Fading means...

• A. The process of removing a lure or prompt.
• B. Increasing training prompts.
• C. Delaying reinforcement.
• D. The process of creating a new behavior.

Answer: (A)

Fading is the gradual removal of the help you give a dog as it learns a behavior, so the dog can perform with less prompting and eventually on its own. The idea is to replace reliance on a lure or prompt with the dog’s own response to natural cues. For example, if you lure a dog into a sit with a treat, you slowly reduce the lure’s visibility or distance, and eventually the dog sits on a verbal cue alone. This builds independent performance and reduces prompt dependence. It isn’t about increasing prompts, delaying reinforcement, or creating a new behavior.