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Does clicker training really work?

Clicker training is a form of Operant (or Skinnerian) training. In my experience, it is a helpful aid for some new dog trainers/owners to gain confidence and timing skills to correctly identify and reward the behavior that they are trying to teach. For other owners and trainers, however, it is a crutch that prevents them from learning a variety of useful tools and techniques as they become dependent on the little piece of plastic and paralyzed without it.

In my observation, dogs that are trained exclusively with a clicker are very treat driven and do not perform well under pressure or when treats/the clicker are absent - one reason that military, police, and service organizations that use clickers for training also utilize other tools for "proofing" once a behavior is learned. Operant conditioning is ideal for shaping a behavior but not for generalizing it under distracting circumstances or enforcing a command when a dog (who I believe is more than a switchboard waiting for positive and negative stimulus) chooses to test boundaries - if the dog is not hungry, it doesn't care what the clicker is doing.

I personally do not use a clicker because I find them difficult to manage while also holding a leash and a treat and far to easy to misplace. I use the same technique of operant conditioning without the little piece of plastic, however, and use a vocal marker ("yes!") in the same way that a clicker would be used. I use it to shape and teach a new behavior primarily, and then "polish" before a competition with more "traditional" methods like a few "pops" on the leash if my dog starts playing the out-to-lunch or how-slow-and-it-still counts games.

The best trainers have operant conditioning in their "toolbox" along with many other techniques, and like all dog training techniques, the reason it exists is that for some dog and owner at some time, it worked. Like all training techniques, however, there are circumstances where it is the wrong "tool" for the job and will either not work or will not work as well as other methods.

Do puppy training classes really work?

Puppy training classes are great for what they are...socialization, learning how to get along with other dogs and learning how to focus on YOUR command when there is the distraction of friends around. You are not going to learn crate training or potty training.
If money is not standing in your way, you will get the best attention and education from a private trainer. They may charge a little more, but you will likely need fewer visits. They will come to your house and show you exactly what to do, how to do it and will be able to answer any questions as well as correct you in how you deliver your commands. They might come once a week, or more if you think you need it...but they will teach you a few things and then you do "homework" reinforcing the training every day. After your puppy knows the basics...which he will more quickly than you know...you need to focus on the length of time your pup is listening. For instance if you need to say sit more than once before he obeys...you work on faster response. If you get him to wait for one minute, you then try for 3 minutes. And as he gets a little better, you take your training outside, and to a puppy class so that he is listening everywhere, not just in the house as many puppies do.
A few years ago I started with group class first...and found that the corrections/attention my dog and I were gettting in the class were not as much as we needed. I got the name of a trainer from some woman at the local dog park whose dog I admired as being so sweet and well behaved. I contacted him and it worked out great...I learned so much from the trainer. And I could call him if something came up that I needed advice on.
It was such a great experience and I wound up with a fantastic dog who now does therapy work. Having been through both experiences, I can say I got more out of private training.
I would contact a private trainer to start...go to puppy classes after, and maybe brush up again with some one on one after that. So that you and your dog have the benefit of good personalized attention, and the socialization as well.
Whatever you decide...good luck, have fun.

Do dog whisperer training methods really work / what tools does your trainer use?

Every training method that exists, exists because it worked at some point with some dog/handler pair to accomplish some goal. Some methods have different goals - for example, adversive training (i.e. "yank and spank" or what you describe from the first trainer) produces dogs that ALWAY obey in dog/handler pairs with the right temperaments. In situations where my life is on the line (i.e. police, military dogs) I don't want a dog that only works for cookies.

Clicker training works great for "pet tricks" because there is no harm if the dog wants something else more than it wants the cookie that day - he won't roll over and that won't hurt anything. It also works great for people with laid-back personalities and eager-to-please dogs, some Aussies actually want to please you more than they want anything else in the world. Most Beagles, on the other hand, forget you exist when they smell a rabbit.

My personal technique for my own dogs, based on my lifestyle and competition goals, my own personality, and the temperament of dogs I choose to own, is to teach with treats using methods very similar to clicker training (I don't use clickers because I lose and break them too often) and then enforce/proof with a vocal, flat buckle or prong collar leash correction once they know what it means (but are choosing not to listen, trust me, my dog is smart enough to know that he likes chasing deer more than he likes hot dogs). When I teach classes, we start out very positive, then use the lowest level of correction needed if there is a dog that needs them.

I also despise Ceasar Milan, his techniques may be effective in some cases, but I have met and rehabilitated far too many dogs whose owners watched the show and tried to use his extreme, force-based/fear-based, make it dramatic for the camera methods without understanding anything about basic canine psychology, timing, or the foundational things that make his techniques *sometimes* useful and not abusive.

I would keep looking for trainers, they are out there. Try to find a local dog obedience or agility club instead of a private trainer, even if they are too far to drive to, they may have recommendations of more balanced trainers in your area.

Good luck.

Does the Dogfather training system by Don Sullivan really work? Desperate!?

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The first is simple; you must win your dogs mind. If you don’t achieve this first then you will be struggling the all the way. When I talk about winning your dogs mind what I really mean is that your dog looks to you for all the decisions. Before you do anything else watch one of the amazing video sites that show you the 5 Golden rules to establishing yourself as the pack leader. If you aren’t putting these in place then you are setting yourself up to fail. Just at the crucial point where you really want your dog to listen they will go and do their own thing. For sure your dog may play ball occasionally or even most of the time, you may even have a dog that is obedient 99% of the time, however if you want a dog who always listens to you and does as you ask then you need to win your dogs mind.

The second key to success is to motivate your dog. It is really important that you discover what it is that your dog enjoys both in terms of exercise and play but also in terms of a reward. If you can make the experience enjoyable then you will both achieve more and look forward to training.

Some dogs love to fetch, others love agility, and other dogs simply love obedience training, or swimming out into water and retrieve. At least to start with find out what your dogs love is and help them develop this, what I am saying is work with your dog. The other point to recognize is to make training enjoyable reward your dog.

Dose p90x really work?

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