Step One: Take the Survey
You will be guided through a series of questions on your observations of your companion’s behavior and be asked to answer other general questions about your shared activities. Your companion’s profile with be compared to the profile’s of more than 500 other dogs. I generate a custom chat plot that will point principle behaviors that should be targeted to change.
Have multiple other caregiver’s in your companion’s life? Don’t worry, I can combine multiple surveys to create a composite of everyone’s observations and compare individual results. Creating custom training routines for each individual will ensuring consistent behavior change.
Intervening in problem behavior begins with a functional assessment. Using the principles of applied behavior analysis where the problem is actually occurring will give you an deeper understanding to prevent problems and create positive based alternative behavior.
What does the problem look like in terms of actual behavior?
Under what conditions does your companion do this behavior?
What is the purpose of the behavior? What is gained or avoided?
What would you like your companion to “do” instead?
Have multiple other caregiver’s in your companion’s life? Don’t worry, I can combine multiple surveys to create a composite of everyone’s observations and compare individual results. Creating custom training routines for each individual will ensuring consistent behavior change.
Problem Behaviors
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
Replacement Behaviors:
What skills will our companion need to be taught in order to successfully demonstrate the replacement behavior?
Key Answers:
Who will provide the training
When will the training take place
Where will the training take place
How often will training take place
How and how often will opportunities for practice be provided
Article References:
Relate how linked articles discuss problem behaviors and train replacement behaviors.
Key Answers:
Frequency count of the target behaviors across the day
Frequency count during session
Timing duration of target behaviors.
Evaluating outcomes:
This program will be considered successful if what outcome is achieved by both the animal and the caregivers, under what conditions?
Key Answers:
Identify problematic behavior triggers
Mitigation of environmental queues
Operant behaviors occurring at an increasing frequency
Reducing or eliminating food rewards
Transitioning to secondary reinforcers e.g. play and praise