Comments on: The Truth About Clicker Training

By: true1brother

true1brother — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:34 +0000

CORRECT!AMEN TO YOU!

By: daudet1

daudet1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:09:43 +0000

Very Good!
It is funny how all the “Pure Pos’sy” folks solution for a dog they BELIEVE is aggressive, is to euthanize. They come to the conclusion that if the can’t treat and bribe to repair then the dog is beyond hope. I have worked with tons of dogs that these folks would have thrown into the trash. It is also funny how these people always want to tell you to read a book by some famous author but cant show you a dog that they have trained this is worth bragging about.

By: michaelburkey

michaelburkey — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:09:28 +0000

if you don’t believe in food as a reward for “teaching” obedience skills why do you use it and a clicker for teaching tricks?

By: jimlupi

jimlupi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:24:37 +0000

while I agree with a lot of what you say. I would also say it depends on the dog and trainer. I know of people that have used the “clicker methodoligy” for ob and BM with results that rival anyones.

By: configured

configured — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:32:19 +0000

The problem i see with “Dog Problems” is they create some of the problems. Click Treat works all phasis. Click treat is not a permenant thing. It is a tool for training & correction. You phase it out. It gets the dog to think for themself. IF done properly you don’t need slip collars (some use as chockers), spike collars nor zap collars/treatments. It’s about like smacking them with a rose-bush. There is more to it than you are showing. There is something there you are missing. More research.

By: torilyahoo

torilyahoo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:55 +0000

I guess see what he is saying, but he surely is unclear. In one way he says “don’t use clicker training” then in the next he says it is ok for triks. On the screen they only print against using it. I have a cat that I have clicker trained just for fun the last few months, and strangely enough it has increased teh bond between us, even it she only does the tricks when bribed. I general she seems happier and more people friendly. (she is a 12 y spayed female who wasn’t friendly to others than me)

By: Beantrice

Beantrice — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:04 +0000

Clicker training can be misused, but if you are an educated trainer, then you are only using the clicker to teach new behaviors. If you do this properly, you do not have to bribe your dog.
I don’t use physical punishment in my training because it is important to me that the dogs I am working with trust me. A dog is not going to trust someone who they believe is going to hurt them without warning. Why would you choose to train in a way that causes a dog pain when there is a better alternative?

By: rivamist

rivamist — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:31 +0000

I have done obedience and from the dogs point of view they are learning actions that you associate with words, not different from a trick at all from the dog’s point of view

There is also a difference between a reward and a bribe,

Clicker training does no undermine any relationship, it makes communication much clearer and therefore improves the relationship

IMO of course

By: musicofnote1

musicofnote1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:57:14 +0000

Part 3

The methodology is not flawed. If it is applied improperly, then the application can be flawed.

Now I’m not saying it’s optimal for all “problems”, but it is now general the wrong method for behavioral modification. And clicker train also includes a signal for improper behavior: no click/no reward.

By: musicofnote1

musicofnote1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:12 +0000

Some misconceptions about clicker:
1) click and reward with food: Food can be one kind of reward. Another is play. Or affection. I use both food or play according to situation
2) Always click? No. The clicker/reward is a marker for the correct behavior during the learning phase. When used 1-click=1-reward. I use vocal feedback also such as “good” or “super”. I do not use just the clicker. I also simply use the word “click” to mark the required behavior.