Clicker Training

So I've been reading a little bit about clicker training. It seems like it's really effective. I was wondering if anyone has tried and had success or if it's even necessary?

Thanks :]

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 12:27pm

the closest petsmart to where I live is unfortunately between trainers so I'm gonna have to try this without classes :[ I definitely looked into it though. It's too much trouble to go all the way across town to the other one. and I'm sure private training is way too expensive.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 10, 2011 at 5:49pm

Depending where you live...our AKC club has classes but I still have to travel an hour each way...but those are the closest for us.

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 5:53pm

i don't even know if there is AKC club here lol my petsmart is 5 minutes away vs. the other one 20 min away.

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Permalink Reply by Jane on January 10, 2011 at 3:52pm

I'd check with your local vets and doggie daycares, they might offer classes as well.

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Permalink Reply by Kari & Quin on January 10, 2011 at 6:26pm

I used youtube as my classes for clicker training 2 really good ones are kikopup and Pamelamarxsen they have really good videos, you can look at others also and find your favorite

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 7:08pm

oh cool! I'll definitely check that out. thanks :D

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 10, 2011 at 6:57pm

# Shreveport Kennel Club The Shreveport Kennel Club was founded to promote the sport ... Providing service to the Ark-La-Tex, the club ... Morris Animal Foundation and the American Kennel Club's ...
shreveportkennelclub.org - Cached

Don't have a clue where this is but you could check and I also noticed some training classes when I looked this up:) They may have puppy classes which are good till your little one gets old enough:)

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 7:11pm

awesome! thanks so much!

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 8:11pm

well i looked at the classes and prices and figured out where it's located. The prices are cheaper than Petsmart for the most part and if i finish all the classes (puppy,beginner, novice, advanced, and rally) i could compete in competitions and stuff. I had no idea we had stuff like that around here. I'll probably only do the puppy class though :] thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 10, 2011 at 8:28pm

You could probably ask if you could stop by and watch before you decide...that's what I did and I think our AKC classes are cheaper or the same...I just thought because some of the trainers are breeders,have show dogs,do agility and train...I would be really getting a better deal! Happy for you that it might work...even just to get started...I have found that I need the training and the classes as much as my dogs:)

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Permalink Reply by Nikki and Luca on January 10, 2011 at 8:42pm

If she turns out to be a stubborn little pup that's when I'll turn to classes most likely. lol I've gone through potty training and raising of three different dogs so maybe I can do it myself :D guess we'll see!

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Dunkle on January 10, 2011 at 8:32pm

Sabre is my first dog but I had read a lot about clicker training and decided to try it. We brought Sabre home at 8 weeks and he was house trained at 10 weeks with the help of the clicker. I used it to teach him commands for inside/outside as well as some tricks. He is 9 months old now, and he knows 9 tricks and hasn't used the bathroom in the house since June. The clicker is awesome if you can be consistant with it and give a reward/recognition immediately after you click. It worked very well for us!