Saturday, August 2, 2008

Clickertraining For Your Dog


There are two kinds of positive dog training. There is lousy positive training and there is effective positive training. So what makes positive training lousy and what makes positive training effective?

I would say that it depends partly on the training methodology itself, and partly on how the training is executed by the trainer (trainer skills). I have seen a lot of bad "positive training" in my time (and even more bad punishment-based training, but let´s leave that for now).

There are many positive trainers that base their training on luring (bribing) the dog to get behavior. This kind of training may work OK sometimes, but I consider it old-fashioned and not very interesting (it´s definitely not supertraining!).

Instead I use clicker training! And I consider clicker training to be an extremely effective (positive) training technique when using it right. In clicker training we don´t lure or bribe the dog. The treats are well hidden in our pockets until the dog itself offers the right behavior. THEN we click and treat. This is a huge difference!

When you are clicker training (and again, I´m talking about supertraining - not just using the clicker as a marker) the dog learns to THINK. The dog learns to solve problems, to experiment, to be creative. The dog feels a sense of control in the training situation - and he loves it!

No training method can guarantee perfect results in 10 minutes or 6 days, not even in six weeks or six years (if someone try to do so, please keep away!).

Because every method is dependent on a competent trainer. All good dog training - clicker training included - is based on trainer skills. You need to be good at what you are doing. Clicker training is like a race car. It has a bigger speed potential than any other car, but you have to be a good driver.

We explain in great detail the principles of clicker training and the theory behind this effective method. AND we show you how to develop your own training skills so that you can become really good at clicker training.

Clicker training can give you excellent, reliable behaviors. But it can also give you something no other training methods can: A happy and competent learner ready to learn new behaviors in record time! This accelerated learning capacity is what makes clicker training so fascinating. I hope you one day will have the privilege of working with a clickerwise dog - then you will know what I´m talking about.

A great training method and a skilled trainer together is what makes dog training magic. But as you already know - it is NOT magic. It is science. And after reading our book you will master that science. We want you to be able to train every behavior you want, and solve every new problem you might face in the future - on your own!
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