Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Click.

I received the iClick in the mail today. I ordered this little clicker because I have heard a lot about "clicker training" and thought it would be fun to try with Bailey. She is relatively easy to train since she is highly motivated by food - especially the little pieces of hot dog that I have started to use as treats.

The clicker is supposed to help me with timing. It marks the desired behavior right when it's done rather than having to fumble for treats in my pocket and end up giving the reward too late after the behavior. After some practice, she should form an association that whenever she hears that click, it means she has done something right and she gets something yummy. Hopefully Bailey will learn some cool tricks that we can show off!

P.S. I got it in green...it was a tough decision!

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