http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/comment-page-1/#comment-748 crzycat3 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:57:49 +0000 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/#comment-748 Your Pap is most likely very sound sensative. If you muffle the sound a bit you should be fine. You can click and use toys, it doesn't need to be treats. No, you don't need to start all over, you just need to change its association. Most people use the clicker to get more complex behavior chains or to fine tune a precise behavior where a verbal marker would be slow. You can use a verbal marker instead of a clicker. Check out the article that I have attached in the source list. It has a step by step plan to follow to overcome fear of the clicker. It's also a great site to have for any clicker trainer. Your Pap is most likely very sound sensative. If you muffle the sound a bit you should be fine. You can click and use toys, it doesn’t need to be treats. No, you don’t need to start all over, you just need to change its association. Most people use the clicker to get more complex behavior chains or to fine tune a precise behavior where a verbal marker would be slow.
You can use a verbal marker instead of a clicker. Check out the article that I have attached in the source list. It has a step by step plan to follow to overcome fear of the clicker. It’s also a great site to have for any clicker trainer.

]]> http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/comment-page-1/#comment-747 walking lady Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:03:42 +0000 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/#comment-747 Clicker training is great - but the clicker is only a marker. You don't need to use that step. You can train your puppy (and it sounds like you already were) just as effectively using treats/toys and praise. What I've always done with my dogs, is once they know what I'm teaching them, they're weaned off the treats and work for praise (with the occasional treat thrown in). There are clickers you can get that make a much softer noise than the ones Petsmart sells if you still want to go that route. Clicker training is great – but the clicker is only a marker. You don’t need to use that step. You can train your puppy (and it sounds like you already were) just as effectively using treats/toys and praise. What I’ve always done with my dogs, is once they know what I’m teaching them, they’re weaned off the treats and work for praise (with the occasional treat thrown in). There are clickers you can get that make a much softer noise than the ones Petsmart sells if you still want to go that route.

]]> http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/comment-page-1/#comment-746 greekman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:53:14 +0000 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/i-clicker-trained-my-dog-to-fear-obeying-commands-and-treats/#comment-746 Why? Is it because you heard about it and you figured you should try it? The dog was doing well before the clicker, what made you get one? Why switch from the toy to food? You had something that worked for you and had to go mess with it. Now you will have to go back and start again from the beginning. Good luck. Why? Is it because you heard about it and you figured you should try it? The dog was doing well before the clicker, what made you get one? Why switch from the toy to food? You had something that worked for you and had to go mess with it. Now you will have to go back and start again from the beginning. Good luck.

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