Clicker Puppy Training

To do clicker puppy training you need a dog clicker. This is a small inexpensive plastic device that makes a quick clicking sound. The sound is what allows you to mould the puppies behavior.

The main advantage of the clicker puppy training method is that with a clicker you can give a very quick response to a desired behavior in the form of a click. Timing of your responses is vital during training and a puppy clicker allows you to be far more accurate. Only correct behaviors are rewarded with a click and the puppy quickly connects the click with the immediately preceding behavior. Karen Pryor says that puppies learn 50 percent faster with the clicker puppy training technique than with voice responses.



A typical puppy clicker:


A puppy in training:


It is never too late to begin clicker training even if you don't start when your dog is a puppy. All dogs will respond to this type of training, no matter what age.