Do you have an animal that is eager to train? Sometimes the pace of the training session can end up feeling like you are trying to keep up with the enthusiasm of the animal. To slow things down, remember that the animal is doing what it has been taught works to earn reinforcers. If you want to slow down the speed of presentation of behaviors, you can reinforce the animal for waiting calmly in between cueing other behaviors. You can also start adding duration to other behaviors. Soon you will find the session looks calmer and more relaxed, instead of a race to do as many behaviors as possible to keep up with the animal. This rescued young lion has got the basics of targeting down. Now its time to work on adding duration and reinforcing for calm. As she gets the hang of it, she can look like Santiago another rescued animal whose caregivers have done a great job training duration and reinforcing calm behavior. #lion #mountainlion #trainingduration #trainingcalm #liontraining #bigcattraining #bigcats https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDhwndFfTP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=twr2uwyq66qq