Alright trainers, I need some info!
I was at a seminar this weekend and heard a very brief description of "adduction theory," combining learned cues to create new behaviors. For example, you can teach your dog "roll over," and teach him "speak," and then use adduction training to teach "roll over while speaking" or "roll over, then speak." The idea is that you say your "roll over" cue, then your "speak" cue, then some other cue that means "put 'em together," then the dog does it.
The idea is really fascinating to me, and so I'm looking for any information I can find about how to actually teach this concept to the dog - or to any animal for that matter - but I'm having trouble finding anything about it online. I did find that Ken Ramirez and Virginia Broitman have given talks about this subject, but I can't find any more information than that. I have Ken's book "Animal Training" at work, so I'm hoping there is some information in there. But I'm wondering if any of you have any information you could share about this subject???
I was at a seminar this weekend and heard a very brief description of "adduction theory," combining learned cues to create new behaviors. For example, you can teach your dog "roll over," and teach him "speak," and then use adduction training to teach "roll over while speaking" or "roll over, then speak." The idea is that you say your "roll over" cue, then your "speak" cue, then some other cue that means "put 'em together," then the dog does it.
The idea is really fascinating to me, and so I'm looking for any information I can find about how to actually teach this concept to the dog - or to any animal for that matter - but I'm having trouble finding anything about it online. I did find that Ken Ramirez and Virginia Broitman have given talks about this subject, but I can't find any more information than that. I have Ken's book "Animal Training" at work, so I'm hoping there is some information in there. But I'm wondering if any of you have any information you could share about this subject???