What’s the truth about clicker training? Clicker dog training, using a clicker, where does the clicker fit in dog training.
Positive Dog Training
June 18, 2012 by
The “Purely Positive” Dog Training crowd would have you believe that using a pinch collar or a remote electronic collar/e-collar is cruel and inhumane. But the one thing they can’t explain then is: Why is this dog so happy? If correcting your dog is so inhumane, then this dog wouldn’t want to come out of the house! The truth is: Dogs, like children, need to be told, “No.” They thrive on real world dog training and look forward to pleasing their owners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HOa7FhhDzI Read more [...]
The Truth About Using Food In Your Dog Training
July 2, 2011 by
There is a right way and a wrong way to use food when training your dog. Proponents of food use in training will argue that by using food in your training regimen, you are working in harmony with your dog’s drive (specifically the food drive) and that it is one of the easiest ways to develop a dog who shows a natural and happy attitude toward training. Detractors of the “food and training” approach argue, on the other hand, that dogs in the wild don’t give each other food bribes to get them Read more [...]
My View On the Problem With “Clicker Dog Training”
July 2, 2011 by
Clicker training has become the New Age buzz word amongst the humanist-oriented dog training bunch and the book and pet product promoters eager to capitalize on this latest trend. Based on theories of operant conditioning first expounded by psychologist B.F. Skinner, and later popularized by dolphin trainer Karen Pryor in books such as Don’t Shoot The Dog, clicker training involves attaching a positive, motivator (such as food) to an event marker (such as a clicking sound made by a child’s toy Read more [...]
My View On the Problem With "Clicker Training"
October 28, 2009 by
Clicker training has become the New Age buzz word amongst the humanist-oriented dog training bunch and the book and pet product promoters eager to capitalize on this latest trend. Based on theories of operant conditioning first expounded by psychologist B.F. Skinner, and later popularized by dolphin trainer Karen Pryor in books such as Don’t Shoot The Dog, clicker training involves attaching a positive, motivator (such as food) to an event marker (such as a clicking sound made by a child’s toy known Read more [...]
Where Does the Clicker Fit in Dog Training
October 28, 2009 by
I really don’t have a problem with the clicker, itself. It has it’s place in more advanced training exercises and for tricks. But not for basic obedience and behavior modification that is the result of a fundamental lack of respect from the dog to the owner. And not for behaviors that can be fixed immediately with a firm, well timed correction. I’ve never understood why someone would choose to take a whole week to fix a behavior that can instead be fixed in 10 minutes, if you use the right technique. It’s Read more [...]
Using A Clicker vs Adopting The Flawed Clicker Training Methodology
October 22, 2009 by
There are two points you must recognize: 1.) You CAN train a dog using a traditional approach AND use the clicker. It depends on your style, but yes… I’ve had very good results using the clicker as an event marker, and for getting the dog to understand a new behavior… especially a more complex behavior. However, THIS IS ONLY USED DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF TRAINING … the “learning phase.” Once you move into the reinforcement and proofing phase, the clicker loses it’s benefits. 2.) The idea Read more [...]
