clicker training
Before you begin clicker training, you need to understand the underlying principles
that make the clicker so effective. This knowledge will help you understand
how to use the clicker and your dog learn how to react to it.
Basically, you will need to know three things:
1. What a clicker is and how it works
2. The effect this tool has on your dog and how it is used in the training process
3. How to use vocal tones and visual cues while training with a clicker
Understanding the ideas behind clicker training will also help you learn where
and when clickers can be used in everyday canine activities. Clicker training is not
just for basic obedience or problem solving. This tool is also used to teach working
dogs their performance patterns. It opens up their ability to reason their way
through obstacles and solve problems, as they figure out which behaviors would
be rewarding and which will not.