Blue Fox

I bought three clickers with every intention of learning to use one and teaching T this way for something different. I read everything I could get my hands on on the internet and then through force of habit taught him the old school way Just couldn't find one when I needed it, by the time I had the treats and the clicker and the dog it all just seemed to hard.

Most of T's training so far has been very informal, we don't set aside times to train although hopefully someone is about to start obedience classes in town so we'll be off to that, more for socialisation than anything.

WonderPup

I'm a dork I LOVE my dog whistle. It has a special place and I have it on a very nice leather lanyard to hang around my neck. LoL...

My dogs, (saleen excluded) all know more than one marker as well. Some purist clicker trainers say this is bad. Right now I have a clicker in my pocket 24/7 because of Saleen, but even now I am noticing an interesting occurance. I didn't even realize I was doing this until today at work and I caught myself. I have been using my verbal marker, which is "yes" as I click or just before. When I realized it, I tried to omit the clicker entirely and just say "Yes" when I cued her to sit. Amazement... she knew what the yes ment. As soon as I said it she looked directly at my pocket and started wagging. LoL. Guess she already at least simi understands both markers.

I've been toying around with the idea of using the whistle for attention and release one might do with a "gun dog" Since she likes water so much and I have several friends who are really big into hunt tests with their dogs I thought I might try and train her for that.... We'll see. I'd have to keep her coat short for all that and I don't know if I can do that lol.