SheltieChe
Forums Sage
Pretty extensive article
http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2004/gettingbehavior.htm
http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2004/gettingbehavior.htm
How do you get a behavior does matter
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Toffee's Mom
Forums Sage
*yawn*
Good article, yet some trainers get SOOO lost in the mechanics they forget that humans are a part of the equation and not robots, we all learn differently and celebrate success differently and some enjoy a different way of learning!
Not all of us learn the same way, and people like me learn by doing. I feel some are only focused on the science of it all and forget to just have fun with it. Enjoy your time with your dog and laugh, build a trusting relationship and ENJOY.
I SAY Get a clicker and start clicking JUST DO IT
Don't NEED to read a hundred articles, it doesn't have to be intimidating, because worst you can do is give the dog too many treats. I say just do it, it's NOT rocket science au contraire what some big names are trying to sell us in their 1k courses where a lot is good, common sense well packaged in scientific terms...
I love this quote: "Telling people how to train a dog SOLELY by teaching a "method" is straight up shallow. A fulfilling relationship with our dogs cannot be achieved exclusively through applying "scientific principles", clicker training, or punishment based training.
Through heartfelt interaction lies the path to a fulfilling relationship. And having a great relationship with our dogs is synonymous with having a dog that "gets you", listens to you and respects you.
Understand this, and you understand 90% of dog training."
-Zak George
Good article, yet some trainers get SOOO lost in the mechanics they forget that humans are a part of the equation and not robots, we all learn differently and celebrate success differently and some enjoy a different way of learning!
Not all of us learn the same way, and people like me learn by doing. I feel some are only focused on the science of it all and forget to just have fun with it. Enjoy your time with your dog and laugh, build a trusting relationship and ENJOY.
I SAY Get a clicker and start clicking JUST DO IT
Don't NEED to read a hundred articles, it doesn't have to be intimidating, because worst you can do is give the dog too many treats. I say just do it, it's NOT rocket science au contraire what some big names are trying to sell us in their 1k courses where a lot is good, common sense well packaged in scientific terms...
I love this quote: "Telling people how to train a dog SOLELY by teaching a "method" is straight up shallow. A fulfilling relationship with our dogs cannot be achieved exclusively through applying "scientific principles", clicker training, or punishment based training.
Through heartfelt interaction lies the path to a fulfilling relationship. And having a great relationship with our dogs is synonymous with having a dog that "gets you", listens to you and respects you.
Understand this, and you understand 90% of dog training."
-Zak George
Behavior does matter
I so agree with you Irene!!Very boring article.I think Toffee looks great and keep doing what you are doing!!
*yawn*
Good article, yet some trainers get SOOO lost in the mechanics they forget that humans are a part of the equation and not robots, we all learn differently and celebrate success differently and some enjoy a different way of learning!
Not all of us learn the same way, and people like me learn by doing. I feel some are only focused on the science of it all and forget to just have fun with it. Enjoy your time with your dog and laugh, build a trusting relationship and ENJOY.
I SAY Get a clicker and start clicking JUST DO IT
Don't NEED to read a hundred articles, it doesn't have to be intimidating, because worst you can do is give the dog too many treats. I say just do it, it's NOT rocket science au contraire what some big names are trying to sell us in their 1k courses where a lot is good, common sense well packaged in scientific terms...
I love this quote: "Telling people how to train a dog SOLELY by teaching a "method" is straight up shallow. A fulfilling relationship with our dogs cannot be achieved exclusively through applying "scientific principles", clicker training, or punishment based training.
Through heartfelt interaction lies the path to a fulfilling relationship. And having a great relationship with our dogs is synonymous with having a dog that "gets you", listens to you and respects you.
Understand this, and you understand 90% of dog training."
-Zak George
I so agree with you Irene!!Very boring article.I think Toffee looks great and keep doing what you are doing!!
Justicemom
Forums Celebrity
*yawn*
Good article, yet some trainers get SOOO lost in the mechanics they forget that humans are a part of the equation and not robots, we all learn differently and celebrate success differently and some enjoy a different way of learning!
Not all of us learn the same way, and people like me learn by doing. I feel some are only focused on the science of it all and forget to just have fun with it. Enjoy your time with your dog and laugh, build a trusting relationship and ENJOY.
I SAY Get a clicker and start clicking JUST DO IT
Don't NEED to read a hundred articles, it doesn't have to be intimidating, because worst you can do is give the dog too many treats. I say just do it, it's NOT rocket science au contraire what some big names are trying to sell us in their 1k courses where a lot is good, common sense well packaged in scientific terms...
I love this quote: "Telling people how to train a dog SOLELY by teaching a "method" is straight up shallow. A fulfilling relationship with our dogs cannot be achieved exclusively through applying "scientific principles", clicker training, or punishment based training.
Through heartfelt interaction lies the path to a fulfilling relationship. And having a great relationship with our dogs is synonymous with having a dog that "gets you", listens to you and respects you.
Understand this, and you understand 90% of dog training."
-Zak George
Very well said. I happen to use all the methods listed in the article depending on what I am teaching but i really don't care. It all starts from puppyhood with just playing and interacting with the dog. If I don't do it perfect like Irene said they get too many cookies and I try again but in the end they still want to be with me.
I didn't read the article yet but I find that a lot of my training is just praise and verbal aknowledgement based. My negative words are NO, rarely, CUT (meaning stop that right now), and WAIT. They are used only when needed with the exception of WAIT which I use all the time for things like, wait for an invitation out the door, wait for your dinner, wait for me to call you, you get the picture. I use the clicker for somethings but not everything but then I am not competing or trying to get the dog to "excel" at any one thing. If I were then the clicker would be my "go to" method of training if it worked well on the dog I was working with. I used it a lot with Tinsel in the first months of his life here and will use it again when I am back to formal training with him but ultimately he will work just for the attention reward he gets as he has learned to love the praise.