Finding the dog’s “Motivational Level.” To review, “perception level” is the first level of stim the dog perceives, and “motivational level” is the stim level the dog is motivated to actually respond to. In this clip I’m walking a current shadow student through the process of training e-collar heel. The initial training involves finding the dog’s motivational level, pressing and holding on that level, then guiding the dog gently into the proper heel position, and then coming off the pressure whe