How To Clicker Train "Heel" Position (Dog Training) - training a dog
How To Clicker Train "Heel" Position (Dog Training)
A couple of you have been asking how I teach heel, so here it is! The first thing I work on is getting the dog to find the heel position. They have to be VERY good at this first step if we want a reliable, tight and focused heel. A good technique to remove the 'chair' is to put it further away by an inch every day for a week. By the end of the week you will likely no longer need it. Teaching a dog to come around to your side also has a very useful application in loose leash walking. I will go over this in my next video, which will be up in 2 days!
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What is clicker training?- dog training - training a dog
What is clicker training?- dog training
What is clicker training? Clicker training is a way of training animals in which desirable behavior is marked with a sound maker and then reinforced, making the behavior more likely to happen in the future. Who can use clicker training? People of all ages! What animals can be clicker trained? All animals, young or old. All species and breeds, small or large. Clicker training creates strong reliable behaviors, and is a great way of modifying behavior- solving shyness, reactivity and aggression. It is also a ethical way to bond with your companion animal as you train the animal to want to do what you want them to do, rather than physically or psychologically intimidating the animal to do what you want. Here are the youtube users channels in order of appearance: newbear95 hechiasia pamelamarxsen rogersmmr VTECsqznN2O plumwoodposse animalloverlizzy zsianz1 nanabordercollie 2Gr8Tervs fukutowataru alomaro Also appearing: Julia Faci Chula and Nena Rodney the pittie mix Therapy dogs: Libby and Fiona And my own wonderful dogs! ☺
is it best to do this from day one
ReplyDeleteCan you email me the name and where i can find the treats you use. mambaice@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteuhhh my dog is too scared to go around me...i tried to make him follow the treat but he doesnt want to follow it all the way behind me...-.-
ReplyDeleteMESUT OZIL???
ReplyDeleteCool video! I love German Shepard's. They're so big yet so gentle with a warm kind, heart.
ReplyDeleteI like it :) Gonna start learn my dog with clicker help :P
ReplyDeleteThis is good, but wont this just teach your dog to go around you? Like when you removed the chair, she kept on going around you. Some dogs just go to the side and turn around
ReplyDeleteawesome
ReplyDeletewhats with the fisheye closeup lol
ReplyDeletenice work tag. I love shepherds
ReplyDelete@clownseatedu we train up against a wall or fence. it's much better than a chair... once you start moving the wall keeps the dog straight
ReplyDeleteIs saying "Good boy!" okay too? It's a silly question, but for a puppy especially, I don't know if it causes too much excitement.
ReplyDeleteI love your videos, I just got a 10 week golden retriever and they help a lot. A little of topic but that dog is gorgeous, is he yours or do you just train him?
ReplyDeletewhat if they pull you so hard they pull you over lol and literaly you cant stop or theyll drag you
ReplyDelete????? :/
nice socks brah
ReplyDeleteHey tab could you do a vid on how to make the dog go through your legs like a figure 8 and keep going
ReplyDeleteI so love your videos! Thank you! My 14 yr old dog died just recently and I'm watching your videos in preparation for my new upcoming dog.
ReplyDeleteRegards
What do you give your dog as a treat??
ReplyDelete- Develop some patience,then try to train your dog. He's not stubborn, but more than likely confused and not sure what you are trying to teach. Remember he has to learn at HIS speed. Not yours. Hope that helps
ReplyDeleteSigh I just had to play it by ear and just walk and click when she was in the heel position oh well
ReplyDeletemy dog refuses to go near the type of area you suggested we train in she acts as if she will die I tried switching spots like 6 times still no go
ReplyDeleteHey, I've seen videos where people ask their dog(s) if they want to go for a walk, and the dog(s) will walk over to where the leash is and bring it to their owner(s). How did they teach them to do that?
ReplyDeleteYou should combine food reward with praise or a toy, after your puppy does something you want him to do the first time give him food, then the second time just praise him. It's going to take a lot of repetitiveness but eventually he should realize that food won't always come, but he will get a positive reward. Mix it up
ReplyDeleteThis combines with your previous video sounds really cool. I never tried to teach heeling because I didn't know a non-cohersive method for a precise heeling.
