| Contents |
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| Find a Better Way |
| Are you are tired of pulling and yelling at your dog? |
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| This section gives a quick introduction to clicker training. It shows you a simple, fun way to tell your dog what you want. |
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| Training with Games, the Clicker Way |
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| How to Use This Book |
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| Fast Start |
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| Here are the simple tools you will need to begin clicker training. You will also find a chart to help you select the skills your dog needs. |
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| What You Will Need |
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| Treats |
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| Teaching the Click |
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| Sessions |
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| Clicker Solutions Chart |
16 |
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| Manners |
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| Use these clicker games to teach your dog how to become a well-behaved member of your family. |
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| People Manners for Dogs |
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| Sit (Magnet Method) |
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| Sit (Capture Method) |
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| Sit (Shaping Method) |
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| Magic Eyes |
32 |
| Go to Your Mat |
34 |
| Polite Puppy |
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| Loose Leash Walking (Make Like a Tree) |
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| Loose Leash Walking (Magnet Method) |
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| Loose Leash Walking (Penalty Yards) |
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| Catch Me Game |
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| Ping-Pong Puppy (Coming When Called) |
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| Hide-and-Go-Seek (Coming When Called) |
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| Down (Capture Method) |
50 |
| Down (Magnet Method) |
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| Stay |
54 |
| Strengthening the Stay |
56 |
| Stand (The Magnet Method) |
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| Doggie Zen |
60 |
| Leave It |
62 |
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| Other Practical Skills |
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| Teach these additional skills to keep you and your dog happy and healthy. |
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| Give Game |
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| Picking Up Items |
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| Get It Game 1 |
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| Get It Game 2 |
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| Find It Game |
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| Crate Training |
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| House Training |
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| Bell Signal |
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| House Training Management |
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| Car Riding |
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| Handling |
88 |
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| Useful Tricks and Games |
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| Games and tricks teach your dog to be useful. These tricks make you a more effective teacher and will amaze your friends |
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| Teaching Useful Tricks |
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| Capture Something Cute |
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| Target Stick/Targeting |
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| Nose |
100 |
| Paw |
104 |
| Spin |
106 |
| Toss |
108 |
| Put It Away |
112 |
| Trick Suggestions |
116 |
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| Super Clicking |
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| How to refine and improve your teaching. |
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| Becoming a Super Clicker |
120 |
| Take it on the Road |
122 |
| Fading the Clicker |
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| Vary the Treat |
126 |
| Teaching Charts |
128 |
| Finding a Class |
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| Phone Interview Form |
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| Class Observation Form |
136 |
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| Creating a Safe Dog |
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| How to teach your dog to avoid hurting or disturbing people. |
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| Preventing Chewing or Nipping |
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| Solutions for Possession Guarding |
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| Children and Canine Safety |
144 |
| Playing Safely with Dogs |
146 |
| Problem Barking |
148 |
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| A Dog's Bill of Rights |
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| What dogs need and deserve to live long and happy lives. This section shows how fun and rewarding supplying these basic needs can be. |
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| Needs |
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| Healthy Food |
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| Socialization |
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| Companionship |
158 |
| Secure Environment |
160 |
| Play |
162 |
| Educational Toys |
164 |
| Jobs |
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| Exercise |
168 |
| Stimulation |
172 |
| Peace and Quiet |
174 |
| Understanding |
176 |
| Tips and Terms |
178 |
| Resources |
191 |
| Clicker Training Web Sites |
192 |
| Other Dog Related Sites |
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| Books |
193 |
| Operant Conditioning Books |
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| Videos |
194 |
| Book and Clicker Training Supplies |
194 |
| Associations |
195 |
| Index |
201 |
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| Table and Chart |
| List |
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| Treats |
11 |
| Example Day |
15 |
| Solutions |
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| House Training Management |
85 |
| Handling |
89 |
| Trick Suggestions |
116 |
| Karen Pryor's Fifteen Rules of Shaping |
121 |
| Training Chart |
130 |
| Phone Interview Form |
134 |
| Class Observation Form |
136 |
| Children and Canine Safety |
144 |
| Socialization |
156 |
| Companionship |
159 |
| Requirements for a Dog-Safe Yard |
161 |
| Dog Related Activities |
169 |
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