> One of the most valuable, IMO, about the clicker is that it teaches people > to have patience and to break down an exercise into smaller parts. > Instead > of escalating pressure, it does the opposite, and makes it less.
Thanks, Robyn, for mentioning this. > my son and his girlfriend's dog who was very adverse to a harness, > broke it into several lessons, taking away the pressure of having to get > the > harness on. At first I just used it as a target, and then on the floor > and > raised the criteria to having him place a foot into it. Very good example of breaking it down. Nicki, who owns Fridur, came up with the "chunk it down" expression :-). Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
