Timing of a reward: I bet you’re doing it wrong!

Here’s Heidi and Hazel demonstrating training for automatic sits, particularly highlighting the importance of the timing of the reward with the behavior you want. As with most training, it highlights the importance of having a “marker” (a signal to the dog that they did something correct - like “yes” or the “click” sound from a clicker). Without that marker, you’re probably not getting them the reward in time and may be reinforcing the wrong behavior.