The latter is really viewed as a bonus the **functional** reward ( what the dog really wants) is being able to move away from the trigger, in most cases. As opposed to the immediate reinforcement of LAT, we turn and move away ~ 15 feet, then reinforce with a treat. Being able to disengage (hey dude its` cool) from another dog, instead of staring and escalating is highly desirable. And guess what? We can teach our dogs to make these choices. Look at that, let`s move on to BAT, known as Behavior Adjustment Training. What do I love about BAT? We are marking naturally occurring dog body language and reinforcing correct choices. I must add: all this work is done at or below stress threshold, at a distance where your dog is alert to the trigger but not reacting. In order to address fears, you need to regard that which elicits fear. Sure, we end up with a dog who will stare at us, but do they really feel better about the scary thing? Not so much. So often we force our dogs NOT to look at the scary thing, requiring they WATCH ME while the scary thing looms in the background. Ian Dunbar rather famously says.) Take a peek at the LAT video demo observe a dog being rapidly reinforced for looking at a trigger (another dog.) Why do I love this? People understand, dogs get it and you can use this to make dogs feel better about a wide variety of triggers. Guess what? Susie is learning to look at the scary thing and feel better about it.ĭogs understand this very clear communication marking successful behavior (yes you just did the right thing) and delivering a treat immediately. What could be easier? Anyways, I digress.(As Dr. While walking past the playground, every time Susie looks at a kid you mark that behavior and immediately deliver a treat. LAT literally is Look At That, as in the dog training game popularized by Philadelphia’s Leslie McDevitt, author of Control Unleashed. If your dog is overly amped up in general, do investigate. Essentially, dogs are rewarded for looking at the very thing (trigger) that elicits fear or reactivity. Links will be provided my intent is to give a general overview. However, LAT and BAT are acronyms for current and popular dog training protocols, with a wide variety of uses. Except possibly as viewed perched atop Bridget’s head. Hat, as pertaining to dog training really means nothing. Seuss book? I confess, the hat part I threw in just because.
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