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03-11-2009, 03:19 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| "Clicker" training? Anybody use this? I saw a gadget at Wal-Mart for clicker training.....what is this and how well does it work? Anybody out there with stories to share? |
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03-11-2009, 03:31 PM | #2 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I really, really, really wanted to use clicker training with Thor. It is a GREAT method of training your dog, and there is a ton of information on there about how to get started. However, Thor being Thor, was absolutely terrified of the "click". The best treats in the world wouldn't get him near me when I had it in my hands. And that was the end of that. I do have to say, I enjoy praising Thor with my voice rather than a device, and that seems like part of the training now. It's fun to gush and coo at Thor when he learns something new and I think it bonds us. I think there is supposed to be a "quiet" clicker out there for timid dogs, but I know of other people whose animals were frightened of that as well. I haven't seen one myself.
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03-11-2009, 03:35 PM | #3 |
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| I tried but I guess I wasn't coordinated enough because the class I took used the clicker and treats and it was just too confusing to me
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03-11-2009, 03:45 PM | #4 | |
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03-11-2009, 03:57 PM | #5 |
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| I wouldn't train any other way now. Clicker training IMHO is the quickest and easiest way to train. If you follow the guidelines and understand the principal behind it and "marking the behavior" you desire, it is a breeze!!! You can use it for everything from potty training, to the most important command--- "come" and everything in between. When using it, I would only spend 5 minutes, twice a day with the puppies, and once a day with the older furries. Just as an aside, I trained my two older dogs "the traditional way" with repetative commands and hand signals and it took a lot longer for it to "click" (lol, no pun intended) then with clicker training. Of course, I started the clicker training on my first Yorkie who is a Mensa member anyway, LOL, so maybe she had a head start I bought a clicker and the program dvd which also comes with a cool little pocket notecard book, and learned a lot from this site: Karen Pryor Clickertraining| dog training and cat training info, books, videos, events
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03-11-2009, 04:06 PM | #6 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I just want to say that Karen Pryor is one of the coolest, most interesting people ever. She invented clicker training in the 70s(?) while she was training dolphins in Hawaii. She's absolutely brilliant. [/gush]
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03-11-2009, 04:26 PM | #7 |
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| I have not personally used it much but would really like to learn myself! I know that a lot of people have great success with it! |
03-11-2009, 04:40 PM | #8 |
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| I use the clicker training method - but use a key word (yes) instead of a clicker - that way i always have it with me. LOL
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03-11-2009, 04:47 PM | #9 |
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| Hot Rod was scared of the clicker but it did wonders for Maggie. Her attention span is so short that it was good to use with her.
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03-11-2009, 04:52 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| I used clicker training with my horses (both miniatures and quarters) and it works fantastic. Instead of a clicker device I make a clicking noise with my tounge that makes my "click" distinctive and different from other clickers if I am working with other people doing clicker training. That way I don't have to coordinate the use of the clicker, treat, etc. I actually taught one of my miniatures to do the "hokey pokey" and another to pick up her feet and hold them up on command. CLICKER TRAINING ROCKS! I have done some clicker training with the dogs, but not as much as I would like. |
03-11-2009, 05:43 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hemphill, Texas
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| I just wonder if this will work on TEENS?
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03-11-2009, 05:46 PM | #13 |
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| I'm not sure that they are receptive to training |
03-11-2009, 05:51 PM | #14 |
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| I dont think they are receptive to much of anything.
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03-11-2009, 05:52 PM | #15 |
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| Nope... I tried. It doesn't work on 4 year olds either.
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