| This brief article is an introduction to
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| | force, fear, pain or scolding to train.
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| Clicker Training for Puppies and Dogs.
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| | That still leaves Negative Punishment,
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| Clicker Training is an effective and
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| | Extinction and training alternative
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| pet-friendly method of dog training that
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| | behaviors.When a clicker trainer comes
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| anyone can learn and use straight away to
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| | across an unwanted behavior, they ask
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| teach tricks and solve common behavior
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| | "What is reinforcing this behavior?" and
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| problems.What is a "Clicker"?A Clicker is
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| | "What would I like my dog to instead?"
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| a small noise-maker which makes a
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| | Then set about removing the reinforcers
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| clicking sound. The click itself is
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| | for the unwanted behaviour and training a
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| brief, clearly audible and
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| | preferred behavior.Does it Really
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| consistent.What is the point of using a
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| | Work?Clicker Training is nothing new,
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| Clicker?If we wish to reward a dog for
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| | it's just taken a while to catch on. It
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| behavior that we want more of, we need
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| | is proven to work and has been used to
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| to be able to say to the dog "Yes! That
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| | train dogs in every field of endeavour,
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| is exactly what I am rewarding!" For
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| | from Guide Dogs, to Police Dogs, to
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| many behaviors, we can simply say "Yes!"
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| | Obedience Champions. It has also been
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| or "Good!" and follow up with the reward
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| | used to train thousands of species of
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| (usually food, see the article Secrets of
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| | animal, including wild animals in their
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| Dog Training Professionals - Why Use
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| | natural environment.If you try to punish
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| Food? for reasons why).The clicker, or
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| | a wild animal it will either run away or
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| verbal marker, is known as a "Bridging
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| | kill you. This leaves Clicker Training
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| Stimulus" because it bridges the gap
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| | as one of the few effective alternatives.
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| between behavior and reward.If you are
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| | Tigers and Bears have been trained to
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| trying to teach your dog to push a button
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| | offer a tail or paw and have blood taken.
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| with his paw, for example, then you need
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| | Dolphins have been trained in military
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| to be able to reward that exact behavior.
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| | surveillance in the open ocean. Dogs have
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| This is where the clicker comes in,
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| | been trained to make their disabled
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| you can click the clicker precisely as
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| | owner's beds - just a few examples of
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| the paw hits the button - effectively
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| | what clicker training can be used
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| saying "That is exactly what I want you
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| | for.Where Can I Learn More About Clicker
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| to do" - then give the reward.How Do
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| | Training?Positive Petzine is a free
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| Clicker Trainers Stop Unwanted
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| | resource for people training their own
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| Behavior?Clicker Trainers have a bag of
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| | dogs. Join now, and for a limited time
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| tricks based in the science of Operant
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| | you can download all available back
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| Conditioning. However, they do not use
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| | issues (a $29.95 value) for free!
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