If you wanted to use shaping to train your new puppy to come when you call her name,you would call her name and then:
A)reward her once she comes all the way to you.
B)reward her first when she looks at you,then for turning towards you,and then for taking a few steps in your direction.
C)jingle some keys or shake a dog toy to get her interested enough to come over to you.
D)pull her to you with a leash,then reward her when she reaches you.

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Using shaping involves breaking down the desired behavior into achievable steps and rewarding each incremental improvement. In this scenario, calling the puppy's name may be the first step, but rewarding her for simply coming all the way to you may be too big of a jump. Starting with rewarding her for looking at you, then turning towards you, and then taking a few steps in your direction will help the puppy learn what is expected of her and make the final behavior (coming all the way to you) easier to achieve.

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