I have been clicker trained

By User ImageCynthia Blue [My Barks!] | Posted in Clicker, Daily Posts, Training | Tagged , , ,

I am home. I am amazed. I see the world, dog world and the rest of the world, in a completely different way now.

I get clicker training now. I get it. I hope I continue to get it. I know that as my experiences are no longer sharp, that my memories fade and my motivation diminishes, but I sure hope a lot of it sticks in my brain and in my heart, and I can develop the skills to be a real authentic clicker trainer.

Clicker training is not just click and treat, marking the behavior and shaping. That is a big part of it, but it’s not all of it. Watching the speakers was amazing. Kathy Sdao and Ken Ramirez were my favorites. They were amazing speakers, very energetic and got their points across wonderfully.

There are some key points to clicker training. You shape the behavior, or capture, using the clicker. And then after the dogs knows the behavior, you put the cue to it. And then after the behavior is reliable, you go to a variable reinforcement schedule. And then, you know a well trained clicker behavior because:

The dog always performs it on cue, and
The dog ONLY performs it on cue.

I missed those points. Didn’t understand them. And now I understand them so much better.

I am tired, so this is a short post.. I’ll post more later about what I learned, and I’ll read over my notes. I need a nap!

On this day..

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19 Comments

  1. no imageAstrid [My Barks!] on 04.02.2008 at 14:17 (Reply)

    So, do you have your bags packed for next year?

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  2. Astrid on 04.02.2008 at 15:17 (Reply)

    So, do you have your bags packed for next year?

  3. no imageLora [My Barks!] on 04.02.2008 at 19:52 (Reply)

    I wish I could have gone.. I dont know the first think about clicker training. It seems like a great concept, but I just cant grasp it. I will be very interested to read further entries about what you learned.

    Glad you had such a great time!

    Lora’s last blog post..The gift from the cat next door…

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  4. Lora on 04.02.2008 at 20:52 (Reply)

    I wish I could have gone.. I dont know the first think about clicker training. It seems like a great concept, but I just cant grasp it. I will be very interested to read further entries about what you learned.

    Glad you had such a great time! <em>Lora's last blog post..<a href='http://itsthedogslife.com/?p=116'; rel="nofollow">The gift from the cat next door…</a></em>

  5. Lora on 04.02.2008 at 20:52 (Reply)

    I wish I could have gone.. I dont know the first think about clicker training. It seems like a great concept, but I just cant grasp it. I will be very interested to read further entries about what you learned.

    Glad you had such a great time! <em>Lora's last blog post..<a href='http://itsthedogslife.com/?p=116'; rel="nofollow">The gift from the cat next door…</a></em>

  6. no imageJohann [My Barks!] on 05.02.2008 at 04:55 (Reply)

    Very cool, can’t wait to hear more about what you learned! We love clicker training!

    Woofs, Johann

    Johann’s last blog post..No! No! No! No more!

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  7. Johann on 05.02.2008 at 05:55 (Reply)

    Very cool, can't wait to hear more about what you learned! We love clicker training!

    Woofs, Johann <em>Johann's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JohannTheDog/~3/22...rel="nofollow">No! No! No! No more!</a></em>

  8. Johann on 05.02.2008 at 05:55 (Reply)

    Very cool, can't wait to hear more about what you learned! We love clicker training!

    Woofs, Johann <em>Johann's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JohannTheDog/~3/22...rel="nofollow">No! No! No! No more!</a></em>

  9. no imageCynthia Blue [My Barks!] on 05.02.2008 at 12:04 (Reply)

    Hey Astrid, i am pretty close to packed! :) LOL

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  10. no imageCynthia Blue [My Barks!] on 05.02.2008 at 12:05 (Reply)

    Hi Lora, clicker training is amazing. The things that can be done would blow your mind. And all happy dogs!

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  11. no imageCynthia Blue [My Barks!] on 05.02.2008 at 12:06 (Reply)

    heya Johann, clicker training is the best!

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  12. Cynthia Blue on 05.02.2008 at 13:04 (Reply)

    Hey Astrid, i am pretty close to packed! :) LOL

  13. Cynthia Blue on 05.02.2008 at 13:05 (Reply)

    Hi Lora, clicker training is amazing. The things that can be done would blow your mind. And all happy dogs!

  14. Cynthia Blue on 05.02.2008 at 13:06 (Reply)

    heya Johann, clicker training is the best!

  15. no imageRachael [My Barks!] on 05.02.2008 at 21:33 (Reply)

    Color me jealous! How wonderful that you got to go to clickerexpo!

    Rachael’s last blog post..Answers from the Cat Whipserer

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  16. Rachael on 05.02.2008 at 22:33 (Reply)

    Color me jealous! How wonderful that you got to go to clickerexpo! <em>Rachael's last blog post..<a href='http://riverflower.blogspot.com/2008/02/answers-f...rel="nofollow">Answers from the Cat Whipserer</a></em>

  17. Rachael on 05.02.2008 at 22:33 (Reply)

    Color me jealous! How wonderful that you got to go to clickerexpo! <em>Rachael's last blog post..<a href='http://riverflower.blogspot.com/2008/02/answers-f...rel="nofollow">Answers from the Cat Whipserer</a></em>

  18. no imageCynthia Blue [My Barks!] on 08.02.2008 at 21:41 (Reply)

    Hi Rachael, there is always next year!

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  19. Cynthia Blue on 08.02.2008 at 22:41 (Reply)

    Hi Rachael, there is always next year!

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