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01_596438 ffirs.qxd 1/11/06 8:35 PM Page iii Click & Easy Clicker Training for Dogs Miriam Fields-Babineau Photos by Evan Cohen 01_596438 ffirs.qxd 1/11/06 8:35 PM Page i Click & Easy 01_596438 ffirs.qxd 1/11/06 8:35 PM Page ii For Teddy, the Australian Shepherd for whom the “every dog” in this book is named. O S U L A C A M N A O J Y B O T O H P 01_596438 ffirs.qxd 1/11/06 8:35 PM Page iii Click & Easy Clicker Training for Dogs Miriam Fields-Babineau Photos by Evan Cohen 01_596438 ffirs.qxd 1/11/06 8:35 PM Page iv Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. 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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Fields-Babineau, Miriam. Click & easy : clicker training for dogs / Miriam Fields-Babineau ; photos by Evan Cohen. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-9643-8 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-7645-9643-8 1. Dogs—Training. 2. Clicker training (Animal training) I. Title. SF431.F53 2006 636.7'0887—dc22 2005023684 CIP Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Book design by Marie Kristine Parial-Leonardo, Elizabeth Brooks Cover design by Jeff Morrow Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services 02_596438 ftoc.qxd 1/11/06 8:47 PM Page v Contents Introduction 1 1 Get Clicked 3 What Is a Clicker? 3 Why Use a Clicker? 4 How Is a Clicker Used in Dog Training? 5 Using Verbal and Visual Cues with a Clicker 6 Voice Cues 7 Visual Cues 9 Performing Arts 14 Obedience, Agility, and Rally-O 14 Assistance Work 15 Media Dogs 16 2 The Basics in Basic Language 19 Click & Treat 20 Charge It! 20 Targeting 21 Target an Object 22 Behavior Shaping 24 Using Training Tools 27 Flat Collar 28 Body Harness 28 Choke Collar 29 Martingale Collar 29 Sense-sation and Easy Walk Harnesses 30 Head Halter 31 Positive Control 34 v 02_596438 ftoc.qxd 1/11/06 8:47 PM Page vi vi Contents 3 Let’s Begin 35 Stationary Behaviors 35 Sit 36 Down 37 Stand 39 Moving Behaviors 40 Heel 40 Come 44 Stay 46 Time 47 Adding Movement 49 Distance 52 4 Just Do It! 55 Using a Training Device 57 Distraction Proofing with a Sense-sation Harness 58 Distraction Proofing with a Head Halter 60 Phasing Out Training Tools 63 Phasing Out the Leash 64 Phasing Out the Sense-sation or Easy Walk Harness 66 Phasing Out the Head Halter 68 5 Click to Behave 73 Housetraining 74 Learning a Signal 77 Jumping Up 79 Barking 82 Territorial/Protective Barking 83 Attention-Seeking Barking 84 Play Barking 84 Chewing and Mouthing 85 Digging 87 Dig on Command 88 Stealing 90 6 Off and Running 93 Increase the Distance 94 Drop the Leash 97 Greater Distance, Dropped Leash 100 Phase 3 Heeling 101 Stay 101 02_596438 ftoc.qxd 1/11/06 8:47 PM Page vii Contents vii Come 102 Distraction Proofing 103 We’re Off! 103 Outdoor Activities Off Leash 104 Play in the Park 104 Camping 107 Hiking and Backpacking 108 Running with the Horses 110 7 Click & Trick 117 Basic Tricks 118 Shake 118 Sit Up 121 Wave 123 Roll Over 125 Speak 128 Fun with Toys 131 Target a Named Toy 131 Retrieve a Toy 133 Find It 134 Doors Aren’t Barriers 136 Open the Door 137 Close the Door 139 8 Smile, Don’t Growl! 141 Calming Signals 142 Types of Aggression 144 Territorial Aggression 145 Fear Aggression 146 Possessive Aggression 148 Maternal Aggression 152 Redirected Aggression 153 Aggression with a Physical Cause 154 Overt Aggression 155 Demanding/Dominant Aggression 156 Temperament Testing for Aggression 157 Pain Threshold 158 Social Dominance 158 New Objects and Situations 160 02_596438 ftoc.qxd 1/11/06 8:47 PM Page viii viii Contents 9 Clicker Duet 163 Working with More than One Dog 163 Tandem Training in the Basics 165 Come 165 Sit-Stay 166 Down-Stay 167 On-Leash Duo 167 Tandem Trick Work 170 Shake and Wave 171 Twirl 172 Sit Up 174 Speak 175 Jump Over or Through 175 Roll Over 179 Tandem Training in the Distraction Zone 180 More Than Two 182 10 Clicking Unlimited 183 Conformation 183 Gaiting 185 Stacking 185 Stand for Examination 187 Obedience 187 Novice Classes 187 Open Classes 191 Utility Classes 192 Rally-O 194 Canine Freestyle 195 Agility 196 Other Fun Activities 198 Appendix: Internet Resources 199 Index 201