I looked up clicker training on you tube and there are some great videos posted.

The first trainer is teaching a high drive protection dog, the second gal is free shaping a very creative English Setter who learns more about her legs in a five minute session then most dogs learn in a whole agility career.

You cannot hear the clicker in either video- it is not about the click but this IS operant training and a marker is used. Food is so close to the setter the use of a marker is redundant, the trainer with the Mal uses his release word as the marker. The opportunity to do something else (go retrieve) reinforces the previous behavior.

Wired for work

Where are those back feet?

The third one here is a gal from Sweden proofing the retrieve, the best training I have seen this year.

Can you spell hold?

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