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[D'Elle]

Here's the situation: I saw an ad online someone in town posted asking for dog training help, and the situation sounded a bit emergent so I replied and the result is that I am going over there to give a hand. This is something I am doing  now that I have retired, when it seems appropriate and without charging for it. In this case I have a woman with a 12 year old. They've never had a pet of any kind before so are completely clueless. They adopted a small dog from the shelter and now are confused and so is the dog, but after emailing and talking with her I know I can help.

I am not going to try to teach her how to clicker train. Doing it right takes practice and I think it is is a bit too much to ask for someone who knows literally nothing. I will suggest instead that she use the principles of clicker, but using her voice, saying "yes!". I can impart a lot of info to her, and am offering ongoing support on the phone and in person. At the same time, I want her to be able to expand her understanding and knowledge on her own, so I will recommend to her some good books.

In case she's not really much of a reader I would like to recommend good websites she can visit. Can any of you recommend a website that is simple, easy for a rank beginner, and positive-reinforcement based without necessarily using a clicker? Just basic training; I will steer her toward kikopup for tricks.

thanks

[terrecar]

I don’t have any recommendations as far as specific training techniques—perhaps others will—but there are three websites that I would recommend to a new dog owner:

Patricia McConnell’s https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/

Kathy Kawalec’s https://cognitivedogtraining.com/blog/

Eileen Anderson’s https://eileenanddogs.com/about/

[GentleLake]

A marker word can always be substituted for a clicker, so if she understands that she'd use the marker word whenever they use a clicker the principle is the same and any resource could be used.

[Maralynn]

It’s for puppies, but I think that she’d find a lot of good info here https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/images/fdsa/Growing-Up-FDSA-eBook.pdf

[D'Elle]

Thanks.

Gentle Lake: Yes, I am going to suggest to her to use a marker word "yes!", as I said in my post above. I was only thinking that I would not send her to clicker sites so as to keep things very simple for her. Maybe my thinking is erroneous on this. Probably is. 

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. :-)

 

[GentleLake]

It's a simple substitution so shouldn't be too hard for her to understand. And it will open up tons of good sites -- possibly some of the best ones -- that you'd otherwise leave out if you limited yourself to ones thgat only use marker words and not clickers.

[D'Elle]

15 hours ago, GentleLake said:

It's a simple substitution so shouldn't be too hard for her to understand. And it will open up tons of good sites -- possibly some of the best ones -- that you'd otherwise leave out if you limited yourself to ones thgat only use marker words and not clickers.

Very true. I am probably not giving her enough credit for being able to get it. My concern was about using a clicker right: exact timing is everything, don't let the child play with it, and so on. But all the info I am going to give her translates just fine as you say. Thanks. :-)

[SarahA14]

Maybe try clicker training videos on YouTube

And sometimes dogs from shelters benefit from more puppy like training.  Clicker training is very positive and starting from the basics can really build confidence.  It’s great for bonding too.