In this lesson, we are going to go over a process called splitting rather than lumping. In lesson nine we are going to be learning how to write a training plan. Then in lesson ten we, will  use this training plan, and our new knowledge to start shaping behaviors with our animals. We are going to be devising  small little baby steps to help us do this. The proper terminology for these baby steps is successive approximations. Think about them as small learn-able chunks. You have been through this process yourself. For example, when you first started to walk. You didn’t just stand up and start doing it. First you crawled. Then you sat up. Then one leg. Then a wobbly two legs, until you took your first step. During this process, you fell over a lot. However, you were reinforced by “balance” for doing the right thing. Consequently, you learned to walk. So we are going to compile some “baby steps” just like you did when you first started walking. We are going to write these “steps” down on a piece of paper. These steps will make up our training plan.