Clicker Training

Clicker training is a great way of communicating with your dog, clearly and precisely using positive reinforcement. Positive Reinforcement is used to strengthen desired behaviors by rewarding actions you like instead of punishing actions you don't.

It is easy to learn, and it's a powerful animal training tool.

A metal-and-plastic clicker is used to mark a behavior, and the trainer then gives the dog a reward. This action prompts the dog to repeat the operation, while giving the information about what action precisely won the reward.

Not everyone approves of clicker training. One of the drawbacks is the use of food and treats to encourage your dog to perform certain actions. However, if trained properly the regularity of these treats can be greatly reduced. Other negatives can result from bad training by owners not fully understanding the way operant conditioning works.

If you are interested in trying the clicker training method there is an excellent guide called "Clickertraining: The 4 Secrets of Becoming a Supertrainer"

Here are a few of the things you will learn in this guide:

What Clicker Training is - and What it's Not

Do you really know what clickertraining is? In our experience most people don´t. It´s not about the clicker - it´s so much more...

Positive and Negative Reinforcement

Why is the dog doing that? This chapter will be an eye-opener! Get rid of superstitious explanations, and learn how to analyze behavior like a true Supertrainer.

The 4 Secrets of Becoming a Supertrainer

We reveal the four secrets and give you lots of examples on how to use them to solve problems and improve your training.

How to Find Effective Reinforcers

Many people believe that clicker trainers only use food. That is totally wrong. Good clicker trainers use lots of different reinforcers.

How to Condition the Clicker and How to Use Alternative Reward Markers.

The clicker is probably the best conditioned reinforcer available, but you should also have alternatives.

The 7 Different Teaching Techniques and How to Choose Between Them

Clicker trainers (and other trainers) can always choose between several different teaching techniques when teaching a new behavior. A Supertrainer should know all of them - and how to choose the right technique for just that behavior.

How to Use Target Training Effectively - With Lots of Detailed Examples.

Target training is extremely useful in teaching several behaviors. You´ll learn how to teach several different target behaviors, and we´ll give you lots of examples on how you can use target training to teach new behaviors.

How to Teach Reliable Cues that Work in Real Life Situations

In clickertraining we first get the behavior without a cue. When the behavior is fluent ("automated") we add the cue. Then we take it on the road...

Backchaining - a Powerful Technique for the Advanced Trainer

Backchaining is THE key to reliability when you put several behaviors together. Morten and Cecilie are famous for their insight into backchaining techniques.

Crossover Dogs and How to Get Them Started

When you start clickertraining a dog that has already been trained with other methods you will have to face some special challenges. Many ("crossover")dogs are not used to (or afraid of) offering behaviors without being lured or cued to do so. We help you and your dog through the wonderful transition.

The 5 Dangerous Training Syndroms That 99% of All Dog Owners Suffer From

It (almost) never fails! Almost every dog trainer on the planet seems to suffer from at least a few of these 5 training syndroms. But we have the cure for you... and it will make your training so much more effective!

Detailed Training Plans for 30 Behaviors

In the last part of the book we convert the theory into practice. You´ll learn how to teach all the basic skills a perfect pet dog needs - but also some very advanced tricks that will impress your friends!

But what´s most important is this: When you have read this book you will be able to make your own training plan for the next 30 behaviors on your own! You are on your way to becoming a Supertrainer

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