Dog Training Whistles

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My dog doesnot respond to my voice when i use it as clicker?Can i use normal whistle? its 6 months old now.?

My dog is a mutt type...He responds to my command only when i hold his food plate in my hand..Clicker is not available in my town..So can i use a normal whistle(not a dog whistle) to train it? Dog whistle is also not available in my town..

You can use any sound as the marker that the dog has done the behavior you want, which some of told you the first time you posted about not being able to find a clicker.

But, while I'm here . . .

The idea behind the clicker is as a marker, a noise that tells the dog "I like what you were doing at that split second, keep doing it and you will get rewarded."

The point is to use it for things that are *new* -- things the dog does *not* already do when asked. So, if your dog knows that "sit" means "put your bottom on the ground" you don't use the marker noise for that.

If your dog *doesn't* know to sit when asked, you use the marker sound when you see him sit, the split second his bottom touches the floor. After some repetitions, the dog will start offering the behavior -- looking at you and deliberately sitting, clearly expecting the click and treat.

After that, you start substituting your cue for the click, then back up the timing of it, until the dog does the behavior whenever you say the cue.

If you have already taught a behavior, and the dog knows the cue (command), you don't need the clicker or other noise -- you just need to practice that behavior in lots of settings, and fade out the use of food.

If you've always had food in your hand when asking him to do something, he probably thinks that part of the cue. If you have treats hidden in containers all over the house, and can get one on-cue behavior from him when you ask, then "magically" produce a treat, that can help show him that he should always obey, whether you have food on you or not.

Also, use other things besides food that he wants and expects --- having a door opened, a toy, etc. Try asking for a trained behavior when he's eager for one of those things.

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