Hi, all. I trained Jupiter to react to a positive interrupter noise and it works GREAT.
scratching at the couch? "BRRRR-EEE!" she runs over to me. Time to redirect that energy onto an appropriate chew toy!
barking at a dog outside? "BRRRRR-EEEE!" what dog? she comes running.
Chewing on the couch pillows? "BRRRR-EEEE!" no more massacred couch cushions.
It's awesome. But my question is, should I always give her a treat? I haven't tried to fade it because I'm afraid that it will make it less effective. But that also means I can only use it if I have treats handy, which I usually do but not always.
If you have a positive interrupter, have you faded the reward? Does it still work as well?
From
kikopup's video, it seems like it eventually just turns into a muscle-memory reaction, but she never instructs us to fade the treat.
