can I train my one year old dog clicker training?
Hi! I have always wanted to teach my dog with a clicker but didn't start when I got him. He knows alot of tricks now but I'd like to switch him over to clicker training. Could someone really explain the concept to me, and tell me how and why it's done? Or give me a resource to get the info! It looks like a great way to train. we are getting another puppy in a month and want to start her on it as well.
www.clickersolutions.com is the best place for information. I'm assuming you want to shape behaviors. It is so much fun, I swear you can actually *watch* the dog think!
The first thing you have to do is to "load" the clicker (meaning, teach your dog that a click means a treat)-once your dog knows that the click means, then you decide before you ever start what you want to train. (I would only train 1 behavior at a time.) Let's say you want to teach your dog to touch a target. You put the target on the floor at a set spot. You stand with the clicker in one hand, and a handful of treats in the other. You will wait for the dog to make any kind of move in that direction. So, let's say that your dog turns to look towards the target, you click and treat. As your dog knows that the turn gets the click, you up the criteria, so the dog moves closer to it, maybe getting up. The dog will quickly learn that he is controlling the click, and will start to offer more behaviors.
Visit the website for more information- it's really a great site, and clicker training (when done right) is a BLAST!
Good Luck - AP
Great Dane Dog Training - Clicker Training ('Free-shaping' for Tricks)
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