The Dreaded Tick Check - Part II (or… grooming?)

The Dreaded Tick Check - Part II (or… grooming?)

Using a constructional approach allowed me to identify where the behavior was already occurring, and to transfer stimulus control to new contexts. AND that when I did that, I got a lot more than I had planned for, in a good way. I taught a tick check procedure and a new grooming one was developed. In addition to this lovely new grooming routine, I have expanded my training repertoire beyond the use of some of my go-to strategies in a way that I think has substantially increased the joy in our training interactions (and peace - I mean did you watch those grooming videos?!).

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