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[Niknak]

I've just been given a book on clicker training. Can some of you give me your views on this method? I hadn't heard of it until now. Thanks :

[pashy]

I tried clicker training ...

So far the only click that works is getting her to wait for her dinner. I put the food down, tell her to wait, then two clicks on the clicker and she is like a bullet out of gun to her food. I found now if I use the clicker for other things she goes to her food bowl

[Niknak]

She sounds absolutely gorgeous! Everyone at work wondered why I was laughing. It's just the thought of two clicks and Ruby rushing for her bowl! What does she think when she sees that it's empty?

[pashy]

STUNNED !!!!
And then the accusing look of... "Your lying" !!!

[tommy3453]

Hi Niknak don't know much about clicker training , Pringle was trained using the dog whistle it takes time to get used to it, but the results are worthwhile , check around your area for anyone offering this type of training it really works, I only use the whistle out in the field the rest of the time he obeys verbal commands
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[Niknak]

Hi there. Thanks for that. My mother uses a whistle for her lab, which she swears by. i did try one when Benji was a pup, but he has a knack of turning a deaf ear!
Having said that, when I tried it, he wasn't at all food orientated, so he wasn't interested in a reward if he came back to it. Nowadays, food is soooo much more important to him.

[springergirl]

i just love clicker training, and have trained sam this way for the last year. he loves it!!! it really makes teaching him something new so easy. i dont have to keep saying good boy all the time, the click says that to him. although i do say it every now and then .

i go to a training class on a monday night which is run by one of the best clicker trainers in the uk and i have learnt so much from her!

once sam has learnt the behaviour i fade the click, but will use it every now and then to fine tune a behaviour already learnt.
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[Myork]

I've been using clicker training and it is great. It makes training very easy and it helps you bond with your dog.

A few tips when using clickers:

Never use them to get a dog's attention. The click reinforces behaviour so if you click during a bad behaviour, your dog will think it is being treated for the bad behaviour.

If you click, you must treat. You don't have to do it immediately and that is one of the great things about a clicker. But you do have to treat every single time that your dog hears the click, if it was pressed accidentally. Otherwise the clicker will lose it's power. Use yummy treats if you want great results.

To get your dog to understand the clicker, click and treat him a few times. Get his attention and simply click and treat him about five times. This makes the dog associate a click with a treat and is called 'charging' a clicker.

A click should be timed accurately to get the best results. Always click right after a behaviour or while your dog is doing it, not more than 5 seconds after.

A click is the same as saying "Good Boy" and giving a treat. A clicker just works better because it is always the same.

A click shouldn't be used to release your dog from a sit or stay. Decide on a special release word. I use "Okay".

I love clicker training and I've taught my yorkie more than 20 tricks. I'm getting a springer soon, so I'll use it on the new puppy soon. With clicker training, my yorkie learnt her name days after she came home. She also graduated from her first obedience class at 16 weeks, most of her classmates were 6 - 7 months.