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**jmm** · 01-06-2010, 07:39 PM

I also use the clicker for teaching most behaviors.

The clicker is NOT a reinforcer. The clicker is like a camera. You click to "take a picture" of the exact behavior you want. So for sit, you would click when the dog's bum hit the ground. By clearly telling the dog what it is you wanted, it is okay for your reinforcer to follow seconds later. It is a bridge between behavior and reinforcer.

Roo knows:
2 paws on a big medicine ball and taking a few steps with paws on the ball (the ball moves while he does this)
2 paws on a 35 lb weight when asked "How strong are you?"
touch
ready (play bow), ok
ready(on a stay), steady, get it
target games
sit, down
spin, dance
All of the agility equipment and handling cues "turn" "here" "go" "out"
Basic heeling on and off leash
To stop outdoors on his name (even if there are kids to play with or a cat to play with)
recall
kennel

Soda knows:
sit, down
extensive heeling (pace changes, turns, figure 8, etc.)
recall
drop on recall
formal retrieve
retrieve over high jump
broad jump
All of the agility equipment and handling cues
All novice obedience exercises
Rally exercises through advanced
Turn, turn the other way
Stop
lay down, head down
paw
scratch my leg
hup and off
ready (play bow), ok
ready (on stay), steady, go
kennel
get off my bed LOL
I'm sure there are more. Right now he's learning "find it" which is our cue for scent articles.

I teach most everything, even heeling, off leash with the clicker.

01-06-2010, 07:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,156	I also use the clicker for teaching most behaviors. The clicker is NOT a reinforcer. The clicker is like a camera. You click to "take a picture" of the exact behavior you want. So for sit, you would click when the dog's bum hit the ground. By clearly telling the dog what it is you wanted, it is okay for your reinforcer to follow seconds later. It is a bridge between behavior and reinforcer. Roo knows: 2 paws on a big medicine ball and taking a few steps with paws on the ball (the ball moves while he does this) 2 paws on a 35 lb weight when asked "How strong are you?" touch ready (play bow), ok ready(on a stay), steady, get it target games sit, down spin, dance All of the agility equipment and handling cues "turn" "here" "go" "out" Basic heeling on and off leash To stop outdoors on his name (even if there are kids to play with or a cat to play with) recall kennel Soda knows: sit, down extensive heeling (pace changes, turns, figure 8, etc.) recall drop on recall formal retrieve retrieve over high jump broad jump All of the agility equipment and handling cues All novice obedience exercises Rally exercises through advanced Turn, turn the other way Stop lay down, head down paw scratch my leg hup and off ready (play bow), ok ready (on stay), steady, go kennel get off my bed LOL I'm sure there are more. Right now he's learning "find it" which is our cue for scent articles. I teach most everything, even heeling, off leash with the clicker. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!