1. Canine Assisted Learning Lesson 4
Motivational Behavior

2. Check In How are you today? Breathe...
Take 2 minutes to allow students to self-reflect on where they are. Optionally a show of hands for who is in the yellow, orange, red today to help gauge where youth are. Take 2 more minutes to have all (you too!) breathe in release Oxygen!
How are you today?

3. Group Discussion Noticing Calming Signals
In a small group discuss and share answers from reading and questions.
Review reading and questions. Group discussion can last 15 to 30 minutes depending on your overall class time frame. Remember that during group discussion and PowerPoint, dogs are not involved.

4. Review Mindfulness & Empathy Calming Signals
Review: last session we learned the importance of calming signals, mindfulness, and empathy. Have students discuss why it is important to recognize calming signals in their dogs, themselves, and others. They can share their responses with the group. Discussion should be something like: When we are being mindful, we can recognize stress in dogs, ourselves, and others. When we have empathy for their stress, we are better equipped to deal with a situation appropriately.
Mindfulness & Empathy

5. How are dogs motivated? Click here
Engagement
What would be a good reward for taking out the garbage or doing the dishes for a week?
How are dogs motivated? Click here

6. Learning Objectives
You will learn about what motivates us and how to use positive reinforcement clicker training
Review objectives with students so they have a clear understanding of they are expected to learn in the lesson today.

7. The general desire or willingness of someone to do something
Concept Development
Motivation
The general desire or willingness of someone to do something
External Motivation
Something outside of a person or dog that motivates them such as money or dog treats.
Internal Motivation
Something inside a person or dog that motivates them to start, stop or change a behavior in themselves.
Have students turn to the internal and external motivation chart in their workbooks for this lesson.

8. Concept Development
Humans and animals are motivated to change their behavior through
two types of motivation.
External Motivation: Such as getting candy for participating in a game.
Internal Motivation: Such as feeling good about yourself for trying your best at a game.
How do you see yourself? Be sure to help students understand that self-concept is made up of influences such as what we hope to be, who others think we are, and what we believe about ourselves.

9. Diving Deeper Concept Development
Watch this engaging video on motivation. Encourage discussion if time permits.
CLICK HERE to watch this powerful message on motivation

10. Canine Concept Development
Ask dog to sit
Dog sits
Dog sits
Give dog a treat
Dogs and people are motivated by rewards. If you want to help your dog, yourself, or others start or continue a good behavior, it’s important to encourage and reward. Talk through the model of how to perform positive reinforcement. On the left is the concept; on the right is an example of training to sit. You can also use the example of cleaning your room. You are asked, you clean your room, you get a reward. If you have time, you can have students pair share behaviors that they feel they will reinforce with their dog (i.e., sit, down, stay, etc.). You can have students share and discuss answers after the pair share.

11. Diving Deeper Canine Concept Development
Click here to see a highly motivated dog
Remind students to think about the question on the slide while you play the video. Students share their answers or discuss in a small group. This dog is externally motivated - not sure if it is for treats or to please his owner. Let students explore these options.
While you watch the video ask yourself how
this dog is being motivated. Why is it choosing
to do tricks?

12. Clicker Game Time to play the CLICKER GAME
Refer to and discuss the clicker game instructions.
Review the clicker game rules with students. Model first for students how to play the game. Take 10 to 15 minutes to play this game. Tell students what dog they will be working with. Time to bring in the dogs.
Time to play the CLICKER GAME

13. Dog Check In! How Is Your Dog Today?
Does your dog appear healthy and ready for class?
Is there a difference in your dog's behavior?
Take a moment to say hello and calmly stroke his coat.
Take minutes to allow youth to check in with their dogs. Ask the questions out loud to model the process. This mirrors their own check in and allows them to practice empathy and mindfulness.

14. Modeling Think it Through: Say the dog’s name.
Are you saying sit and giving the hand signal at the same time?
Then...are you giving one click, one treat if the dog sits?
Are you praising the dog?
Show the video to prepare youth for using the clicker with the dogs. After completing the video, choose one dog to demonstrate how to click, and reward a sit. Most of the shelter dogs will already know sit or offer a sit, so this is a good one to start with. Remember, don’t talk; just wait for the dog to sit and be ready to click and treat. Verbalize the think it through process to assist you in helping students identify all the steps to clicking and treating.
Click Here to watch Video on Getting Started in Clicker Training

15. Guided Practice Think it Through: Say the dog’s name.
Are you saying sit and giving the hand signal at the same time?
Are you giving one click, one treat?
Is there an all done signal?
Sit
Let the students now practice a sit with their own dog. Ensure students understand and are using hand signal for sit.
Take three minutes to have them practice sit. Have them use the thinking steps. Give immediate feedback as you and your volunteers watch students. See teacher guide for additional instructions on training.

16. Individual Practice Observe and Consider
One dog team at a time will demonstrate a sit, click and reward.
Is this too easy? Try stepping 2 steps back and 2 steps forward before clicking.
Is the click happening after the desired behavior?
Is a treat immediately following the click?
Give positive feedback for what this team is doing right!
Sit
Individual practice offers the opportunity for demonstration to peers of the newly learned skill. Have one dog/youth team at a time practice while the others observe. Are some dogs sitting easily? Offer the suggestion of adding a few steps away and then back before clicking. After three minutes of individual practice, take a break to discuss how the students did, and have them engage discuss and self evaluate. Continue until all dog/youth teams have demonstrated.

17. Closure Why do dogs and people need rewards?
How does positive reinforcement (giving a reward for a behavior) help increase our self-esteem or a dog’s self-esteem?
Group discussion of these questions will help students have a better understanding of the significance of reinforcement for themselves and the dogs they are working with.

18. Reading Lesson: Why Wait?
CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS AS YOU READ:
Name two times it would be important to have a dog “wait” for something.
List something you are waiting for or to have happen in your life.
How are you practicing patience for this thing you are waiting for in your life?
Take the time to read about the importance of PATIENCE
Read questions out loud to the students to ensure they have a clear understanding of what is being asked.

19. You will be learning about
Next Lesson
You will be learning about
Selecting
Rewarding
Shaping
BEHAVIOR
Next lesson is all about behavior. How do we select the right behavior, shape it and reward it.