Also, if you want to start a new thread, not in this product forum, about marker work and help with the dog's dog-reactivity, you will gets tons of help here.
not sure i ever mentioned clicker work. i've never actually used a clicker in training.
Clicker or verbal marker -- both work.
ah! well in that case, our last trainer taught us using the word "yes!" in a very enthusiatic voice. so, for instance, when walking, and holding out a treat, if she looks back, i will say "yes!" and then maybe on every third or so look back (still using the "yes!", i will give her the treat. Sometimes i will hold out longer though, to see how far we can actually get with her walking on a loose(er) leash, and looking back at me every once in a while. i use the "yes!" when working on general obedience as well.
what we learned in regards to her reactivity, which we don't practice as much because it's hard to find a good spot to do it, is if we are sitting at a distance from other dogs, i will say "check it out" for her to look at the dog, and then say "yes!" immediately in order to not even give her enough time to react before she gets a treat, and eventually she gets to the point where she is looking, not reacting, and then looking back at me for the treat. this is a wonderful technique! but like i said only really works at a distance where we can watch and observe without many distractions..
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