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> 6. Put the behavior on cue.......then withhold the cue
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I'm trying this one on my mule. Zoe has gotten into the habit of 
taping me on the leg with her front foot when I turn around and give 
another horse attention, of course I turn around to tell her no:) so 
she gets attention for it, gets what she wants, and does it again. 
Last time I was out there I decided to "teach" her to shake, using 
this behavior. After I left I wasn't sure if this was a good idea or 
not, I was worried it would just get her to doing it more. Today she 
didn't tap me on the leg, but I did ask her to "shake" again when she 
stopped and was standing there. Maybe it will work to put it on a cue 
and turn it into something else. It's a little hard to ignore this 
one. 

Kim

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