How
to make the Best Use of the Clicker in Training Your Dog
Dog
lovers and owners around the globe are using clickers to get
their dogs trained, as training your dog with a clicker is
really fun and the results are more encouraging. Training
your dog with clicker will certainly obedience your dog quickly
and you can get your dog disciplined in a right way.
What Is A Clicker?
A
clicker is a very small, compact and simple device that produces
a distinct “click” sound when activated with a remote
trigger. Animal enthusiasts who are against harsh punishments
on dogs during any training vouch for such clickers as effective
aid for giving the necessary positive training to your dog.
And interestingly, these clickers are also put to use in training
horses, cats and even dolphins!
How
Clickers Work?
The
success of clickers initially depends on your ability to get
your dog’s attention drawn towards the click sound and
once you achieve this your job is done. In fact, it will be
easy for you to reap your dog’s attention to the clicker
within a day and you can right away start training your dog.
Initially, in the event of your difficulty in drawing your
dog’s attention, you can associate the click sound to
that of any of your dog’s favorite dishes and soon your
dog will fall in line.
How
to Reap Success?
At
the first instance start using the clicker and produce the
click sound. Once your dog hears the sound make available
a small treat to your dog. Use the clicker again after some
time and again provide your dog with a different treat this
time. And within a short time your dog will start associating
the click sound to one of its favorite dishes and will start
responding quickly.
Though
some dog may take little more time than expected, there is
no doubt that all dogs will get drawn towards the clicker
sound, as it is going to turn out to be its favorite dishes
and you can get success within a very short time if you can
use tasty dishes that could work as a motivator. Once your
dog knows for certain that the click sound will soon follow
a treat, it will look to you with rapt attention and you can
start utilizing the opportunity to start your positive dog
training with the use of the clicker.
When
it comes to training your dog, there are many ways and for
instance, you can ask your dog to sit and you can make the
clicker produce a click sound whenever your dog responds positively.
Now you can give your dog the treat and this can make your
dog to respond to all your commands and be ready for more
due to the treat at hand.
After
your initial use of the clicker and training your dog, you
can even stop using the treats and change your technique by
showering your dog with praise and affection so as to make
it happy. The biggest advantage of a clicker is that you can
keep using it without giving your dog any treat and your dog
will also keep responding to the commands without the need
for any treat.
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