Counter Cruising must stop

Kelley's OP: He'd been conditioned to it as a means of connecting
emotionally, but not as a distractor.

Tara:Yes, as a by product of the bonding aspect of the praise. That's why
I say you use praise as both praise (reward marker) AND distracter.
Connecting the dog to you as part of the reward also serves to prevent
what is about to happen.

I have no problem with viewing it from that angle. I just think that
operant conditioning looks at behavior through the wrong lens.

Tara:I did enjoy talking to you back then as well. Its why I was so
surprised at how you were coming across in here.

I'm much more charming in person. (And in my novels.)

Tara wrote:

Sorry... it's off my newsserver, and hasn't made it to google yet. I don't
know what points you're referring to.


The ones in the post you responded to ;-)

I know. I responded to part of it, and then forgot what the rest of it said
(once I read, it's off my newsserver). But I'll go check google now to see if
I can find it.

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Tara wrote:

Sorry... it's off my newsserver, and hasn't made it to google yet. I don't
know what points you're referring to.


The ones in the post you responded to ;-)

I know. I responded to part of it, and then forgot what the rest of it said
(once I read, it's off my newsserver). But I'll go check google now to see if
I can find it.

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
http://www.re-vita.net/dfrntdrums