Click and Easy : Clicker Training for Dogs

by Fields-Babineau, Miriam; Cohen, Evan

• ISBN13: 9780764596438
• ISBN10: 0764596438
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-27
• Publisher: INGRAM PUB SERVICES

Summary

Your reward is a well-behaved dog!Young and old, large and small, pedigreed and mixed-breed, dogs respond to clicker training. Preferred by many professionals, clicker training is a positive, precise, and effective method of reinforcing good behavior. Noted dog trainer Miriam Fields-Babineau explains clicker training techniques step by step so that all dog owners can use the approach. Whether you want to train your dog to obey basic commands, perform tricks, compete in performance sports, or do service work, clicker training gets results and enhances your relationship with your dog. Focusing on actual techniques rather than theory and science, this book explains how to: Use the three-step pattern: lure, click, reward Use an appropriate tone of voice and the right verbal cues Incorporate visual cues, with suggestions for signals for specific actions Distraction-proof your dog, teaching him to focus on you (and the clicker) even when there's lots of commotion With real-life examples from the author's experiences plus photos that illustrate proper form, this book will get you and your dog enthusiastic about training.It's truly rewarding!

Author Biography

MIRIAM FIELDS-BABINEAU has been a professional animal trainer for more than twenty-five years. After earning degrees in psychology and zoology from the University of Maryland, she founded her company, Training Unlimited, Inc., in 1983. She is the author of nearly thirty books about dogs and dog training.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Get Clicked	3	(16)
What Is a Clicker?	3	(1)
Why Use a Clicker?	4	(1)
How Is a Clicker Used in Dog Training?	5	(1)
Using Verbal and Visual Cues with a Clicker	6	(8)
Voice Cues	7	(2)
Visual Cues	9	(5)
Performing Arts	14	(5)
Obedience, Agility, and Rally-O	14	(1)
Assistance Work	15	(1)
Media Dogs	16	(3)
The Basics in Basic Language	19	(16)
Click & Treat	20	(1)
Charge It!	20	(1)
Targeting	21	(3)
Target an Object	22	(2)
Behavior Shaping	24	(3)
Using Training Tools	27	(7)
Flat Collar	28	(1)
Body Harness	28	(1)
Choke Collar	29	(1)
Martingale Collar	29	(1)
Sense-sation and Easy Walk Harnesses	30	(1)
Head Halter	31	(3)
Positive Control	34	(1)
Let's Begin	35	(20)
Stationary Behaviors	35	(5)
Sit	36	(1)
Down	37	(2)
Stand	39	(1)
Moving Behaviors	40	(6)
Heel	40	(4)
Come	44	(2)
Stay	46	(9)
Time	47	(2)
Adding Movement	49	(3)
Distance	52	(3)
Just Do It!	55	(18)
Using a Training Device	57	(3)
Distraction Proofing with a Sense-sation Harness	58	(2)
Distraction Proofing with a Head Halter	60	(3)
Phasing Out Training Tools	63	(10)
Phasing Out the Leash	64	(2)
Phasing Out the Sense-sation or Easy Walk Harness	66	(2)
Phasing Out the Head Halter	68	(5)
Click to Behave	73	(20)
Housetraining	74	(5)
Learning a Signal	77	(2)
Jumping Up	79	(3)
Barking	82	(3)
Territorial/Protective Barking	83	(1)
Attention-Seeking Barking	84	(1)
Play Barking	84	(1)
Chewing and Mouthing	85	(2)
Digging	87	(3)
Dig on Command	88	(2)
Stealing	90	(3)
Off and Running	93	(24)
Increase the Distance	94	(3)
Drop the Leash	97	(3)
Greater Distance, Dropped Leash	100	(3)
Phase 3 Heeling	101	(1)
Stay	101	(1)
Come	102	(1)
Distraction Proofing	103	(1)
We're Off!	103	(1)
Outdoor Activities Off Leash	104	(13)
Play in the Park	104	(3)
Camping	107	(1)
Hiking and Backpacking	108	(2)
Running with the Horses	110	(7)
Click & Trick	117	(24)
Basic Tricks	118	(13)
Shake	118	(3)
Sit Up	121	(2)
Wave	123	(2)
Roll Over	125	(3)
Speak	128	(3)
Fun with Toys	131	(5)
Target a Named Toy	131	(2)
Retrieve a Toy	133	(1)
Find It	134	(2)
Doors Aren't Barriers	136	(5)
Open the Door	137	(2)
Close the Door	139	(2)
Smile, Don't Growl!	141	(22)
Calming Signals	142	(2)
Types of Aggression	144	(12)
Territorial Aggression	145	(1)
Fear Aggression	146	(2)
Possessive Aggression	148	(4)
Maternal Aggression	152	(1)
Redirected Aggression	153	(1)
Aggression with a Physical Cause	154	(1)
Overt Aggression	155	(1)
Demanding/Dominant Aggression	156	(1)
Temperament Testing for Aggression	157	(6)
Pain Threshold	158	(1)
Social Dominance	158	(2)
New Objects and Situations	160	(3)
Clicker Duet	163	(20)
Working with More than One Dog	163	(2)
Tandem Training in the Basics	165	(5)
Come	165	(1)
Sit-Stay	166	(1)
Down-Stay	167	(1)
On-Leash Duo	167	(3)
Tandem Trick Work	170	(10)
Shake and Wave	171	(1)
Twirl	172	(2)
Sit Up	174	(1)
Speak	175	(1)
Jump Over or Through	175	(4)
Roll Over	179	(1)
Tandem Training in the Distraction Zone	180	(3)
More Than Two	182	(1)
Clicking Unlimited	183	(16)
Conformation	183	(4)
Gaiting	185	(1)
Stacking	185	(2)
Stand for Examination	187	(1)
Obedience	187	(7)
Novice Classes	187	(4)
Open Classes	191	(1)
Utility Classes	192	(2)
Rally-O	194	(1)
Canine Freestyle	195	(1)
Agility	196	(2)
Other Fun Activities	198	(1)
Appendix: Internet Resources	199	(2)
Index	201