How to Train Your Dog with a CLICKER.
How to Train Your Dog with a CLICKER.
Effectively teach your dog with a clicker. Dog training made easy!
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I also like to teach a marker that signals negative reinforcement. This is very useful when teaching the stay command or if you wanted to teach your dog to not jump on the furniture. This helps your dog to learn what they can and can’t do without receiving a form of positive punishment. The type of negative reinforcement that it predicts is leash pressure. In this video, I’ll use the word “Wrong”.
This part of the training only requires that we teach our dog the terminal marker. The exercise goes as follows:
• Get your dog’s attention.
• Once your dog is looking at you, you use your clicker.
• Deliver the reward. Note: the marker sound must come before you move to deliver the reward. If you click while you’re giving the dog the reward, your dog will never become conditioned to the sound.
• Wait until your dog eats the first reward and looks back at you. Again, use your clicker, followed by moving away from your dog, encouraging your dog to come and get the second reward.
When doing this exercise, I prefer to go back and forth between handing the pup the reward and making the dog come and get the reward. I also recommend switching your supply hand and your distribution hand. You will continue to do sessions of this exercise until your dog is conditioned to the clicker. When done correctly most dogs will become conditioned within a day or two.
Ivan Pavlov knew his dogs were conditioned to a marker because they’d salivate. The way I test a dog to see if it’s conditioned is I will say or click the marker (the sound that predicts the reward), and instead of giving the reward, I watch them for any changes of behavior. These are the four most common:
• Opening their mouths
• Salivating
• Licking their lips
• Moving their paws
On the other hand, if all they give you is a blank stare—you’ll know they’re not conditioned.
Now that your dog is conditioned to each marker, you may be wondering how long you have to deliver the primary reinforcer before you lose the connection. Well, you have as much time as the dog is paying attention. This could be any length of time until the dog is distracted (if a rabbit runs by and catches your dog’s attention, you’ve lost it). This means you don’t have to rush the delivery of the reward.
Next, when using a marker make sure your dog is doing a behavior that you like. Don’t make the common mistake of using the marker to get your dog’s attention. Meaning, your dog is not paying attention to you, so you use the marker to get your dog to look at you. Even though your dog looks at you after you say the marker, the dog was actually being rewarded for looking away from you.
Lastly, if you use your marker, you must pay your dog with the primary. A marker only has value because it ALWAYS predicts the primary reinforcer.
Got a new puppy. 10-12 weeks old estimate. Rescue. Possible BorderCollie/Terrier Mix. She stops and scratches at her collar. Scratches only when her collar is on. Should I leave it on all the time, and let her get used to it, or should I just keep it on her when training only? It’s a standard collar with buckles. Should I try and find a new one buckle collar?? 🤷♀ I tried a harness, and she scratches at that as well…
It is okay if i can do both “yes” mark and the clicker sound at the same time?
what’s this dog’s breed ?
Where are you located and do offer in person training. I will be getting a 12week Saint Bernard on 6/26/24 can you help?
Where can I get a clicker ?
Love your techniques
You can’t tell me this isn’t a talent. Yes it can be learned, but I really believe some people are just naturally good at stuff like this.
2:10 i broked my fingers holding a leash like that
What do you use for rewards (the training treats)?
I just got my clickers in the mail. Our puppy is 5 months old. I’ve already taught her sit, shake, pattycake, sit pretty, and come. She will not stay. She also jumps up on the table a lot. She steals shoes, food, etc. We are all covered in bruises and bite marks. She’s not aggressive but she’s sassy. If I point at her, she playfully tries to bite my fingers. I can’t get her to lay down either. I’ve watched the video several times and I still don’t fully understand. For instance, the jumping on the table. I tell her to get down, she does, then I reward her and she does it again. What do I do in that situation? I really need help with jumping, stealing, lay down, and the worst of all, separation anxiety. She can’t handle any time I leave. My husband says she screams the whole time I’m gone, no matter how long I’m gone.
What type of treats do you feed the puppy? Can you share the product name and brand? The dog will be treat dependent or at one point, no more treats are need it?
Just found this video, thank you. I’m sure it will help me with my pup.. Where the pup kept getting off the platform when you wanted him to stay, you would take him back to the platform and then treat him. Surely that would then teach him if he jumps off (when you want him to stay), he’s going to get a treat when you put him back on.. So gain for him, but not for you, as he isn’t staying put! Do you have a video where he finally gets it and stays in position whilst you walk away and then awaits a ‘come’ command or you return to him and treat him for doing as you wanted him to do? Thanks
Are a tremendous help! I broke down crying but you saved me my sanity and money by not putting her in puppy school! THANK YOU!
poor dog, happy about being exploited
Thanks! Great video!
Can the verbal "good" be the reward after the click?
