Clicker Dog Training

The newest dog training craze is clicker dog training. A clicker is a small rectangular plastic box with a metal button on top that clicks, hence the name clicker. It抯 the type of training that the dog decides whether or not it suits him. There have been a lot of success stories with clickers, but with my dog he just didn抰 want to know!

Researchers in dog studies believe that the clicker promotes enforced training, without punishment! As we all know, when we do something good and get rewarded for it, we are going to do the same again.?A dog thinks the same way. Dogs learn through consequences.?If they do something and it earns them a treat and praise, they are going to want to do it again because they like this consequence. If they do something that you don抰 like and they get ignored or said no to in a strict voice, they know that they aren抰 going to get any treats so are not going to do it again.

Clicker dog training works in such a way that it reinforces good behavior. If your dog sits, click and give him a treat. The next time he sits, do the same but don抰 say anything to him. He will soon realize that when he sits, he will get a treat and hear a click. So when you eventually come to click before he sits, he knows to sit. Its not all that confusing when you think about it.

Punishment is not used with clicker dog training as researchers believe that, although punishment does stop some bad behavior, it may also create another unwanted behavior. Punishment is almost always carried out after the dog has done something wrong, so dogs see punishment as a random consequence, therefore, punishment doesn抰 really solve anything.

Clicker dog training is not only used on dogs! It is widely used for other animals, such as dolphins and horses. It is a widely practiced training method and does produce results if carried out properly.

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Another form of training you might look into is one of the barking training collars.?The collar fits around the dogs neck and when he barks, it sprays a nontoxic citronella oil towards his nose.?There is also a handheld remote transmitter type that the trainer can control for other behavior problems the dog might have.?As with the clicker training, it is not a punishment training. The collar merely emits an unpleasant odor for the dog.牋?

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