Good article on clicker training

[Doberluv]

http://clickertraining.com/node/726

 

[boomerfan]

What's That Supposed To Mean

 

[Doberluv]

What's what suppose to mean....that it's a good article about clicker training or that I've been frosted?

 

[Brattina88]

good article - I think more people need to read the truths and the myths behind the 'methods' of dog training before they judge and decide not to try it

 

[opokki]

Excellent article! Thanks for sharing.

 

[makka619]

"I’m amazed at the number of people who point the clicker at their dog, click it, and, when nothing happens, complain that clicker training doesn’t work. The clicker is not a remote control."
:lol-sign:

Thanks Dober, great article.

 

[opokki]

"I’m amazed at the number of people who point the clicker at their dog, click it, and, when nothing happens, complain that clicker training doesn’t work. The clicker is not a remote control."
:lol-sign:

Thanks Dober, great article.

LOL! I think some of these might also include the group that says "my dog will only respond if the clicker is visible!".

 

[Doberluv]

"I’m amazed at the number of people who point the clicker at their dog, click it, and, when nothing happens, complain that clicker training doesn’t work. The clicker is not a remote control."

LOL! Yup.....people say things like, "It doesn't work." Or...."It doesn't work on all dogs." But they don't have all the information or haven't learned it well enough to be able to vary and make compensations, adjustments to fit individual situations and dogs. It does take a litte study, all right, but it definitely does work and the concept of operant and classical conditioning does work on all dogs because all animals with a brain are obedient to the laws of learning. And that's what it is..."law." Just like gravity is a law of physics, so is operant conditioning a law of learning.

Of course, clicker training or using a secondary reinforcer falls under classical conditioning. But when we're talking about "positive" method training, we're talking about both operant and classical conditioning.

I think this article is good because it explains some of the myths and misunderstandings and shows that there are solutions to overcome objections. Of course, in one article, it can't cover everything. But it gives the gist of it.

 

[Doberluv]

*Bump*

I thought more people would like to read this. It has to do with a couple of other threads we're on at the moment. It points out a little bit how and why the science of learning using positive methods primarily, works on all dogs.

Just thought I'd bump it up in case someone missed it and might be interested in reading it.

 

[dr2little]

*Bump*

I thought more people would like to read this. It has to do with a couple of other threads we're on at the moment. It points out a little bit how and why the science of learning using positive methods primarily, works on all dogs.

Just thought I'd bump it up in case someone missed it and might be interested in reading it.

I agree Doberluv, this site has undergone some fantastic changes recently and has terrific information. Karen has written quite a few articles herself and I love how the training sections are devided now too.

Thanks for posting this!

 

[Zoom]

Thanks for posting...I think I'm going to go buy a clicker and see if I can't get Sawyer to learn "hold it" so he can show up Riot sometime.