Clicker Training

The Clicker is a small plastic box with a metal strip that makes a sharp, clicking sound when pushed and released. Its value is that the unique sound doesn't get lost in the babble of words we are constantly throwing at our dogs. It is faster than saying "Good dog!" and allows the trainer to mark with great precision the behavior for which the dog is being reinforced. Paired with something the animal finds very reinforcing, the clicker becomes a powerful tool for shaping behavior.

When you shape behavior, you reinforce closer and closer approximations of the actual behavior you are looking for. For instance, if you are trying to teach your dog to "shake hands" you would click and treat at first if he simply raised his paw just a bit off the ground. As you progressed, you would stop reinforcing a slight raise of the paw. You would now require that the paw is raised higher, and then the paw would have to come towards you, etc. Breaking the behavior down into TINY steps allows progress to be made quickly.

• Clicker and Click-A-Tricks Booklet
• Treat Bag
• Training Kit Packages
  

Clicker and Click-A-Tricks Booklet

The Click-a-Trick Booklet (from Karen Pryor Clickertraining) comprises 9 skills and tricks in easy well-explained steps on sturdy laminated pocket sized 3” x 5” cards that are attached to a ring, and includes a classic translucent Agilite clicker. Each illustrated card describes how to teach your dog good behavior or a new skill in just 10 or less easy steps.

Includes a Quick-Start Instructional Guide to clicker training along with 9 tricks and key skills.

• Quick-Start Clicker Guide
• Here Girl!
• Sit and Down
• Leash Manners
• Find The Keys
• Fun With a Box
• Gimme Five
• Hide & Seek
• Fetch
• Speak & Shhhh