This is great. Thanks for posting 👍🏼 I much prefer offering a dog choice and control (which is implied with signal or cue) and receiving some nice cooperation and teamwork in return compared to ordering/commanding a dog to do something to avoid aversive consequences. And honestly, I just feel better about the kindness of cue/signal, which is completely selfish 😉
Love this. Yes I teach mostly in Norwegian and it is scary how many force free trainer here still use Command. I usually translate it into Signal for the Norwegian Speakers
Thanks so much for your kind feedback. Yes, signal works just as well. Both cue and signal suggest cooperation and not coercion in my opinion. The dog has a choice. And so do we.
Not being a native English speaker, I'd also never know to use the word "cue" in this context. I'd probably use the word request or suggestion at best. Cue would imply to me that the dog would need to figure out what I needed it to do. 🙂 And now that I think of it, if the behaviour is not followed, I guess one can argue the dog didn't quite get the cue that was given... Whether if we call it a request or suggestion, the argument could be instead that the dog simply didn't felt like it and didn't bother to abide by what was asked... Kind of like kids... 😅
Ahah. "Like kids" that's funny. Yes, in dog training "cue" is the most common word. The other one is "signal". I think the point of the video is more of a philosophical one. We want to use it as an option for the dog to choose to do it. We want to empower the dog to want to do it. We want to offer them choice and control over the environment. The philosophy of using commands tens to offer less choice and control.
@@TrainMePlease YES !!! Language is important. It helps put the teacher in the correct "mindset" and in reality is probably more important to the teacher than the learner. :)
