Not to be judgemental, but something about training dogs to be obedient thru giving them food always rubbed me the wrong way. Now I know that for many species, this kind of "food if you do what I want" routine is the only way to get co-operation. Cats, squirrels, and birds seem to need this "payoff", and I don't mind working that way with them. I've got a couple of the squirrels in my yard so they will come, sit, and back up a step on command, using the food routine. But the magic of dogs is that they WANT to please you, it is part of their makeup. For 25 years now all my dogs have been extremely obedient, all can be trusted off-leash even here in New York City, and I have never had to give them food to get their cooperation and obedience. For me paying them off to be my good dog would take much of the joy out of our relationship. It would be kind of like paying a woman to keep company with me; I know it can be done, and in those circumstances I guess I'll get what I want, but its not really what I'm looking for.
Just my personal opinion, I know it may not be for everyone. --- In [email protected], Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I used a couple of good books: Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs by Karen Pryor and Clicking with Your Dog by Peggy Tillman are both good books and easy to follow. Also, lots of puppy and basic obedience classes offer clicker training. > > Stef > > dasha48 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you use a book to guide you? I want to do this but really don't know which book to choose. > > Sheila > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefanie Brannan > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: not eating treats > > > > You can get a clicker at Petsmart or Petco. There are also lots of books on clicker training. It's easy and is all about positive reinforcement. The clicker sound is used to "mark" the behavior (ex. sit, down, ect.) that you want. The idia is to "click" the second they sit (or whatever you are training them to do) and then give them a treat reward. My Australian Shepherd is 2 years old and knows about 20 tricks! He learned them all with clicker training. I just got my little Chi puppy but I plan on training her that way too. > > Stef > ,___ > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
