Does anyone clicker train??

[sweetr72]

I have been reading alot of good things about clicker training and thought I would try it...

Does anyone here clicker train??

What is a good brand of clicker?

Any good books or videos you can recommend??

Thanks!!

Dawn

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I have been reading alot of good things about clicker training and thought I would try it...

Does anyone here clicker train??

What is a good brand of clicker?

Any good books or videos you can recommend??

Thanks!!

Dawn

We clicker train......you can buy a clicker at Petsmart for like a dollar.......I don't know any good books but just remember to LOAD THE CLICKER...Loading the clicker is when everytime you click you give your pup a treat...CLICK..treat..Click....treat.....CLICK.... treat.....continue to practice until your pup looks for a treat when he/she hears the clicker sound that means he/she figured out the association......Also every time you ask you pup to do something you MARK that behavior with the clicker, this will let you pup know that he/she got your approval follow with a treat! Bailey is in Petsmart training so thats what we had learned

[sweetr72]

I wish I lived close to a place that had a clicker training coarse..sounds like fun!! I will keep your pointers in mind when I start..I have to get my a clicker so I can start..what kind of treats do you use to train...pieces of dog food or treat??

Dawn

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I wish I lived close to a place that had a clicker training coarse..sounds like fun!! I will keep your pointers in mind when I start..I have to get my a clicker so I can start..what kind of treats do you use to train...pieces of dog food or treat??

Dawn

Never use your pup's dog food for a training treat this will cause you dog to get bored and not be as eager to get his reward since he gets it whenever he wants or at feeding time.....always make training FUN and treats YUMMY....I suggest that you use SOFT treats whereas using hard treats it takes more time for them to chew and then by the time they finish chewing the hard treat they forgot what they got the treat for in the first place LOL....Try to buy anything that is ALL NATURAL as thats what I look for

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

P.S You don't have to enroll in a clicker training course you can do it yourself its easy!

[sweetr72]

It sounds like the best way to train that I have seen...I will get some soft treats and a few clickers and start getting everyone in the house involved!! I am having a hard time training Reece..Darla and Sadie are naturals but Reece is hard headed...maybe its a boy thing lmbo..

Dawn

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

It sounds like the best way to train that I have seen...I will get some soft treats and a few clickers and start getting everyone in the house involved!! I am having a hard time training Reece..Darla and Sadie are naturals but Reece is hard headed...maybe its a boy thing lmbo..

Dawn

maybe so......Bailey can be hard headed sometimes too!!

[FirstYorkie]

We do! We love clicker training. Any brand of clicker is fine (or just use the end of a ball point pen). You don't have to attend a class - althought they are fun - and you don't have to buy books. There is tons of info on the web about clicker training. Just do a google search. My favorite website is www.clickersolutions.com. Another excellent one is: http://www.dragonflyllama.com/%20DOG...evelsBook.html

Have fun!

[Juliealfies mum]

We also clicker train and love it.If your little one is food orientated it makes it a lot easier, as they will catch on really quickly that there is food envolved LOL.