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The lowdown on dog clicker training
The lowdown on
dog clicker training
Dogtrainingisanecessitywhenyoumakethedecisiontokeepadogasa
pet.Dogs,particularlylargerones,mustbeobedient,orkeepingthembecomes
extremelyhardwork.
In addition to their appreciation for being fed, as pack animals dogs have
naturalinstincts that favour training. These instincts are manifested as a
desire to please atrainer.Thisgivesthedogtraineranunbeatableedgein
shapingthedog'sbehaviour.
Whiledogscanbetrainedforcomplicated,seriousactions,suchasrescue
work,circusacts,ormedical diagnosis,therearecertainelementsoftraining
thatalmostalldogscanlearn,tothebenefitofbothdogandtrainer.
Basically,dogtrainingisaboutcommunication.Thetraineriscommunicatingto
thedogwhatbehavioursarecorrectinwhatcircumstances.Asuccessful
trainermustalsounderstandthecommunicationthatthedogsendstothe
them.Thedogcansignalthatheisunsure,confused,nervous,happy,excited,
etc.Theemotionalstateofthedogisanimportantconsiderationindirecting
thetraining.
Dog training clickers are great training tools. They are effective training
tools forpuppiesordogsbecausedogclickersmakeaverydistinctsound,
lettingyoucontrolyourtiming,andeliminatetheinflectioninyourvoicethat
canhinderdogtraining
Dogsareverysensitivetoinflectionsinyourvoice,andtrainingyourdogwitha
clickereliminatestheinflectionsandyoucantrainmoreeffectively,evenifyou
areinacrabbymoodoraregettingshort-temperedduringthetrainingsession.
Nowthatyou'vegotadogclickeritistimetotrainyourdogtogetusedtothe
tool.Firstthing,getapocketfullofsmall,edibletreatsreadyand,foreasy
access,getaniceclickertreatbag.Thenyoucanlurethedogwiththetreator
gotothedogwiththeclickerandsometreats.
Clicktheclicker,andgivethedoganicetreat.Atthispoint,itdoesn’tmatter
whathe’sdoingatthemoment,sinceyoubasicallyaretrainingyourdogto
learnthatwhenthere'saclickthere'satreat.Youcancontinuetheprocessof
makingclicks andrewardingwithtreatsuntilyou'vetrainedyourdogtoreact
quicklywiththeturnofhisheadandhe gives you all his attention when he
hears the sound of the clicker. This processprobably won't really take
much time, but you've got to make him react with yourclickerbeforeyou
moveontothenextclickertrainingstep.
Whateverstageoftrainingyouhavereached,orwhatevermethodoftraining
youmayhavechosen,alwaysrememberthesegoldenrules;
1.BePositive-- Itisnecessarytousepositivereinforcementwhenyoutrain
yourdogorpuppybyofferingsomedogtreatsandalotofpraiseifhedoes
somethingcorrectly.Duringtheinitialtrainingsessionsyoucanofferboth
praiseandtreats.
2.FirmandFriendly-- Whenyougivecommandssuchasstayandcome,you
wanttouseahappy,friendlyvoice.Ontheotherhand,youwillwantalower,
firmervoiceforsit,down,andstay.
3.StartYoung…butnottooearly - Theidealtimetostarttrainingbeginsatsix
toeightweeks,maybe evenearlierdependingonthepuppy.Butremember,
youcanteacholddogsnewtricks.
4.BePatient - Patienceisvitalwhenyouworkwithyourdogorpuppy.Ifyou
feellikeyou’reattheendofyourropebeforeyou’veevenstarted,don’t
attempttotrainyourdog.Yourdogisincrediblysmartandwillpickuponyour
emotions.
5.KeepitShort - Fifteenminutesorsoisabouttherighttimeforlearning
simplecommands,soconsentrateonasinglecommandasessionandendit
onapositivenote.Ifyourdogorpuphassuccessfullydonethecommand
severaltimesinarowremembertosmotherhimwithpraise.Afterthedog
trainingsession,spendsometimeplaying.Hewillassociatetimewithyouas
positiveandlookforwardtohistraining.
6.NoDistractions - Trytopickaquietplacefreeofdistractionswhentraining
yourdog.Asecludedgardenoraquietinsideroomworksbest.Ifthereare
otherpetsinthefamily,putthemseparatesotheywon’tinterferewith
training.
7.Remember,bothyouandthedogshouldenjoy.-Dogtraining,ofcourse,
shouldbeapleasanttimeforyouandyourdog.Thetimecanbeusedtobond
closelywithyourdogandlearneachother’spersonalities.Whenyoudothis,
youwillnotonlyhaveawell-traineddogorpuppy,butalongtime,loyal
companionandfriend.
To LearnMoreAboutDogTraining,go to
http://howtohousetraindog.com/go/dog-training
http://howtohousetraindog.com/go/theonlinedogtrainer
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