User Guide
Table Of Contents
- E-Collar Technologies Premium Finger Clicker training is a positive reinforcement[1] animal training method. The system uses conditioned reinforcers, which a trainer can deliver more quickly and more precisely than primary reinforcers such as food. Th...
- The History & Science: How reward markers work - Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning
- Prepare for your training
- Phase One
- Don’t ask for a behavior when you first begin with the finger clicker: just practice the CLICK THEN REWARD. You don't need your dog to sit or look at you; however, if they are doing this, it’s ok - it’s in fact a good thing as you have their attention...
- No distractions
- Food Type
- Daily Food vs. High Value Rewards
- Treat pouch
- Supply and distribution
- Flat palm
- Be safe
- Pick times when your dog is enthusiastic
- Don’t train your dog if you’re frustrated
- Make it fun for you and your dog
- On or off leash
- Phase Two
- Training your dog with a E-Collar Premium Finger Clicker
- Sit
- Down
- Recall
- Creating Good Associations - Socialization
- Reward events
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Pick times when your dog is enthusiastic
If mornings or early evenings are more lively times for your dog, use this time
to train. We want a happy, energetic dog that will help us to have a good,
engaging training session. In between repetitions, give praise, walk around with
your dog, and make sure you both stay focused. You only want to train for short
periods, so you want as much engagement as possible. Training naturally
creates a great connection with your dog, bringing focus and attention to you,
giving you strong control over competing motivators.
Don’t train your dog if you’re frustrated
If you get frustrated in your training session, it’s best to stop and come back
another time. Dogs are incredibly adept at reading our energy and body
language: they know when we are frustrated, and this will only pollute our
training session and potentially our relationship.
Make it fun for you and your dog
Attitude is so important when you train: stick to exercises with which your dog
flourishes at, helping them to always win and make your sessions easy. If you
want to try out new commands, push the boundaries, but be sure to give lots of
praise and multiple rewards if your dog exceeds your expectations. Laugh, have
fun and be light-hearted: the energy between you both must flow and have a
good vibe.
On or off leash
In the early stages of your training, keep your dog on leash. This will help your
dog to understand it has to stay with you for the training session. Once you start
to gain a lot more engagement, you will naturally know when to take the leash
off. You should, however, always have a leash on your dog if it is not a safe
environment to let them run free.
Phase Two
Training your dog with a E-Collar Premium Finger Clicker
1.
Get a treat out of your pouch and put it in a closed fist
2.
Keep your fist close to your torso area, hand closed
3.
CLICK but STAY STILL
4.
A split second later, take a step back
5.
Move your hand down, open it up into the flat palm position. As your
dog moves towards your hand, take your thumb off the food, and let
them take it.