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Clicker Dog Training - It's Easier Than You Think
Author : Lena Carlson
Copyright (c) 2010 Lena Carlson
Clicker Dog Training Key Principles
No matter what sort of dog you have, training your dog with a clicker is one of the most successful and impressive methods for controlling and dictating a dog's behaviour when trying to teach them basic commands. It takes very little time to grasp clicker training and with a good quality clicker, you'll be able to train your dog just about anything.
How Does Clicker Training Work
The overall idea behind clicker training is that you're teaching your dog to respond to the noise that the clicker makes - a strong, sharp sound that can be heard by the dog from 20+ yards away - with a specific command you give. The goal of the training is to mark particular desirable behaviour and then reward it with the sound of the clicker.
Needless to say, clicker dog training does not start with a clicker. You need to first train your dog that the clicker is a reward for good behaviour. This can be done with a bag of treats and a simple, two dollar clicker from your local pet store.
It is imperative that you utilize a clicker in this instance for multiple reasons. To begin with, a dog won't ever hear that clicker for any reason other than to let them know that they did a good job and that a treat is on the way. A word or verbal command might be given in specific situations and the relationship in their head is not quite as strong because of it.
How Clicker Dog Training is Done
Whenever you start training your dog to respond to a clicker, there are three very basic steps. Primarily, you'll get the behaviour - persuading your dog to do something that you want. It may be sitting, dropping, speaking, staying, rolling over, or any number of other tricks you're trying to teach. As soon as you've succeeded in getting them to perform their behaviour, mark it with the clicker and a treat.
It usually only takes two or three markings before a dog understands what the behaviour they did actually was, and starts repeating it each time you use the clicker. Training your dog with a clicker works very well because they're going to immediately respond, allowing you to reward them and instantly instil it in their minds. A spoken command will take time to get through..
Once the dog has done the behaviour and received their reward, continue doing it to reinforce the behaviour as much as you can. You you should not have to use rewards each time. Reward and petting work just as well and can in due course replace the behaviour.
Making the Transition from Treat to Command
As soon as the dog has learned the behaviour well, clicker dog training will have you transition to a spoken command that can be used anywhere, even when you don't have a clicker. Each time you are going to use the clicker, utter the prompt and then click, followed by the treat. Your dog will quickly learn to associate all three.
In time, with good clicker dog training, a dog will respond to a verbal cue and praise for their response and then they will simply learn it. The need for rewards or praise will vanish and the dog will simply understand how the response pleases you.
As you might imagine, clicker dog training has a variety of applications. It can make teaching your dog so much simpler in many ways. With a simple, sharp prompt, you can mark and reinforce just about any behaviour.
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Lena Carlson, proud owner of a once uncontrollable Viszla herself, has dedicated a website to the forlorn, desperate & hopelessly overwhelmed Dog Owners of the World. Her quest - to provide helpful, inspiring, amusing and practical solutions. Grab Lenas FREE REPORT on How to Be the Alpha Dog and Stop Your Dogs Behavior Problems at http://www.howtobeanalphadog.com
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Submitted : 2010-09-01 Word Count : 1 Popularity: 98 Times Viewed: 5
