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Originally Posted by Princes mom  I bought a clicker for Ian about two weeks ago, and I LOVE it!! It has such an unusual sound that Ian responds to it immediately. Right now I'm only using it for "Come". I reinforce the positive behavior with verbal praise; everything I read said that you should reinforce with a treat to strengthen the response, I plan to try that as well, but I really want him to respond to my voice since I won't always have a treat with me.
I only have one, but plan to buy a few more...just in case.
My husband and I were shocked how quickly he responded. |
Clicker training is only used in the initial stages of training. You don't have to always carry a clicker around w/ you or anything. I only use the clicker to shape and create the behavior that I want. Once he knows it, clicker is no longer needed.