My 6 month old Sheltie just finished basic obedience which she excelled in. The instructor (who has been teaching for 20 or so years) said she’s the most natural she’s ever seen! I had to brag! We are starting agility this week and they use a clicker. I’m afraid the clicker will set her back. I’m planning on doing competitive dog obedience (novice) in December with her. She also has a 12 week old Sheltie brother who is more of an average learner. Should I think about clicker training with him?
i had never heard of this before, so i was just curious. once you use a clicker, do you always have to use it? can you only use this method on puppies, or does it work for older dogs? thanks in advance.
www.pamsdogacademy.com Hi all my YouTube subscribers and friends. Here is my award winning APDT NewTrix video. The theme was how to solve a behavior problem by teaching a trick instead. So, I took the behavior problem of Barking at the doorbell and made it the trigger for the dog to go to his crate and close the crate door. There are other levels of the trick in case some dog owners were not able to teach that one. They could train the dog to just go to a crate or a dog bed instead. I will be heading to the APDT conference in Atlanta to receive my award. I hope to meet many of my YouTube subscribers there and hopefully spread the word about my YouTube channel. As many of you know I train dogs and cats using clicker training and positive reinforcement. I do not use positive punishment. If one does not use force or intimidation with killer whales, elephants, and other wild animals, then why would we need to use force or intimidation on our dogs??? I hope you enjoy this video! Have fun with your dog today! Have a great day! Pam, Isabelle, Bandit, & Twix
The ones I found so far want to sell you books and CDs on the subject with no clue on some basic instructions. I plan to buy a book but want to first just get an idea if it will work with my dog. I have a clicker but just need a few free instructions on how to start. Maybe someone out there could give me some pointers on the basics of clicker training.
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www.pamsdogacademy.com I originally was working on this video for an APDT proposal but decided to release it to YouTube anyway. Learning to bow is a great trick because it can help when stretching out your dog before and after a lot of physical activity (agility, canine freestyle, hikes, runs, etc..) This was filmed when Twix was a little over 6 months old and can now bow really well, not to mention he is much bigger. It is amazing how quickly puppies grow up. Remember there are many ways to train a trick. My way may not work for you or your dog. I have a great bond and connection with my dogs and they tend to pick up tricks quickly. My dogs are also really awesome at reading my body language. If you are having difficulty with any trick, I would be more than happy to help. Just send my a message or comment on my video and I will get back to you within a few days. Have a great 2011! Pam & Twix
Learn how to shape your dog to safely and confidently do the teeter totter (and other contact obstacles) for the dog sport of agility. Donna & Jessie show you how. This method is not for top agility competitors concerned about speed. I am more focussed on the fact that Jessie is confident in doing the teeter.
www.pamsdogtraining.com It is FINISHED and Available on my website, There are 27 episodes and all will be focusing on LLW, heeling, training tips, clicker training, equipment, meet & greet, proofing, distractions, challenges, obstacle course, walking in a crowd, loose leash walking multiple dogs, eye contact, some heeling and a lot more… $40 for a 2 disc set… http Have a great day! Take care, Pam, Bandit & Twix
As Karen provides commentary on a cat training video, she reviews many of the basic clicker training ideas. Watch as clicker trainer Catherine Crawmer goes through these basics of clicker training with a rescued cat. Clicker Magic has long been a classic video for learning the concepts of clicker training. Karen Pryor teaches you all the techniques and essentials you need in order to have your pet clicker trained in no time! There are 20 live demonstrations by Karen and other top trainers. See how it works with young and old dogs, cats, a mule, and even a fish! Long considered the standard, Clicker Magic provides a solid introduction and inspiring, fantastic footage. “Clicker training” is the popular term for the training or teaching method based on what we know about how living organisms learn. Research has shown that any creature—whether a dog, cat, dolphin, parrot, fish, horse, llama, or person—is more likely to learn and repeat actions that result in consequences it desires and enjoys. So clicker trainers provide consequences desired by their animal in exchange for actions or behaviors desired by their trainers. We call these consequences “rewards” and the process is called “reinforcement.” Clicker training, therefore, is a positive-reinforcement-based system of training. First widely used by dolphin trainers who needed a way to teach behavior without using physical force, operant conditioning (the scientific term for clicker training) can be and has been successfully …
