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Strategic treat placement is a key part of dog training, yet it is often overlooked. The placement of reinforcement during and after a behavior can make a difference as to the dog\u2019s understanding of the behavior you are trying to teach. Where do you want the dog to be positioned to set up for the next rep? If you want to set the dog up to repeat an action, for example settle on a mat, toss the treat away from the mat after you click so that the dog moves off and has the opportunity to return to the mat. Watch in this video as KPA faculty member Laurie Luck uses strategic treat placement off the mat to reset the labrador puppy for the opportunity to repeat the behavior!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[517,150,516],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-homepage-blog","category-news-events"],"yoast_head":"\nShaping Success: Strategic Treat Placement - Karen Pryor Academy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teaching your dog to settle on a mat is very useful\u2014for both practical and safety reasons. Dogs need a safe place to settle down. When you teach your dog to settle on a portable mat, your dog has a safe place to settle anywhere! 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