going to start clicker training my dog. any tips or websites that can help me with techniques to get the best results??
reason for clicker training is no other method works, he is afraid of learning, I’ve talked to dog trainers and everything they say clicker training is my best bet

I want to start my dogs on clicker training.
I’ve seen it used on ‘its me or the dog(s)’
But I was wonderin if there was any advise or tips you could give me other then the basic idea of click and treat.

I’m starting a new thread because my other one is so full.. My daughter is having nightmares which seem to be more from the ER visit than the acutal dog bite..I was there and it was traumatic for a 4 year old. Lots of shots in the face and stitches. She had 4 small wounds but all required a shot….plus they wrapped her up in a pillow case and blanket to enable movement. Anyway…I’m going to talk to the neighbor tomorrow about not getting rid of the dog. I’m going to discuss dog training courses and putting the dog away when there is company. Her 16 yr old daughter has been seeing a psychologist for varying emotions and I think that losing her dog….her best friend will only make things worse. I see that I am as much as fault in this as anyone. My neighbor is not a bad pet owner….she was just as guilty of being too trusting as any of us can be when we love our pets. It happens and I will not pass judgement and I refuse to let her dog be put down.

It’s so annoying! He’s a lab/border collie mix and he barks at everything that goes by our house. Our house had really large, floor to ceiling windows and our curtains are slightly see-through, so he sees everything that goes by…cars, people, other dogs, birds…if it moves, he’ll bark. I’ve tried grabbing his muzzle everytime he barks and shouting “no”, but he doesn’t listen. Somebody help, this dog is driving me nuts!

I have a Pomeranian who is about 9 months old and I cant break her of her habit of going indoors to use the bathroom. I try to take her out frequently before work, after work, later on in the evening and whenever she looks like she has to go. I also have another dog that I walk with her and the other dog is potty trained so I praise the other dog for going while the pom can see and hope that she’ll pick up that its good behavior. She doesn’t.

So then I tried taking them out separately because I thought she might be distracted to walk with the other dog which still doesn’t work.

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i know how to do it, but i just want to know how long.

If you are one of the many people who are interested in trying agility as a sport for you and your dog, you will need some basic agility equipment for dogs and a bit of obedience training.

First:

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This video is a how to video on how to teach your dog to target an object with his front paws. This is not only a great game to teach your puppy or dog how to learn to learn, but it is the foundation for many behaviors and tricks. Tricks with this foundation include- wave, shake , high five, standing up, hands up, close the door, cop cop, say your prayers, descrimination, freestyle foot work and more. Check out zsianz1 ‘s video on how to teach a high five using this technique! www.youtube.com Take care with large breed dogs or dogs who have sharp toe nails as you can get slapped. Perhaps teach shake down the line when you have more experience as a trainer so that your large dog doesnt learn to paw at you as their favorite behavior. The great thing about the technique that I am using is that the dog isnt learning to paw at your skin, but at an object, so you can get that on stimulus control before it is just your arm (for very large and powerful dog breeds). You can also click them fore being gentle before you switch to using just your hand for shake.

I have a 4 year old female black labrador, she can do the following tricks/basic training…
1. Sit
2. Lay Down
3. Roll Over
4. Play Dead
5. Round & Round (Spin) But she knows it by the command round and round.
6. Paw
7. Other Paw
8. High 5

Is there any other tricks or basic training i can teach my dog?
Thanks for your help
Beckie x