Natalya Zahn Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2006
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Quote: bev thibault
Gotcha - tx for the clarification. Do I need to do the "yes-give food" exercise in different locals before I move on to the next step? Or, is it better to charge the marker, then reward for an observed behaviour in one local?
Once a dog really understands the "click=treat" concept (and it shouldn't take too long at all... a handful of sessions really), he'll most likely perk up whenever and wherever he hears that click (including new and novel locations). And charging the marker is as simple as Connie laid it out: click > treat, click > treat, click > treat (dog is not supposed to be doing anything at this point accept making the connection that whenever you click, he gets a treat.)
This does not necessarily mean that when the dog is distracted in the back yard, doing his own thing, he'll come running to the sound of the clicker (he might, but it shouldn't be used as a dinner bell ) - but when you have his attention and he's tipped off to the fact that you're interested in working with him, he'll remember that the clicker is the mark, and he'll probably get excited as you start to use it with him (markers are such an excellent, clear mode of communication - dogs are generally enthusiastic to work with them).
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Re: Tips on marker training
[Re: Bev Thibault ]
#263494 - 01/27/2010 02:33 PM 
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) - but when you have his attention and he's tipped off to the fact that you're interested in working with him, he'll remember that the clicker is the mark, and he'll probably get excited as you start to use it with him (markers are such an excellent, clear mode of communication - dogs are generally enthusiastic to work with them).
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