What is a clicker ? A clicker is a training device that makes a
sound which the dog learns to associate with food. How does it
work ? The dog learns to associate the sound of the clicker with
what they are doing at the moment they heard the click. Since
they already know that the click means food is coming, they
repeat the behavior to get the reward. The clicker replaces your
voice to more accurately identify what your dog is doing right
at the moment he is doing it. Absence of a click tells your dog
he is off track and should try again. The clicker acts like a
snapshot of the dog's behavior and allows the handler to work at
a distance from the dog. Why use a clicker to train your dog ?
it's more accurate than verbal praise you can work at a distance
from the animal it removes food from the immediate picture
(helps for dogs that get distracted easily by the presence of
food ) it gets the dog to think on it's own ( the dog has to
figure out how to make you click, which increases his focus on
you ). Where can y