Karon Pryor - of clicker training infamy - says to wear your clicker on you and to click it every once in a while. Do it while watching t.v., cooking, laundry, etc. You may have to do this for about a week or two. (don't treat, just click). At the point that you dog does not respond to the clicker anymore (simply ignores it) then you are ready to begin to use it as it was intended.
Basically you are getting your dog used to the sound and to understand that nothing negative is associated with it.
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I'm using it to our advantage though and when they start to bark uncontrolably, I use the clicker and they stop
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I think this is a great idea. You should state the command "quiet" and treat as soon as they are quiet, too.