Pavlov clicker. :3
I am unable to train my German shepherd.He only understands sit , wait and go. I am very agitated as I bought it for protection purpose, bcoz my family is under threat
Very well explained when to click!!
May I ask How Many sessions a day and How Long a session is ??? We have a 11 year old golden (Cooper) and picking up a 3 month golden this weekend we did clicker with Coop At School as a Pup and need a Refresher course NOW and you have a Great Vid Here Thank You Nate
Good boy
I’m training my English bulldog and I’m trying a clicker currently I’m teaching Him it’s a positive thing
Hi Nate,
I’m a disabled veteran and will likely be in a sitting position while training (I have a Goldendoodle puppy coming in 5 days). A small percentage of the time, I’ll be standing…will it confuse the dog when I give the commands while standing?
Thanks
That actually looks like the puppy that was stolen from me 😞
Hi Nate love your videos! You said that the click always predicts the reward: my trainer taught me to use the clicker also as a mean to create expectation to the reward (for example to make behaviours faster), clicking without following with a reward from time to time, implying that the click itself becames the reward. I’m becaming more and more skeptical about this method because it seems like it creates confusion in the dog and the value of the clicker itself as a target seems to became lower and lower over time. Any toughts on this? Did you ever use the clicker this way? Thnaks in advance
Dear Nate, many thanks for your videos. I am still unable to connect clicker training with both markers C and T. If click=T, what in clicker training is than C marker? You say verbal praise. So when doing like long stay, you give command, motivate, mark – no clicker since click= T, so what instaed – praise, praise,…., click and reward. Many thanks. A.
This is great. What treats do you use for rewards?
Why do you use "wrong" instead of "no"?
You’re the best bro
Drink every time he says click
My dog was a really good dog ones a did this
Wtf than the qube than the reward thingy you made me confuse ehh
What breed of do is this it’s adorable
Thank you 😊 , want to give this a try with my beautiful puppy ❤️ 😅 although, have you any tips etc for when she’s out for a walk because she’s a rescue and keeps lunging and bark’s at other dogs we have tryed commands and that saying no , stop , leave it , but she’s not listening 😢
How long should I do the training for? 10 minutes?
This video is so good, YouTube might as well delete all the other videos on this topic
Does it make noise or?
How do you train a dog if they aren’t food motivated at all? Fearful also
thanks for the great video! What training treats do you use? I have used the commercial training treats and they give my dog diarrhea.
Thanks for this Nate, I came across your video as I’m waitimg on a rescue dog coming that I have adopted, I’m just a bit worried as he is 1 year old and is a street dog, do you think he can be trained to a home after living on the streets I’m worried he will try to bolt, I’m ready to give him all the love and show him people can be nice, any help please would be very much appreciated, I’m expecting him over the next couple of week, I look forward to your reply.
Chris
Hey Nate I really like the fact that you’re using the voice commands as well as explaining to someone like me who has a hard time understanding and has to watch this video four and five times so actually let it finally sank in that everytime I was using the clicker that I just recently got within the last week I was doing it incorrectly I guess you can say and then when I would take the dog for a walk he’s afraid of going down the steps because we’re on the second floor and he fell twice down the steps any tips thanks
Hi Nate, Why is the clicker’s click a release? Is there a clicker/leash combi product?
Is it possible to speak a little slower for us middle age trainers. 🙂
Why “free” and not “yes”
Very nice video of how clicker training works.
Been teaching my pup without a clicker, she is now 7 months and knows 8 commands (sit, lay, stay, come, leave it, heel, shake, spin). She’s learned those without a clicker but I just got one to take her one step further. Went on a search to make sure I’ve been using it correctly. I more or less have, but did learn more from you in this vid, so thank you! I hope she won’t be too confused now with the clicker and a bit of a different technique, like correcting immediately and using heel and center etc. as come. Thanks for the great presentation!
Little bit off topic, what do you think about those pre-recorded communication buttons they step on and supposedly communicate through?
Is it okay to use both the Clicker and "Free" (not at the same time, but during different training sessions) for the termination marker, or will it just confuse the puppy? Was thinking of occasionally doing "free", but early on use a lot of clicker training for better consistency, but don’t want to be solely reliant on the Clicker.
The pup is so cute!! Also, helpful bcuz I just got a dog!
So what if your puppy does not care for treats if it means they must listen or respond. My young 9 week old will literally not respond to anything after the first 2 treats. I’ve tried kibble, boiled chicken, "training treats" , small amounts of cheese, other meats, etc…
He doesn’t like/care for positive reinforcement.
Should I stop feeding him certain meals (like dinner) to work with a hungry pup?
I’ve had more than a few dogs but none have ever been so lazy, unmotivated and/or independent.
I am impressed. The puppy is coming on very well.