 | Positive Reinforcement - Clicker Training |
We train using positive reinforcement because training should be fun for you and your dog and should bring results.
Positive reinforcement means whenever the dog does what you want her/him to do she/he will be rewarded immediately. You are MOTIVATING the dog to do
You need to find out what motivates your dog the most. No Motivation - No Training!!
A positive reinforcer could be treats, a favorite toy, pet your dog, play a game. Your dog really decides what his/her positive reinforcer will be. It needs to be
something your dog really likes and wants. The praise/reward needs to happen the second the dog performs the desired behavior.
Timing is crucial - if you ask for a "sit" the reward needs to happen the second the dogs behind hits the ground............if you wait to long and the dogs behind is
already moving of the ground when he/she receives the reward.....you just rewarded the wrong behavior. Dogs learn by immediate results of their actions.
No matter what you do BE CONSISTENT. You and everybody else in your family who is training the dog needs to use the same commands, the same training
methods to be successful.
If you are consistent and you train your dogs many times daily for just a few minutes you will see results quickly and your dog will soon know what you want from
him/her and you can eliminate the treats
and just praise......and maybe give an occasional treat.
I General live by the "No Free Lunch" Policy which means
MAKE YOUR DOG WORK FOR EVERYTHING he/she will receive from you - make him/her sit before you put the food bowl down, have him/her sit before getting
leashed to go for a walk, have him/her "wait" for your at the door until you have crossed the doorway first and give the command "come" to follow you, make her
sit before you pet her and so on.....you get the picture.
This is a safe and non-confrontational way to control a dominant dog,
it shows the "pushy" dog gently that he must obey to your rules and the fearful dog will gain more confidence knowing his/her place in the hierarchy and might
feel more secure knowing that he/she has a strong leader.
It is a gentle and effective way to show your dog that his position is subordinate to yours.
While learning a new behavior continue to reinforce the behavior every time the dog performs correctly .
| What is Clicker Training? ( read Karen Pryor's Articles about Clicker Training) | |
| Clicker training is a conditioned reinforcer, a "bridge" or a "marker" a "signal" you give the instant the dogs performs the wanted behavior followed by the "reward" (treat, praise, | |
| toy, play.......) The Dog performs the desired behavior you "click and treat" and then release. | ||
| Shaping a Behavior - you are teaching your Dog a behavior in very tiny baby steps and you are reinforcing every single step that goes in the right direction for the desired behavior | |
| until the Dog has learned the final Behavior. Example: you want your dog to come to you when called............Step 1 you "click and treat" when your dog turns your head towards you Step 2 she looks at you and actually starts moving in your direction now you only "click and treat" when she is moving towards you Step 3 she actually comes closer to you...now you only "click and treat" when she comes closer, eventually she'll be coming all the way to you and then you only "click and treat" when she does. Every single step needs consistency and repetitions. When she performs every step 90% move on to the next one. When she responds when called 90% of the time - replace the treat or toy with just praise! | ||
| Capture a Behavior - ........ .every time your dog comes to you, without that you have called her, reward her. If you are 100% sure that she is actually coming to you say "Dogs name" | |
| come and reward her. | ||
| Luring - you lure your dog into a desired behavior with a food treat or a favorite toy, followed by rewarding the dog for performing the desired behavior by giving her the treat/toy. |
Exercise, play time is an essential part of your dogs life.............train your dog when he is tired and hungry.
Keep in mind " A tired dog is a good dog" and therefore less likely to get into trouble.
A food driven dog will respond beautifully to treats especially when hungry
Remember training is suppose to be fun for you and your dog! Let the fun begin and contact us now!
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| How do Dogs learn???? |
with the behavior). Example > you want your Dog to sit you give the cue (hand signal or verbal), the dogs sits you "click and treat" (or replace the Click with the
word YES and treat) and release the dog with your release command ("release","ok" , "done", etc....) if the dog does not sit you take (hide) the positive reinforcer,
ignore the dog for a minute or two and try again. Remember that timing is crucial and release the dog BEFORE she gets out of position................always set
your Dog up to succeed!
| Positive Reinforcement: Something added increases behavior - "something good is to come" |
| Positive Punishment: Something added decreases behavior - "something bad is to come" - ( tell the dog "NO" the instant she does the unwanted behavior | |
| or make a loud unpleasant noise) | ||
| Negative Reinforcement: Something removed increases behavior - "something bad is going away"- (Dog does what you want him to do.....remove the loud | |
| unpleasant noise) | ||
| Negative Punishment: Something removed decreases behavior - "something good will go away" - (Dog jumps on you walk away from the dog,withdraw your | |
| attention, ignore her - "time out") |
Dogs learn trough classical conditioning (Classical conditioning, also called "Pavlovian conditioning" or "respondent conditioning", is a type of learning found in
animals, caused by the association (or pairing) of two stimuli or as Aristotle said: "When two things commonly occur together, the appearance of one will bring the
other to mind". Example: you pick up the leash...........your dog hears the leash and knows you are ready to go for a walk, she hears you pick up the food bowl
and expects to be fed..............................
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