38: Prompts - Providing Additional Information with Dani Larson, Southwick's Zoo

This episode Dani Larson, Southwick's Zoo, discusses prompts and how they provide additional information to animal learners. Dani gives great examples of prompts and discusses the difference between a prompt and a discriminative stimulus. Additionally, Dani educates about the importance of fading prompts, but also how to utilize prompts when a behavior breakdown. Stay tuned in for a wild "Training Tale" about how Dani used a soup spoon to teach her dog "Paw". For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected] and to reach Dani contact her on Instagram, @danipoirier, or email [email protected] Let's talk some training! 5:55 Introduction to Dani Larson  11:25 Definition of a Prompt  13:40 Examples of prompts  18:35 The difference between a prompt and a discriminative stimulus (cue)  21:30 Fading out prompts  29:15 How to fade out a prompt  38:40 How to utilize a prompt when a behavior breaks down 43:25 “Training Tales”