Panda: A Clicker Trained Assistance Horse, of Course

Watch the amazing minature horse Panda as she is trainded to become an amazing assistance animal! Alexandra shows us footage from Panda's ... all » first training session and we are able to watch as Panda grows and learns to become a trustworthy partner.From Alexandra Kurland's DVD HORSES: An Introduction To Clicker Training. http://www.clickertraining.tv"... training" is the popular term for the training or teaching method based on what we know about how living organisms learn.Research has shown that any creature—whether a dog, cat, dolphin, parrot, fish, horse, llama, or person—is more likely to learn and repeat actions that result in consequences it desires and enjoys. So clicker trainers provide consequences desired by their animal in exchange for actions or behaviors desired by their trainers.We call these consequences "rewards" and the process is called "reinforcement." Clicker training, therefore, is a positive-reinforcement-based system of training.First widely used by dolphin trainers who needed a way to teach behavior without using physical force, operant conditioning (the scientific term for clicker training) can be and has been successfully employed with animals of all sizes and species, both domesticated and wild, young and old; all breeds of dogs and puppies, cats, birds, leopards, rats, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, and more.Clicker trainers who learn the underlying principles have at their disposal a powerful set of tools that enable them to analyze behaviors, modify existing methods for individual animals, and create new methods where none previously existed. This flexibility allows the tools of clicker training to be re-invented in new forms that work in a range of situations, and for an infinite variety of animals.The same principles have also been applied to training for athletes, dancers, skaters, and other people. Called "TAGteach," this form of training uses a click as a marker signal to teach precise physical motions quickly, accurately, and positively.More information can be found at http://www.clickertraining.com...

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: markkpct

Length: 07:09
Rating: 4.78
Views: 28321

Tags: assistance  blind  clicker  guide  horse  minature  training  

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