This is what Dr. Seuss would have said about criteria, cues, and rate of reinforcement:
I do not always heed commands,
My dear but often silly man.
I might not sit if near a goat,
How could I lay down on a boat?
Perhaps I'd lie down in the house,
But not if I have seen a mouse.
Don't tell me "heel" when I've smelled a fox,
Or found the biscuits in the box.
I'd find it odd to hear words said,
If you were standing on your head.
And wonder if "stay" means "do come here",
If you said it to me from a chair.
I cannot always just obey,
What ever silly words you say.
Cause if I'm staring at the cat,
I will not hear you that is THAT!
©'02 S.Clothier
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