| While many people consider clicker
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| | The key to effective clicker training is
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| training a new way to work with dogs and
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| | to break the command down into the
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| other animals, clicker training has
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| | tiniest of steps. Start rewarding each
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| actually been around for many, many years
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| | approximation to the final result with a
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| under the name "operant conditioning".
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| | treat and a click. For example, if you
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| Animal trainers, behavior trainers,
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| | wanted to teach the dog to jump through a
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| scientists and even therapist have been
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| | hoop, first start with keeping the dog
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| using operant training on animals and
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| | running beside you in the heel position.
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| people for centuries. Operant training
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| | Then have stick lying across the path the
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| works on the principle of pairing a
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| | dog will take. When you get to the stick
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| desired behavior with a positive outcome
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| | say "Jump" and when the dog steps over
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| for the animal, one that is not naturally
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| | the stick (because no jump is even
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| associated with the behavior itself. For
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| | required), click, treat and praise follow
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| example, if a dog is told to sit and
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| | immediately. Gradually increase the
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| does, he or she may receive a treat. If
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| | height of the stick or bar off the
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| you were also to click a clicker when you
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| | ground. Click for each completion of the
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| gave the treat that would become a
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| | jump command over the stick. Clickers
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| positive as well. Over a period of time
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| | have the added benefit of providing
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| the dog would come to equate the clicker
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| | reinforcement without having to stop for
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| with "good behavior" even if you didn't
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| | a treat.
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| also present a treat.
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| | Once the dog understands "Jump" with the
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| What is the clicker?
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| | clicker, introduce the hoop on the
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| The clicker is simply a little plastic
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| | ground. Use another command such as
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| box-like device that is carried in the
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| | "Hoop" to get the dog to step through the
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| hand of the trainer. A metal strap is
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| | hoop on the ground. Click and provide a
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| depressed and released that produces a
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| | treat and praise. Once the dog does this
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| sharp "click" that becomes, for the dog,
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| | successfully, try elevating the hoop a
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| the equivalent of "Good Dog". Clickers
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| | few inches. This time combine "Jump" and
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| are much faster than using words and also
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| | "Hoop" commands. Click for successful
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| are less likely to be ignored by the dog
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| | completions of stepping up and through
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| as they are easy to hear, even in crowds
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| | the hoop. Gradually increase until you
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| or highly distracting environments.
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| | can hold the hoop and verbally command
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| Clickers are always used with a treat at
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| | the dog up and through. Click for
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| first, if not just simply clicking
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| | reinforcement of each jump through.
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| doesn't seem like a reward to the dog.
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| | Clicker training can be used for both
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| The great thing about clicker training is
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| | simple and complex commands, but always
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| that it is all based on positive behavior
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| | must be paired with a treat until the dog
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| and on the dog getting closer and closer
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| | understands that the clicker is the
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| to doing things perfect.
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| | treat.
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