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CHARLEE BEAR® TRAINING TIP -- Clicker Training

Use a clicker to tell your dog "Yes! That's right!"
Clicker training is changing the way pet owners and professionals train their dogs. What is it? It's simple: When you "click" a dog-training tool called a "clicker" and then give your dog a treat (Charlee Bear Treats work great), your dog quickly learns that a "click!" sound means it has earned a reward by doing something right. And then your dog will become the attentive, yearning-to-please companion you've always wanted.

How to get started clicking:

1) Click when your dog or other pet does something you like. Begin with something easy that the pet is likely to do on its own: make eye contact; sit; come toward you; touch your hand with its nose; lift a foot.
2) Click while your dog is doing the behavior you want, not after it is completed. The timing of the click is crucial; the timing of the treat is not important.
3) Fix bad behavior by clicking good behavior. Click a puppy for relieving itself in the proper spot. Click for paws on the ground, not on the visitors. Instead of scolding for barking, click for silence. Click for a loose leash rather than a pulled-tight leash.

Question: Will I always need a clicker and treats to get my dog to do what I ask?
Answer: No, the clicker is a tool for teaching new behaviors. Once the behavior is learned, the clicker is no longer needed - although praise, a pat, or a Charlee Bear Treat will always be appreciated!

Love from Charlee Bear

© Karen Pryor and Sunshine Books: Reproduced with permission
To Find out more about Karen Pryor's Clicker Training, go to www.clickertraining.com