Dog Health Questions: Clicker dog training???

Does it work with very hyper dogs?
If so, How does it work?

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Wow - let's get this straight first off. Clicker training is the exact opposite of what the first two posters have said. You don't click and scold, you click and reward! It's a method of positive re-enforcement where you click at the exact moment the dog does something you want them to do, then follow that click up with a treat. In other words, it's a quick way of saying "Good dog."

Yes, it will work with hyper dogs. It worked fine with mine and she's pretty hyper! What you want to do is make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise - one to two walks a day at various speeds to drain some of that extra energy. You also want to keep training sessions to a minimum so your dog doesn't get bored.

Several five minute lessons a day should do the trick! Pick a behavior or two and work on those for about a week, then introduce NEW behaviors one at a time. Don't try to do them all at once or the poor dog will be confused. I would start with the basics: here's what we did in training classes (pretty much in this order:)

1) Sit and Down
2) Wait, Come and Stay
3) Take it, Drop it and Leave it.
4) Add distractions to all 4 commands (balls bouncing, people walking by, etc)
5) Add distance to all "stay" commands (start by simple pivot to face, then step back, then end of leash, then drop leash, then several steps back.)
6) Add distractions plus distance.
7) Stand
8) Heel
9) Touch

And so many more i can barely remember. The first few are the most important to learn as they are going to be used a lot. You're best bet is to enroll in any obedience program. I went through Petsmart, but you always take a gamble as you don't know if those trainers are good enough (mine were.)

You're also going to want to train your dog is different places - not just in your home or yard. Take him/her to the park, to stores like Petsmart, busy places, and so on so he/she learns to obey in every situation. Good luck!

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• If you can reinforce the understanding of "No" to your dog yes it can work.


• Yeah its does work - When your dog does something bad - Click it and shout NO:).


• i have a really hyper dog, no it didn't work for me, it's really hard to train hyper dogs i need help to. it doesnt take much for him to run around the room doing 4 r 5 laps at a time. i dont know where hr gets his energy from.
  
  good luck


• Yes it works you click when they do something good and then reward them with a treat. Think of the click as like taking a photo of good behaviour. The dog soon learns the click means he is doing good.


• omg those things worked amazing on my dog and he's like the most hyper thing in the world.
  
  u can even sign them up for clicker classes! heres a site about that: http://training.petsmart.com/classes_cli…
  
  


• yes it does, it works with hungry dogs better though.
  
  you can start with clicking once and giving him a small tiny bit of food or treat. keep going until he gets all excited at the click. then you can start training him. everytime he does something that is desirable, click and reward him. like when he sits on his own, click it and treat him. after several tries, he'll realise that sitting makes you click and so he sits then you can add in the verbal or hand signal command. if he barks, keep quiet and wait for him to stop. the moment he's quiet, click and reward him. he'll soon realise that barking gets him nowhere while keeping quiet gets a click.
  
  yeah you get the idea? go on and he'll be inventing things just to get you clicking!
  
  oh yes, you should always exercise him before each training session. brisk walking with him carrying some weight on a doggy backpack for an hour each day will lower his energy level and it'll make him hungry. tired dogs are easier to train as compared to one that's bouncing all over the house


• Yes they do work every time you click and they come reward them with a treat , it takes time but it is worth it .Don't be downhearted if some times the dog ignores you it gets better with time honest. I have been using one with my workmate (a shepherd) and he comes straight away because he knows he will get a treat and after a time he will come by clicking your fingers. He was a rescue dog and very hyper when i had him but loads of love and patience and now he is fantastic. He rewards me every day with his love