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Animal Behavior Research Project! (help?)
For my research project that I have to do for my AP Zoology class I've decided to focus on animal behavior, specifically audio versus visual learning. <br>I'm going to be testing not just my horses and dogs, but also the horses at the barn where I work and the dogs humane society where I work. <br>I want to see how fast it takes the animals to learn a behavior based solely off of an audio or visual cue.<br><br>Here's an example: <br>To teach a horse to raise their hoof, I would stand next to or in front of the horse and lift my leg and tap theirs until they lift it. I will repeat the tapping of their own leg until they can do the command on their own when I lift my own leg. <br>- this is an example of a visual cue.<br><br>I will also be using audio cues for the same behavior only with different horses and dogs to avoid confusion. <br>For example:<br>Instead the the visual cue of lifting my leg to have the horse lift theirs, I would use a bell. I would ring the bell then tap their leg until they lift it. The goal is that they will lift their leg without me tapping it when they hear the bell. <br><br>As for the dogs it's a little more basic. Hand signals for behaviors such as sit, down, come, etc. Audio cues for the same. <br><br><br>I have my trainer helping me and whatnot wit the horses, what I said above is just a general idea. <br><br>What I am asking of you guys is the following....<br>- Any other ideas of how to teach? (using audio and visual cues) <br>- Cue ideas? (clicker, bell, whistle, etc?)<br>- Behaviors to teach? (raising leg, backing up, head up, head down, etc?)<br>- Anything else you wish to say or add!
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Temporary Training -- Breeding -- Showing -- Gifty Holding -- Decoy Line
Temporary Training -- Breeding -- Showing -- Gifty Holding -- Decoy Line
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