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EagleGirl's Clicker Club Training Column

I hope everyone is enjoying using clicker training to work with your pets.  I hope that you are finding that you and your pet are becoming more and more in tune with each other, and that you are getting more and more "work" done.  But while you are training, don't overlook the value of having fun.  Animals, just like people, need to have fun and enjoy their work.  And they enjoy some things more than others.  While clicker training is enjoyable because your pets are constantly getting treats, it is also important to plan for some activities that they especially like.

Does your dog love to run and pick up things?  Then take some time to use the clicker to work on fetching.  Perhaps your dog would enjoy learning to catch a frisbee.  As with anything else you teach your dog, start at the very beginning and break it down into tiny steps.  Show your dog the frisbee, click/treat.  Let your dog touch the frisbee, c/t.  See if your dog will take the frisbee from you, c/t.  See if he will give it back to you, c/t.  This might need a little more work, especially if your dog is one that enjoys playing tug of war.  But with patience, time, and clicks and treats, you can do this.  Step back a little, ask your dog to take the frisbee, c/t.  Eventually move to letting go of the frisbee and gently "pushing" it to your dog.  Click/treat for any attempt to move towards it or catch it.  Keep working until he can "catch" it when you "push" it to him.  Then step back a little farther, and repeat the process.  Be sure to have him give the frisbee back to you each time, and click/treat when he does.  If he does not easily give up the frisbee, then you will want to start your training with this.  Just work on having him "give", then when he does that well, you can move on to the rest of the steps.

Does your cat enjoy jumping up on high things and looking down at you?  Perhaps you could do some clicker work and train her to jump up at your request.  Remember, you might be able to tell a dog what to do, but with a cat, you have to ASK!  I have actually not used the clicker with my cats, but now that I mention it I think I'll give it a try.  I'll let you know how it goes.  But if you want to go ahead and give it a try, think carefully about what you want the cat to do, then break it down into tiny steps, starting at the very beginning.  With a cat, you might need to start out by lifting her up where you want her.  Or you might want to call her, and c/t when she comes, then move closer to where you want her to end up, and repeat the process.  In addition, you might want to start with a much lower jump, and gradually increase the height.

What about your pony?  Does he enjoy trotting?  Take some time to work on asking him to trot from a voice command.  If he already responds to leg cues, then pair the command with a leg cue.  C/T.  Work with both cues for a while, then give the voice cue without the leg cue.  If he shows any indication of responding, c/t.  You might find you have better success working from the ground.  If he already will break into a trot when you begin to jog and shake the lead, then pair this with the voice cue.  c/t  Continue to work until he is responding quickly, then try just the voice cue, without the lead shake.

Does your bird like to swing in his cage?  Think about what steps are involved in this, then work with the clicker to train your bird to get on his swing at your request.  Does your hamster enjoy his exercise wheel?  Work with him on getting in the wheel and running at your voice cue.

Remember, regardless of what you want your pet to learn, you need to analyze it and determine what steps are involved in the action.  And always start at the very beginning.  Don't be impatient and try to do it all in one session.  Depending on what you are doing, you may find that you can indeed accomplish quite a bit in one session.  But you want your pet to have time to internalize the steps, and you may find you have to start at the beginning more than once.  Remember, this activity is supposed to be fun, so don't push things too hard.  Take your time, constantly be thinking about the steps, OBSERVE your pet, and both of you HAVE FUN!

Until then, happy clicking!
EagleGirl

Member Photo Gallery

from EventingFreak222

I saw the pictures in the newletter and i though I would share a few of mine. The pictures are of my 2002 thoroughbred horse Jojo. He is 16.2hh and I have jumped him 3'6". We are strongly competing eventers at the beginner novice level and have already qualified for championships in May. I love Jojo he is the best boy in the world.

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