Dog Clicker Training.

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

I am thinking of training my dog with a clicker. Has anyone ever tried it? Does it work? How much is a clicker approxamately and where can I get one?

Baseballboi355 · July 2011

I am going to feel stupid for asking this, but what is a clicker? Like a mouse?

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

No, its a thing you click to get your dog to listen (I guess lol) I havent really researched it because once I get a clicker if I do I will be going through a class thing with my dog.

Baseballboi355 · July 2011

Oh! Jeezz I feel dumb lol. Try PetSmart, I used a simple bell to train my dog haha

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

Cool lol. How did that work?

Baseballboi355 · July 2011

Pretty well actually. My dog has learned to just do all tricks on command by now. But he still uses the bell to tell me when he has to go outside. Like I have the bell on a string just inside my sliding glass door and he hits it with his paw when he has to go. So I like that alot, its pretty cool haha

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

That is cool,Maybe I will try that instead of a clicker lol.

Patty · July 2011

I used clicker training with Allie. It worked well for us.

The click just basically tells the dog that they did what you wanted them to. Right after you click, you give the treat. Allie figured it out pretty quickly.

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

Lol, Thats good. I should try both! LOL, well if one doesnt work then I will try the other :P

Patty · July 2011

Wait! What are you trying to train her to do anyway? Just things in general? What else does he use the bell for other than when he needs to go?

Baseballboi355 · July 2011

Well I used the bell at first to train him the basic, sit, lay, roll over, stay, and a bunch others. But now he just does it all on command. Like if I say "Sit Pretty" he will do that without any bell needed any more. But he still uses it to tell me when he has to go since, even though he is supposed to be this big mean looking American Buldog/Pitbull mix, he is not really a barker at all haha

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

brutis355 wrote:

Well I used the bell at first to train him the basic, sit, lay, roll over, stay, and a bunch others. But now he just does it all on command. Like if I say "Sit Pretty" he will do that without any bell needed any more. But he still uses it to tell me when he has to go since, even though he is supposed to be this big mean looking American Buldog/Pitbull mix, he is not really a barker at all haha

aww! he must be adorable!

KittKattize · July 2011

Basically, all clicker training does is replace the praise. Here is how I praise Clover. "Sit; Yes; Treat" Here's how the clicker works. "Sit; Click; Treat" The click just lets the dog know they did something right and a treat is coming.

Baseballboi355 · July 2011

KittKattize wrote:

Basically, all clicker training does is replace the praise. Here is how I praise Clover. "Sit; Yes; Treat" Here's how the clicker works. "Sit; Click; Treat" The click just lets the dog know they did something right and a treat is coming.

Yeah until you have your nephew over and he sits with the clicker/bell and keeps ringing/clicking it, lmfao my poor dog was just sitting under my 3 year old nephew waiting for a treat. Sorry, I just had to share that story haha

KittKattize · July 2011

Ah yes, one of the downfalls. The clicker is attractive to children. Also, never use "Okay" as a release word. People say "Okay" all the time and your dog can mistake this as a release

Niscus · July 2011

what are you trying to train the dog and what breed is it ?

Patty · July 2011

Patty wrote:

Wait! What are you trying to train her to do anyway? Just things in general?

Directed to Myst..

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

just the typical stuff and a few other things maybe and blue heeler mix. lol oops Il answer patty too, well she already knows sit, i wanna teach her stay,lay down,roll over,(maybe some horse moves as that would be awesome! LOL), sit pretty,etc.

Patty · July 2011

Clicker training should work for that!

I really like it. Other people don't. For some people it's easier to say "Good" or something along those lines, but I much prefer the clicker. I never did use it to teach Allie commands like "Lay, Stay, Sit," ect.. But! You know what it's really good for? Keeping your dog quite! I volunteer at a pet shelter and we use clickers to keep the dogs quite so the guests can view them without being overwhemled. It works like a charm in that situation. I feel like I'm missing something...

Niscus · July 2011

that should work then

EmmeZoec · July 2011

I just thought I would pop in! I am training my puppy with a clicker and it works splendedly! To get the clicker to work though you need to train you dog to no what a clicker means. A clicker isn't this all mighty simbol to dogs that they are born knowing click=food or praise or just a job well done. First you need to have a training session where all you do is click treat click treat click treat until when you click the dog looks for a treat. All a clicker is, is a marker. Clicker training started with dolphins because say you were trying to teach a dolphin to jump into the air, you can't give it a treat when it's in the air. So they marked it with a click. It's the same thing with dogs, if your teaching it to I don't no stay for example you want to mark when you are away from the dog and the dog is staying not the return wich is when they get a treat. Do you get what I am saying? Clickers are like $1-$2 so they are fairly cheap, but if you have an iPod there is a clicker ap you can get for free.

Mileysmybaby · July 2011

Alright, I will try this

thanks everyone!

EmmeZoec · July 2011

oh ya and it might be helpful to look up videos of clicker trainin, good luck

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