Canine Cadre - Where the Dog Comes First!

CLICK WITH CLASS

I first met Karen Pryor in a seminar in New Jersey years ago. Since then, I have trained many dogs with the clicker, also known as operant conditioning, with great success. Building on that experience, we brought 'clicking' to a whole new level....Calming aggressive dogs, building shy or apprehensive dogs confidence.

NEW FOR CHILDREN - PUPPY CLICKER WITH CHILDREN - Also build your children's confidence and bond naturally with the puppy from the start.

The "click" is a marker signal. Clicker training is a science-based system for teaching behavior with positive reinforcement. You use a marker signal (the sound of a toy clicker) to tell the animal (or person) when they are doing the action that will pay off. The system was first widely used by dolphin trainers who needed a way to teach behavior without using physical force.

What a clicker is? The clicker is an inhuman mechanical device that replaces your voice and praise. You can go on using praise all you want; just click first. The "click" sound thus identifies for the dog exactly what all your affection is in honor of. You might say that the voice is analogue - like a picture, it carries a lot of information, including your mood, your energy level and so on - whereas the "click" is digital - it means one thing only YES. Dogs learn in an instant that they can make YOU "click", and how to do it again. It's clear communication that rapidly leads to a stronger bond between you and your pup, one of the many delightful side effects of this kind of training.

WHAT THE CLICKER ISN'T

~ The clicker is not a permanent necessity;
~ You do not have to use a clicker in public or on the show grounds;
~ The click is not a way to call your dog and make him come;
~ The clicker is not a threat or a warning of punishment;
~ The click is not just for puppies, or for pet, or for tricks;
~ Clicker training is not a fad or the invention or method of some particular guru;
~ Clicker training is not obsecure or hard to learn - it's just different;

In May, 2005, I attended the 'Click to Calm' seminar given by Emma Parsons. This seminar had some good tidbits on 'healing the aggressive dog'. Remember, 'aggressive' and 'reactive' - new termonology - means the same thing.

I am in the process of doing case studies. This means I will pick an owner/dog team and follow through to the end result. Since May, 2005, I have taken on five new clients as case studies. This is a very interesting concept.

If you would like more information, click - no pun intended - on the link below.