Clicker Training for Dogs*

Now, this powerful little book has become more helpful than ever in a new edition packed with step-by-step photographs of dogs and their handlers, clearly showing each stage of:

Shaping a behavior
Choosing and delivering a reward
Raising criteria
Target training
Timing the click
How to progress in small steps
Clicker training foundation behaviors, including Sit, Down, and Come when Called
Clicker training walking on a loose leash
Teaching a dog to be clicker savvy with the classic game “101 Things to do with a Box”
Training alone, with a partner, and in a group
Keeping training fun for you and your dog
Throughout, the easy-to-read text explains the science of behavior and learning that makes clicker training so effective, including:

Why every interaction with your dog is a training opportunity
Why mistakes are best ignored
Why punishment doesn't work
Why your dog will understand the language of the click better than anything else
An all-new chapter on where to find more information and connect with other clicker trainers completes this invaluable new edition, along with Frequently Asked Questions and Clicker Tips.

If you're curious about clicker training and want to learn more, begin with Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs. If you've tried clicker training, and know that it works, keep Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs in your library to review the underlying principles and basic techniques. If you already have a copy of earlier editions, be sure to add this new edition to your library for its more than 70 photographs of clicker training in action. If you are instructor or professional trainer, it is the beginners' reference on which you can rely.

Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs. It's the first step to the world of clicker training.