Training Your Dog
By Jayme Hanson
The first goal is to show the dog the meaning of the clicker - stand in front of him, click once and give a treat - at this point, the dog doesn’t have to do anything for his treat – he just needs to learn the association of the ‘click’ and treat routine. Spend some time doing a ‘click’, then treat - generally give 1 treat but very occasionally, ‘jackpot’ with a handful of treats - being unpredictable is a good trick to use with dogs – he’ll eventually work harder because although he knows he’ll get a treat anyway, it’ll be in the back of his mind that he might just get 5 treats if he does something extra special! Only click ONCE - don’t get excited when he does wonderful things and ‘click, click, click, click’ because that takes the consistency out of the ‘click’ and treat routine.

Keep training sessions short and sweet, preferably around five minutes - they should be fun for both of you; fun for him because he’s getting lots of treats and is using his brain, and fun for you because it is far easier to train him than you ever imagined! A good method to use when getting started with click and treat is to stand in front of the animal - click the clicker and give a treat - continue doing this

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for 20-30 minutes, or until the dog becomes startled by the sound of the click.

Dog obedience training, whether basic or advanced, has never become more important than today when a lot of dog owners bring their pet dogs to so many places where they go. One major mistake many pet owners make is to assume that training a dog will be over in a short span of time, remember the training will be a life-long process. The down command can be started with sit command - when your dog is in sitting position, hold his collar firmly with your one hand and have a treat on the other hand - slowly move the treat from your dog's nose to the floor - naturally, he will lower himself to follow your hand with the treat - give the command "down" as he approaches the floor - praise him and give him the treat.