How Does This Work for Other Species
Reviewer Pat Troise
August 02, 2010
If we are not motivated to do our best and most creative work by carrots but by intrinsic rewards, I wonder how this applies to others species, particularly dogs, who have been assaulted by trainers who use behaviorism as the only model for teaching.
This is fascinating to me as a trainer. I am recognizing that I use distraction to force the dog to creatively problem solve because on some level I know that this mode of working is rewarding without the need for a clicker and a treat. Hmmmm....
Thank you for this validation of what I already sensed without having articulated it fully.