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#199671 - 06/22/08 07:44 AM
Re: Clik Stik -- what??
[Re: Mike J Schoonbrood]
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Cindy Easton Rhodes
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The dog is taught to touch and then to follow the tip of the stick. When the dog will freely follow the stick, you can lead the dog wherever you want it to go, instead of having to pull, push, lift, or coax it. You can target the dog into the car, onto a grooming table, over jumps, or into the correct position for gaiting or stacking. You can put the target upright in the ground to teach the dog to go away from you. With the target stick you can teach many tricks and skills, such as closing a door, turning a light switch on and off, and retrieving objects by name.
If you watched my youtube video with my horse, you will see me using it there. I only show the preliminary work there, but he is not following the target into a bow with his head almost flat on the ground.
Instead of pulling my horses head around, he is willingly engaged with the target.
It encourages operant behavior and the dogs and horses really seem to enjoy targeting. It's just one more tool for the toolbox.
It's really useful for trainers who aren't physically as mobile, it's used a lot in the Assistance dog video we sell.
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#199677 - 06/22/08 12:47 PM
Re: Clik Stik -- what??
[Re: Cindy Easton Rhodes]
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Debbie High
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How fun! I plan to get a target stick when I come to the seminar. Can't wait to go on a shopping spree.
Edited by Debbie High (06/22/08 12:48 PM)
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#199711 - 06/22/08 06:46 PM
Re: Clik Stik -- what??
[Re: Debbie High]
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S Sorenson
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If I had to pick between muddy-paw towels and target sticks, I would go with the stick. Mine is an 89-cent dowel from home depot, but it gets the job done.
It's really great for helping wiggly dogs "target" a hip or shoulder into the correct position for a front or finish or whatever.
Also fun for cats.
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#199836 - 06/23/08 05:53 PM
Re: Clik Stik -- what??
[Re: Geoff Empey]
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Katherine Ostiguy
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A clik stik or other extendable target is much, much easier for the animal to see in all situations. In bright sunlight, or on tall grass, a laser pointer is next to impossible to see.
For indoor situations, I'd suspect you could use the laser pointer for fine-tuning or as more of a physical target (i.e., go stand over there). The advantage of the stick is that the dog can follow the tip of it "in the air", and there are some dogs who've been trained to heel exclusively by following a target stick. You can't really do that with a laser.
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