
Lets Talk Jackpots!
What are they? "Jackpots" are exactly what they sound like. Think fun, think BIG, think a little bit of chaos, think BIG PAYOUTS! But what's the point? Why are they used? Jackpots are used to really build a dog's reinforcement history with an atypical amount or kind of treats so that the dog finds that particular skill or training scenario highly reinforcing. When I am at the beginning of a training journey with a dog, I like to start jackpotting as soon as we run into more c