when loading the clicker- a click then treat click then treat you do this until when you click the dog gives that "TREAT?" look now the dog hs learned that the click brings a tret.
The reason we use the clicker
1- it is bridge- if we're teaching sit and say "goodboy" on a dog who's having trouble learning to sit- his butt will be bck in the air before we finish our GOOD BOY. With the click it's short- distinctive sound cn get the timing much better then a verbal cue
2- with clicker training you can SHAPE behavoir and correct issues in training quicker- ie if a down is not 'quick' it is easier to correct wtih the clicker IMO then other methods.
It's a fabulous tool that IMO a lot of people who use it do NOT know how to use it for it's full benefit
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