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CLICKER TRAINING

CLICKER TRAINING part 1

Clicker training is a wonderful way to teach your dogs. It’s a friendlier, more gentle form of training that encourages your fur-kid to think for him/herself. By encouraging your little one to really think about what they are doing you end up with a confident happy pet.

To ‘charge’ the clicker simply take the clicker in one hand, and have treats at the ready in the other hand. Have your little one in front of you. For this portion of the training it doesn’t matter what your dog is doing, they can be sitting, standing, laying down, playing, and being silly… it really doesn’t matter. You aren’t training a behavior, but teaching them what the click means. For clicker training to work your dog needs to know that the click means treats are coming. Now, click and give your little one a treat. This should get their attention. Do it again, and again. Click, and treat. Within a few minutes your pet should have this figured out. They hear a click, and they’ll get a treat. This is a complete training session. Once they’ve figured out to get their treat when they hear a click, end the session.

When you first begin clicker training it’s best to keep sessions very short, only five to ten minutes at a time. This way your dog will be able to stay focused, and it will encourage him/her to feel as if it’s a game and something really exciting and special. Several short sessions a day is ideal. Eventually (with a high drive dog) you can work up to sessions that may be as long as an hour.

(article from Berita Anjing May/June 2008)