Reward Markers - Timing

With Connie Cleveland and Pat Nolan.

Do a quick check your own skills. You need to be absolutely confident in your ability to use your reward marker correctly.

A “reward marker” is a sound or word that predicts for the dog that reward is coming. He connects the reward with his behavior. The reward can be food, a toy, or game. Reward markers are also known as “conditioned reinforcers.”
Training will be fun when you learn how to effectively use your reward marker. When a reward marker is used correctly, play and work cease to be separate activities. The dog performs to gain access to reward.