Clicker Training as an Effective Dog Training Tool
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Hi..I answered your last question about e collars. Thank you for posting this question..I had not heard about this method and googled them to find out what it was all about. One of the reasons I like YA is that it gives me the opportunity to learn as well as share what I can.
I too have a Basset mix...the nose is definitely something we have to overcome. I did a lot of research before I chose my trainer..the one I chose is familiar with and uses different methods. I have not heard the name Koehler, but I have seen them leash train some dogs and it appears to be very similar. Is this a method you do yourself at home? Or do you get some guidance from a trainer of this method, or a book or cd?
This might be a good method for your dog. Just want to say as in ANY training...it all comes down to timing and consistency. If you begin working with someone who can help you perfect your timing and then you practice, practice, you should get good results.
Again, do you do this alone or in a group? Having other dogs around as distraction will help prove your dog and will surely benefit him in order to pass his cgc. My dog was able to pass after 3 group sessions. The test is not for perfect obedience but more for perfect demeanor. And when taking the test,and you heel your dog near another dog...that other dog is selected to be neutral.
See how the training goes first before you sign up for rally obedience, but agility is fun and sure to get him tired from the extra exercise. If you see he does well with this training method, by all means, join rally....we don't do akc, but we do rally events for fun...we both enjoy it! Being part Basset, his best rally is "under". (haha)
There are a number of things you can do to keep him crate happy, but why is he doing this? Is he throwing a doggie temper tantrum? Is he having separation anxiety? If you ignore him and wait it out , how long does it take? If this remains a problem, I would start back at square one... make sure he is WELL exercised before being crated. Take your time and relax while inviting him to enter. Stay with him and treat him and let him out. Do it again, spend less time with him and leave the room for increasing amounts of time. Leave him a special treat...a kong with frozen peanut butter or something that will take him a long time to worry at...this way he will be interacting with a treat and not focused on your leaving. And use his nose!! Spray the bedding in the crate with lavender or vanilla.
Hope this was helpful and thank you for the learning experience! Let us know how Koehler goes.
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- Please read this site before you attempt Koehler methods. They are out-dated and cruel. The site below directs you to clicker training and/or positive methods.
http://www.4pawsu.com/traditionaltrainin… - Please DO NOT train your dog by Koehler!
Nothing is brilliant about the Koehler training method. Many people think William Koehler's method is ingenious, but it's anything but! Koehler is old and outdated. Yes, it's been around for decades, but decades have come and gone since then! What was a brilliant training method back then isn't now. This is the 21st century for heaven's sake! Things have changed. People have found more effective ways to train dogs without fear or force.
I despise this website! http://www.koehlerdogtraining.com/ The two people who wrote that lecture clearly think quite highly of themselves.
Positive reinforcement training is not a death sentence! Actually try and research positive reinforcement before you make claims that you're just “feeding a dogs stomach” and it produces “unreliable dogs.” The goal of this method is to make training a more pleasant experience for the dog and owner while STILL producing a well trained dog.
I highly recommend these books.
1.The Power of Positive dog Training by Pat Miller
2.Positive Perspectives 2: Know your dog, Train your dog by Pat Miller
3. Don't Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor
4. Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor.All of these books are very detailed and advanced and it will enlighten ANYONE on positive reinforcement dog training. These books bust the silly myths that people have about positive dog training.
Please read Karen Pryor and Pat Miller's books and THEN come back with an educated debate. - I'm going to tell you, as another hound owner, you will get no where with harsh methods. No where at all, you could forget about rally or even agility. Agility, by the way, is trained with purely positive methods, treats, toys, tugs...no corrections ever.
When your using a clicker, you don't carry it around for life. It's a training tool, just like anything else.
No one method of training is right for all dogs. Kholer may be good for some dogs, but I could tell you, I would get no where fast with those methods.
Oh and I own and train dachshunds. I have trained with a combination of clicker, treats, ball and tug and the occasional fair correction. My adult dachshund is currently training towards his AKC UD, he's got his AKC AX agiilty title and equivielent in other venues and he's got his RE.
I'm also training another younger dachshund, she'll be making her agility debut next month and her obedience debut in Feb 2011.
My first hound, a beagle/lab mix, retired with her UUD and one leg towards her ASCA UD. I wish I had clicker trained her, instead of using the old choke and puke method.
Lastly, my dachshund are frequently off-leash during legal off-leash hours in our public parks, are off-leash at the beach and off-leash when hunting. I have fabulous reliable recalls.
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