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...
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- 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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Start off by teaching some basic commands standing in front of your dog,
supply hand loaded and finger clicker ready. Wait for your dog to give you eye
contact, then CLICK and burst backwards quickly before giving rewards. You do
this as you want your dog to think they are in control, and their eye contact is
activating your movements. Remember, CLICK (stay still) then a split second
later, move, and THEN give rewards.
Try varying the number of rewards you give your dog after each CLICK, to keep
it unpredictable. This way your dog will stay attentive to the engagement game,
as it will not be able to predict any patterns in your reward frequency.
Make the exercises creative, energetic and motivating. Play around, make your
own rules, and fill it with tons of verbal praise. Contrast in your movement is
what will wake up chase drive. Be expressional, move fast and have fun.
Now Let’s Get Started with Some Basic Commands in Phase Two
Sit
Start the session with “LET’S GO!”
1.
Start with a treat ready in your lure hand.
2.
Place your hand right in front of your dog’s nose and raise your hand
above your dog’s head while keeping your hand millimeters away from
their nose. Make sure your thumb is half covering the food, so it is
enticing to your dog and wait for them to sit.
3.
When your dog’s bottom hits the ground, immediately CLICK, move your
hand backwards and feed out of a flat palm.
Repeat this exercise for 3-5 minutes. End the session with “ALL DONE”.
Down
Start the session with “LET’S GO!”
1.
Ideally you want to start your dog in a stand position. If it’s easier for
your dog to “sit”, practice the “down” from a “sit”, but eventually it’s a
good idea to teach your dog to “down” from a stand.
2.
Start with your lure hand, flat palm facing the dog, fingers pointing
toward the floor.
3.
Move your hand towards your dog's nose, then slowly push your hand
down between your dog’s two front paws whilst the dog follows. A good
way of remembering this motion is “nose to toes”.
4.
As soon as your dog reaches the “down” position, CLICK, pull your hand
backwards and feed.
Keep repeating this exercise for 3-5 minutes