Comments on: Any ideas for substitute clickers, like things readily availablearound the house, for clicker training my dog? http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html About Dog Training Barking, Tricks, Dog Leash Training, Dog Potty Training, Dog Obedience Training, Dog Agility Training, Dog Clicker Training, Dog Biting Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:34:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ontario ashley http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-290 ontario ashley Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:46 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-290 Use a ballpoint pen - the kind that you 'click' to get the pen tip out. Or the lid of a juice bottle - you know how it pops up after being opened. It makes a click noise when you press it. Use a ballpoint pen – the kind that you ‘click’ to get the pen tip out.

Or the lid of a juice bottle – you know how it pops up after being opened. It makes a click noise when you press it.

]]> By: m j http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-289 m j Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:10:11 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-289 You don't need a gadget to clicker train. Use the word good or yes, it works the same. You don’t need a gadget to clicker train. Use the word good or yes, it works the same.

]]> By: poohbear1978 http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-288 poohbear1978 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:49:39 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-288 With my dogs i found that a small tin with pebbles in it worked really well. With my dogs i found that a small tin with pebbles in it worked really well.

]]> By: dontknow http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-287 dontknow Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:27:58 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-287 use a few coins in an empty soda can. this will make the same "sense of the clicker noise"! Good luck! use a few coins in an empty soda can. this will make the same “sense of the clicker noise”! Good luck!

]]> By: p_i_turtle_sanders http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-286 p_i_turtle_sanders Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:53:16 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-286 You know the little metal lids on drink bottles like snapple? They click if you push in the middle part. Not as loud as a regular clicker, but works in a pinch. You can also substitute any other noise, or a light, like those pocket lazers (just don't shine in anyone's eyes) or, if you are really stumped, use a very specific word in place of the click. The verbal cue generally takes longer for the dog to catch on to, though, because they have already become so accustomed to tuning out your voice (plus your tone and all that varies, right!) Good luck! p.s. Whatever you choose, be consistent. It should be something that has the same sound everytime you use it, and should be short. The idea of the coins in the can wouldn't work as well because it's hard to pinpoint the exact moment that you are trying to indicate - just too much rattling. Use the clicker like a camera- you are trying to capture an exact moment of your dog's behavior - and anything more than the slight two-part noise of the shutter going off just takes too long to get a focused image. You know the little metal lids on drink bottles like snapple? They click if you push in the middle part. Not as loud as a regular clicker, but works in a pinch.

You can also substitute any other noise, or a light, like those pocket lazers (just don’t shine in anyone’s eyes) or, if you are really stumped, use a very specific word in place of the click. The verbal cue generally takes longer for the dog to catch on to, though, because they have already become so accustomed to tuning out your voice (plus your tone and all that varies, right!)

Good luck!

p.s. Whatever you choose, be consistent. It should be something that has the same sound everytime you use it, and should be short. The idea of the coins in the can wouldn’t work as well because it’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment that you are trying to indicate – just too much rattling. Use the clicker like a camera- you are trying to capture an exact moment of your dog’s behavior – and anything more than the slight two-part noise of the shutter going off just takes too long to get a focused image.

]]> By: IheartEsteban http://www.epuppyguide.com/any-ideas-for-substitute-clickers-like-things-readily-availablearound-the-house-for-clicker-training-my-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-285 IheartEsteban Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:12:03 +0000 http://www.epuppyguide.com/?p=114#comment-285 I use my voice, a quick sharp HEY.. gets his attention. (it also works on my husband) I use my voice, a quick sharp HEY.. gets his attention.

(it also works on my husband)

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