Clicker Training

Re: Clicker Training

Charlotte Fitzgerald — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:57:40 GMT

[quote user="funkyfish"]I'm sure it is, although, vets as a species may not be as cleaver or adaptable as dogs. Maybe use chocolate buttons as treats? [/quote]

Love it!

[quote user="funkyfish"]Karon Pryor's book Don't Shoot The Dog has lots of fab methods for shaping behaviours in people and animals- including how to train your boss into giving you a pay rise, stopping people moaning and calming angry shouting people- works on grumpy clients!!!! I love that book!!!!!!!!![/quote]

Think this one will be my next purchase then.

Re: Clicker Training

funkyfish — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:17:40 GMT

I'm sure it is, although, vets as a species may not be as cleaver or adaptable as dogs. Maybe use chocolate buttons as treats?

Karon Pryor's book Don't Shoot The Dog has lots of fab methods for shaping behaviours in people and animals- including how to train your boss into giving you a pay rise, stopping people moaning and calming angry shouting people- works on grumpy clients!!!! I love that book!!!!!!!!!

Re: Clicker Training

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:59:15 GMT

Wonder if we could clicker train vets. Instead of food being the inital control to teach we could base it on mugs tea/coffee what's the thought on this being possible?

Re: Clicker Training

Charlotte Fitzgerald — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:05 GMT

I have just got one of her books titled click to calm, just reading it now before I start the training. I'm hoping it will help my boy and give him more confidence in situations he is scared of.

Re: Clicker Training

Kim Buckley — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:15:09 GMT

I got a clicker when Millie was a puppy. She chewed it up! lol

Re: Clicker Training

Emma Bartlett — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:50 GMT

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Hi, I didnt find it very easy on my dog cos he didnt want the treats!!

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Very good point..........i don't have that problem with any of my dogs, they'll even work for fruit or veg

Re: Clicker Training

julie cozze — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:15:33 GMT

Hi, I didnt find it very easy on my dog cos he didnt want the treats!!

Re: Clicker Training

Emma Bartlett — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:11:40 GMT

The Karen Pryor and Sarah Fisher books are brilliant. I have clicker trained my dogs for years......i love shaping behaviour using the clicker and it was excellent after Storm had surgery and couldn't exercise as i could just sit on the sofa and work his brain. He gets really excited when i get the clicker and a bag of treats now

Re: Clicker Training

A-J — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:41:52 GMT

Hi i thoroughly recommend it as i used it with Jenny-Biscuit and she was so quick and responsive. I used a book by Marie Miller and sarah Fisher

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0715329413/?tag=yahhyd-21&hvadid=36753112531&ref=pd_sl_7ao395vepd_e

easy to read and follow.

Re: Clicker Training

Doolally — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:36:33 GMT

Definitely get Karen Pryor's book. I clicker trained/train my dog, I've only recently read the book but wish I had read it years ago when I got him as a puppy. Karen Pryor basically pioneered clicker training and transfered it from marine mammal training to other animals. Clicker training has made my JRT an absolute delight to train, he's been so easy!!

Re: Clicker Training

funkyfish — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:45:29 GMT

Karen Pryer has written lots of books on clicker training. It helps my dogs with their agility and helped boost my collie x confidence. Have clicker trained one of my cats to do tricks and my fish!