 | Posted by: | bob | | Subject: | whistling | | When: | 1:04 PM, 10 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 65.27.204.145 |
has anyone successfully trained their gliders to come back to them when they whistle? if so, what steps did you take, and how long did this take you? thanks.
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| Posted by: | Barb, blooprints@yahoo.com | | Subject: | training | | When: | 5:59 PM, 10 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 63.178.69.37 |
My gliders almost always come when called - if they think I have a treat, so I know they respond to names. If they respond to names, it follows that they would respond to a whistle. What you need to do is pair that whistle with a favorite treat, so that they hear the whistle - they get a treat. (You would use a technique called successive approximation - learned in general psychology, or at least that's where I learned it. We trained our water deprived rat - no I am not suggesting you deprive your glider - to pick up a ping pong ball, turn around, and put the ball thru a hoop. This was done in freshman gen pych 1st semester.
Whistle, place treat in front of glider and give it to him. Do it again and again, each time having to glider have to come a little farther to you to get his treat. Do it until he'll some to you whenever he hears the whistle because he wants his treat. Be careful of the treat using so he doesn't overdose on it, or better yet vary the treats.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. Good luck!
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