has anyone tried clicker training?does it work?for small dogs?

Answer 1

If it's done properly, with an experienced trainer to help you along, clicker training is incredible. My trainer gives demonstrations with her dog where she tells us what she wants her dog to do (such as pick up a toy, place it on a chair, then lay down) and then using only the clicker (NO verbal command whatsoever) her dog learns to do it. It's very cool to watch. It's a great method of training. People who say it doesn't work have probably not been taught how to do it properly, but then again, some people just don't like it.

I personally prefer not to use it unless I'm trying to train my dog to do something more complex, but it is an excellent tool.

Should work the same for small dogs, there was a pug and a miniature poodle in one of my classes and they did just fine with it.

Also, a quick note... if your dog is having trouble "learning how the clicker works" then there's a problem. My trainer has trained dozens of dogs this way and said the longest it ever took a dog to grasp the concept was five minutes. Most dogs get the point after the first four or five clicks. It's a very simple concept. Click = treat. It took less than a minute to train my dog.

And MAKE SURE you have a trainer who knows what they're doing.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Clicker training is the most effective way to train. You will have to condition the dog that when you click he gets rewarded. I have had great success with using a clicker. When training agility, my dog was slow to take to it, working a week on one obstacle. When I brought out the clicker, and taught her how it worked, she learned the same obstacle within a day. Clicker training works for all dogs of all sizes and ages. I've used clicker training for my 7 year old yorkie and my 4 month old APBT.

http://mylifeazoo.blogspot.com/2007/09/clicker-training.html

Answer 3

Clicker training is a great and fun way to train any dog, big or small (or any animal, for that matter). If you don’t have a good clicker training school near you, one very good way to start is using Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels. The information is available on her website and there is a supporting Yahoo-group for any questions you might want to ask. All for free, just waiting for you to read and learn.

Answer 4

Better than clicker training is persistence, perserverance, patience, and consistency.
Clicker training works if you are the only person interacting with the dog, if you are the only person in his life, and it's just you two in the house.
Otherwise clicker training is useless if there are more than two people interacting with the dog daily. It's better, if there is a significant other in the picture, for the both of you to attend local puppy training classes and learn together the same commands and proper procedures for training your puppy. That way, at home, you can all be consistent and persistent in training even the most persnickety of little dogs. By working together and being consistent you will avoid having that nasty little dog who hates everybody.
Good luck. I have 4 dogs, and a heck of a time trying to convince Mr. Sheltie he is no longer welcome in my house due to his throwing up.

Answer 5

I have had great success with clicker training. I use it with my dachshunds. The point of using a clicker is that there is no change of voice, you have an immediate way to let your dog that you approve of his action and he gets an instant reward for doing something good. It isn't much different than positive reenforcement obedience, only faster.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I agree, clicker training is pointless. Besides, how are you going to get the dog to respond if you don't have the clicker with you?

Answer 8

Clicker training is pointless. It's a distraction. Dogs are bred to want to please their masters. Give a command, they obey, they receive praise. Constant treats or 'clicker' training just confuses things. For one thing, to use clicker training you first have to waste time teaching them the clicker is a good thing! It's such a scam. I taught my toy dog his complete basic obedience before he was 5 months old using nothing but verbal commands and praise.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

my dog (whenever i use a clicker) obeys me and he is a puppy and it is not pointless