schippsmom Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 :Dog_run: OK, who out there clicker trains? Would you be willing to help someone else learn? I've been told by several trainers it's the way to go but I'm having problems finding a GOOD book on where to begin. Any one have any info/advice to give someone new to clicking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsastarr Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 [b][i][color=blue][/color] :D The book I like is "Clicking with Your Dog" Step-by-Step in Pictures Peggy Tillman A Karen Pryor Clicker Book [url]www.clickertraining.com[/url] 1(800)47-Click This should help! xxxoxxx[/i][/b][color=blue][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy B Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 [quote name='schippsmom']:Dog_run: OK, who out there clicker trains? Would you be willing to help someone else learn? I've been told by several trainers it's the way to go but I'm having problems finding a GOOD book on where to begin. Any one have any info/advice to give someone new to clicking?[/quote] "Clicker Training For Obedience" by Morgan Spector and read this Dogomania thread [url]http://forum.dogomania.com/viewtopic.php?t=5918[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 I recently signed my Jeb up for agility. Before that, I had never used a clicker. After the first class the instructor gave us homework. What we had to do was get some treats, i think she said like 20, but im not sure, but you want to start with something soft, pupperoni, hot dogs, cat treats like pounce. While watching tv, wait for a commerical. Once it starts, just start clicking and treating, do that through the whole commercial, then stop. After the first night, do it again, and gradually work up to a few times. It will take no time at all until your pup learns that clicking is a good thing. Jeb was actually afraid of the clicker, but only for a few minutes, now he can be anywhere in the house, but once he hears it, hes right by my side. Good luck!!!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atghylin Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I would like to use a clicker with Felix and have been researching the idea for sometime now. But I have one problem with it... All my life I have been told not to train with treats. This is a rule that my mom strictly enforced and I am having a hard time breaking it. Call operate conditioning as a child if you will, but I can't break this rule no matter how hard I think about it. I even went out and bought treats for Felix's training but I keep forgetting to give them to him except after dinner as I grew up doing. To me clicker training sounds like a wonderful alternative to treat training. But couldn't I just praise him after I click? I only praised him during obediance training, still do. He's already used to it as his personal reward. Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Here are some wonderful links to clicker training sites. That I personally use, and find work for me...maybe they will help you out as well. Click and Treat: [url]http://www.clickandtreat.com/[/url] The BEST clicker training site, IMO... American Dog Trainer Network "Clicker Training" [url]http://www.inch.com/%7Edogs/clicker.html[/url] Clicker Training.com with Karen Pryor: [url]http://www.clickertraining.com/home/index.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 ... with my new Blue Lacy puppy that I bought in September. C/T Training is really incredible. The past 3 days I used a variant of "100 Things to Do With a Box". I decided I wanted Chula to sit in the box. She's 3.5 months old, a wiggly 20# ball of energy. Just imagine trying to 'force' a puppy like this to sit in a box & learn to do it on command!! How long do you think it would take? A month or two? Well, it took 2.5 days using the clicker (& WAYYYYY less than an hour's worth of time). That's what's so wonderful! AND.... she enjoys sitting in the box waiting for her treat. The first day I put the box down (the sides are about 6" high) Chula looked at it, sniffed it, & then I began throwing treats in the box. As she put first one front foot, then the other inside, I began to C/T her. I stopped throwing the treats into the box as soon as she seemed to be doing it intentionally. Then I waited until she was 1/2 way standing in the box. Then she had to have all 4 paws in the box. This took probably 10 minutes. Then we quit. The next night she started right out with 2 paws in the box. AFter several tries, she got all 4 paws in the box. Then she suddenly just sat down in the box! JACKPOT! Woohoo -- we had a party. She was the best dog in the world!!!!! We quit for that night. (total time: less than 10 minutes -- probably 5-7). The third night, I got the box out & she was all excited. "YEA -- Mom's coming with that box & that means treats for me!!!" I could see her think. I threw the box down in front of her, & she put 2 paws in. I just waited. I could see the wheels turning: how did I get the jackpot last night???? Oh, yes -- I SAT in this box. She hopped in & sat; I C/T. She jumped out to get her treat (I have to throw the treat so she moves or she'll hold a pose indefinitely!) She jumped back in & looked at me: "Where's my treat Mom?" We did this 5-7 more times & then I started adding a command "IN". Now I point to the box, say "IN" & she jumps in! Total time: 10 minutes. I LOVE clicker training!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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