Attack of the Pink-Toed Pitty

[RealPitBull]

CAT = Constructional Aggression Treatment.

www.animalbehavioranswers.com/id160.html

[loverocksalot]

Jan 11, 2012 9:02:23 GMT -5 RealPitBull said:

CAT = Constructional Aggression Treatment.

www.animalbehavioranswers.com/id160.html

First time I am hearing this. Will go look did at your link. you see that cartoon I posted on last comment?
ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2010/04/08/help-for-the-leash-reactive-dog-bat-cartoon/

[RealPitBull]

Yup, I saw the cartoon

CAT actually came first. BAT was an offshoot.

[loverocksalot]

Just found this link same website but explains it well. Pretty much the same as BAT right? And so easy. Just takes time. Will have to work on this with my moms dog. I can use Rocky as she gets over the top excited to see him when we meet for a walk.
www.behaviorlogic.com/id167.html

[RealPitBull]

^ there are actually some significant differences between the two methods. But overall they are similar in that they are an operant approach (as opposed to classical conditioning and desensitization) to modifiying fear and aggression.

[johnr]

Classical vs operant conditioning: Operant conditioning simply means increasing or decreasing the probability of a voluntary response (as opposed to an involuntary response like salivating, as in the old Pavlovian bell ringing experiments, which is classical conditioning) by any of the four consequences R+or R-, which increase the probability of the behavior, or P+ or P-, which decrease it.

uwf.edu/jgould/ClassicalvsOperant.pdf

[loverocksalot]

Oh MY so confusing. But if I use shaping which I think I know how to do Rocky gets it at least. that should work right. So if from a distance Aura sees Rocky coming we stop even if she barks at first when she stops and turns away or sits or whatever we want click treat. and eventually up the anti Weather it is getting closer or wanting more than a sit maybe turn the other way and walk away. Something like that? I need to read both methods again so I can get it better.