Patent ID: 11930787
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for progressively desensitizing a dog to certain stimuli, comprising:
emitting an auditory signal corresponding to each of a core behavior comprising ignoring stimuli, responding when called, retreating, and socializing only when the dog successfully performs the core behavior, wherein steps for ignoring stimuli comprises: a) placing a boundary between the dog a target location in front of the dog; b) placing a valued item, unconcealed to the side of the dog and in line with the boundary; c) responsive to the dog approaching, showing interest in, interacting with, or attempting to ingest the valued item, covering the valued item; d) responsive to the dog turning its attention away from the valued item and toward a target location directly in front of the dog, providing a plurality of heretofore obscured valued items directly in front of the dog; e) placing the valued item on the other side of the dog and in line with the boundary; and f) repeating steps c) and d); and
providing a plurality of a valued item concurrent with emission of the auditory signal.