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Quote: juliana mccabe
I have tried both having the treats in my hand and not holding them but he knows when I have them out. Maybe he is getting it and I just don't know it.
One more post - I think this is OK. My dog knows exactly when I have treats out, it's just not possible to hide them from him, and it's most efficient for ME if I actually have a bunch of little bits in my hand and I just feed one with my finger tips when he's being rewarded... so he clearly knows where they come from, but this doesn't diminish the association with the clicker - when he hears that, he just looks to my hand. That may not be great for a sport dog or one being trained in a much more proper "form" than I'm working on, but I don't mind WHERE Oscar thinks the treats come from, as long as his brain is working on HOW to get them in between. Your pup hasn't been given anything to work on yet, so of course he's focused on the treating right now.
I have been clicking and immediately treating I think part of the problem is that he is anticipating the treat before the click. He knows that the treats are out and that it is training time so he is just waiting for me to tell him what to do and I don't think the click means anything yet.
Maybe I will try keeping the treats in random places in the house and click and treat when he isn't expecting it and then maybe he will better make the connection.
Another tidbit I am filing away. Maybe its been posted before and before, but keeping that gadget on hand is a great idea!
(I think I will order a couple more in the future to so one can be in my walking coat, woods jacket, and one on hand).
Keep one on hand at all times, Juliana. Then you can click for something wherever you're at (with treats in a jacket pocket or apron or...), and then you get to have FUN!
I put mine on one of those springy looking plastic bracelets and also on a lanyard, that way I don't have to hang on to it all the time. All of the new plastic ones I have gotten have a little platic loop on the non button end for attaching to something.
I keep them stashed too so I always have a backup one handy.
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Re: Clicker training
[Re: Juliana McCabe ]
#235761 - 04/10/2009 09:57 AM 
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- I think this is OK. My dog knows exactly when I have treats out, it's just not possible to hide them from him, and it's most efficient for ME if I actually have a bunch of little bits in my hand and I just feed one with my finger tips when he's being rewarded... so he clearly knows where they come from, but this doesn't diminish the association with the clicker - when he hears that, he just looks to my hand. That may not be great for a sport dog or one being trained in a much more proper "form" than I'm working on, but I don't mind WHERE Oscar thinks the treats come from, as long as his brain is working on HOW to get them in between. Your pup hasn't been given anything to work on yet, so of course he's focused on the treating right now.
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