As pet owners, we often have high expectations of our pets.
We could ask our pets to perform a task and we expect them to do it the exact same every time.
Can I ask... when you go to work each day, your boss expects you to do the same work. Does your performance outcome always look the same every day? Probably not!
Things such as:
- Environment
- Weather
- Social opportunities
- Relationships
- Rewards available
- Medical conditions
- Distractions
Can all affect their outcome of your requests.
Therefore, it is ok to give them leeway sometimes, its ok to help them out if they need more incentive, its ok to lower expectations some days.
Being flexible can help build relationships and progress behaviour modifications.
