2011 Finalist

Maya Learns how to Roll Herself Up in a Blanket

by Sarah Owings

Summary: This film is a celebration of our little cross-over dog, Maya's, sudden landslide of aha! moments while learning a complex trick. It demonstrates core clicker training principles such as: clear criteria setting, splitting, high rates of reinforcement, chaining, loopy-training, and the joy of learning. I was inspired to try this after watching Morten Egtvedt and Cecilie Koeste's video "How To Teach Your Dog To Roll In A Blanket."

See Other Finalists:

• Basketball Playing Beagle
• Dogs Like Kids They Feel Safe With
• Maya Learns how to Roll Herself Up in a Blanket
• The Power of Premack: Fence Fighting
• "What Is This?" (Teaching a Visual Match to Sample)