Figure 20. Dog staked for timeout — sitting. 



has been given. In effect, "Good" has been a 

 form of recalling the dog. Now, the dog is to 

 return on the command COME. It will be neces- 

 sary to pair the old signal "Good" with the 

 new signal COME. COME is given first, follow- 

 ed immediately by the old signal "Good." When 

 the handler sees the dog starting to return on 

 COME, he can start delaying the word "Good." 

 As his dog starts to turn and come back to the 

 handler when COME is given, the turn move- 

 ment is reinforced with "Good." The dog com- 

 pletes the turn before hearing "Good;" the han- 

 dler then waits until his dog takes a step toward 

 him before saying "Good," then two steps and 



so on until the dog has been shaped to return 

 to the handler's right side on COME before being 

 reinforced with "Good." 



c. When the dog is performing well on COME, 

 the handler starts taking his dog by the collar 

 with his right hand and gently pulling it around 

 to his rear, catching the collar with his left 

 hand and bringing the dog to the heel position. 

 At the moment the dog reaches the heel position, 

 its handler reinforces with "Good" and */2 sec- 

 ond later delivers a piece of food. After three 

 or four trials the handler can start giving his 

 dog HEEL when he reaches for its collar to 

 guide it around and into the heel position. The 



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