Quote Originally Posted by Ted Bell View Post
I want to use operant conditioning on Francisco, my Gyr/Merlin, to see if I can't reduce some of his bad habits (screaming and manteling/carrying). Using Karen Pryor's article on falconry and OC as my guide, for the last week or so I have been trying to develop his association between the condition reinforcer (a pea whistle) and a tidbit. The question I have is how do I know when he has made the association and I can move on to the next step?

Thanks,
Ted
Connect the CR to a simple behavior that he is bound to do....like turning his head away or lifting a foot. If he starts repeating that behavior in order to "make" you give the CR, then he gets it.