ReplyDeleteTwo questions:
1) Have you done any video with you starting to walk with you dog? If not, I'd really appreciate it.
2) Do you have verbal cues for right and left side? If so, which are them?
PS. Are you working with socks only? Hahaha, I do the same!
I tried the food method. It only worked as long as there were treats. :( After the treats were gone my puppy just ignore me again. What am I going to do then?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on Muffing the clicker. I have two dogs and the one that attends classes, she is very timid so I am implementing this on the clikcer and I am going to try a cotton ball as a Muffing. Also, what strategies do you suggest for a an older dog, 8 yrs old, who is very timid and sometimes she does not even respond to snacks or the clicker? I currently cannot get her to sit unless I help her (By pressing down on her rump) to sit, go down or go to her mat?
ReplyDeleteI've been clicker training my dog for awhile now but I never muffled it, it's not like the box kind you have though. I don't think mine is as loud
ReplyDeleteThe clicker is for all species young or old, right? Will this work on my fish to finish his food? :P
ReplyDelete(I think it's an English Bulldog, but I could very well be wrong)
ReplyDeleteActually, I'd modify that. If the dog knows the command and distraction before you remove the reward. Then you can reward your dog for doing the command under distraction. Once the dog can be around heavy distraction while doing the command, then remove the reward.
ReplyDeleteIf the dog doesn't listen, you've added too much distraction at once. Start with small distractions and work your way up once your dog succeeds. If the dog doesn't succeed, take a step back to where they do. Removes the corrections!
im going buy a clicker right now to start training my puppy husky :) thanks for the great videos :)
ReplyDeleteNo dog is too old for clicker training! I started becoming active in my dog's training process when I was 10 and my dog was 5. She hadn't had positive reinforcement used on her before. She did wonderfully with it. I didn't get a clicker until 6 years later! My dog is almost 11 and she learned how to work with a clicker.
ReplyDeleteAs for walking, play games to make your dog want to follow you. Try running away from the dog and try to get your dog to chase you and reward that. The dog will want to follow!
i wanna buy a clicker
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good overview!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! We just adopted a shelter dog and We're excited to learn from each other... Thanks for this video!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of dog is that at 2:04?
ReplyDeleteIt's adorable (:
"and the finished product" = dog spins insanely >_<
ReplyDeleteThis is great i just went and bought a clicker because of this video ,thanks for that..but how many different commands should i teach at once with the clicker?
ReplyDeleteAlso he is a golden retriever 12 week old...i am new to this but i have attended puppy pre school when work permits/
cool thanks!
ReplyDeleteDog Training and Dog Psychology are two different things. IMHO they both should be on tv.
ReplyDeleteYou must be popular with the boys with a mouth like that.
ReplyDeleteThis is almost unbelievable. You do it so well! I have a perfect J.R. but is to old for clicker tng. so where do I go from here? 3 years old almost and spoilt, my Buddy. Goes to school but does not walk so well on "heal". I does lead me but I know I want to go reverse sometime and this does get the point! Just going forward does not! I am happy but a bit confused but so is he! Help is welcome!
ReplyDeletewhy is clicking better than making a noise with your mouth?
ReplyDeleteim going to try this method on my new rat...thnx
ReplyDeleteWhat type of treats do you use to reward?
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
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@kitikats1 Kikopup's friend, Pam, has tutorials on how to use clicker training with deaf dogs. Just search "Deaf dogs clicker training" and her movies should come up. Her username is pamelamarxsen.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs deaf...
ReplyDelete@Lisa190900 clicker you cam easly find on Ebay or Amazon from 1,50€ until 5€
ReplyDeleteI ordered mine last night..
it's seems so easy how to train them, but i just got my Bolonka Puppies today, she just seems realy stress or i don't know why..
maybe because after we arrived home, i took her to shower (because she's not smell so good) and taraaaaa, she's seems moody now, not gonna eat or drink not even walking.
anyone know what happen with her???