these words would come through clenched teeth at three in the morning, but for two summers, I chirped about thunder treats, pulled out the drawer beside the bed and fed Pip after each thunderclap. By the end of the summer, Pip stopped lacerating my face with panicked attempts to crawl inside my mouth to hide from the storm. She began to sleep through moderately loud storms, not even waking up to beg for treats when the thunder rolled. She came over to me when things got really loud, but with little of the panic she'd shown before.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should share that as Pip improved, I became conditioned in the other direction. I began to dislike storms, because even the quietest of them required that I stay awake long enough to hand Pip a treat after each thunderclap. And now that Pip is gone, it seems I'll have to start again with Lassie. Sigh. Maybe I should give myself a piece of chocolate every time I hand a treat to Lassie!
Dus grofweg op deze manier. Maar de clue voor mij is dat je dus moet.beginnen voor de hond 'over de flos' gaat. Nu heb ik geen extreem angstige honden getrained, Spotje kan wel eens wat paniekerig reageren op nieuwe dingen maar dat is niet te vergelijken met echt een doodsbange hond. Het lijkt me zeker niet gemakkelijk en volgens mij is een voorwaarde wel dat er een vertrouwensband moet zijn tussen hond en baas.
Mireille
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, maar wou het maar even meegeven.(voor iemand me op Pavlov gaat vastpinnen...ik heb ook geen ratten in kooitjes...)