A little clicker work goes a long way toward helping dogs adjust to kennel life. Many different people can work with the same dogs, if they all click for good behavior.
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What's New in Clicker Training? A Lot!
By Karen Pryor on 04/01/2003Thanks to the ever-growing clicker community around the world, there is a lot that's new and astonishing in the science and application of clicker training.
A Swinging Pair: Using Paired Cues to Accelerate Learning
By Karen Pryor on 04/01/2003Train two behaviors at once? Teach two cues simultaneously? How? Why? Teaching certain cues in pairs can speed up the learning process, as well as teaching a dog a concept that it can apply to new learning.
Click vs. Word: Calming a Stressed Dog
By KPCT on 03/01/2003From Sophie S.: Last week I noticed another situation in which there is a distinct difference between clicker training (using a marker signal!) and giving goodies without a clear-cut signal: calming a stressed dog.
Let me give you an example. I've been a clicker trainer for about three years now, but I never clicked my aunt's shepherd-Doberman mix (now 10 years old). Mascha's history is this: My aunt saved her from being put down, because her previous owner wanted to get rid of her. She was then six months old. He also probably hit her.
Volunteers Can Play the Clicker Game
By KPCT on 03/01/2003Clicker training can seem mysterious until you experience it personally.
Pick one person to be the subject, and someone else to be the clicker teacher. Use pennies, paperclips, or wrapped candies for treats. Send the 'animal' out of the room while the group chooses an everyday behavior: switch the light on, pour a glass of water, pick up a book, turn in a circle.
