| What Is Clicker Training | | | | example is Gulls, who they thaught how to locate |
| Clicker Training is a method of training animals, mostly | | | | swimmers, and could even locate life-rafts far |
| dogs. It first were discovered and tested on rats, which | | | | off-shore. |
| were a success, so scientists started to use it on | | | | Clicker Training: Advantages and Disadvantages |
| dolphins and pigeons, and then later on dogs. It's named | | | | Advantages with Clicker Training |
| "Clicker Training" because the tool that's used is a | | | | "Clicker Training" is all about letting your animal know |
| "Clicker", which sounds just like a click when you're | | | | when they have done good, so the animal knows |
| pushing it, this marks out for the training animal whether | | | | that's the exact behavior that's right, or good. As an |
| it have done well or not. This technique is used to train | | | | example, if you're teaching your dog to sit, the exact |
| the police's K9 units, but also the normal "household | | | | moment he sits down, he needs to know that he have |
| dog". | | | | done well. If you're shouting "Good dog!", when the dog |
| B.F. Skinner | | | | hears that, he might have changed behavior, such as |
| B.F. Skinner were an American psychologist, and it | | | | standing up again, or have lay down on the floor, which |
| was he that first identified this technology, and | | | | he then will think is the right behavior. Also the "Clicker" |
| described it to his students. Skinner didn't start to use | | | | got the exact same tone, every single time. If you're |
| this technique though, it was two of his first students, | | | | shouting "good dog!" ten times, your voice wont have |
| Marian and Keller Breland, that first saw the possibilities | | | | the same tone every time, so it will take even more |
| of training animals. | | | | time for your dog to understand that your tone in the |
| At World War II, Mr and Mrs Breland started a | | | | voice doesn't matter, but he also have to understand |
| company called "Animal Behavior Enterprises", where | | | | that when you're saying "Bad dog!", he have done |
| they started to train pigeons. Most of the bird shows | | | | wrong or bad. |
| at that time were with birds that weren't allowed to fly | | | | With the clicker though it's a lot easier, since the |
| wherever they want, because if they would have | | | | "Clicker" can let out whatever sound you want it to, |
| been allowed, they'd just fly away. Though there was | | | | that the animal can understand, and sounds that's clear. |
| an exception, the Brelands. They used the "Clicker | | | | However, it's not just dogs that's getting trained, and |
| training" method, so they could control where the birds | | | | with other animals there are often other Training |
| would fly, so they were the first ones in the world | | | | devices, like dolphins who normally have a whistle, and |
| having a free-flying bird show. | | | | Goldfishes doesn't even have a sound, it's normally a |
| Keller Breland died at 1965, so Marian got married with | | | | flashlight. |
| a Dolphin Scientist that works for the navy, called Bob | | | | Disadvantages with Clicker Training |
| Bailey, who joined Marian in her researching work. | | | | You get so hooked and will never stop training Your |
| They started to train other animals, like dolphins, whom | | | | dog and Your dog will never stop training. But, that's |
| they learned to locate their trainers many miles away | | | | not a disadvantage if You have all the time in the |
| from shore, at the sea. They also trained different | | | | world. |
| species of birds, like Ravens, who they thaught to | | | | Overall, Clicker Training is a very precise and effective |
| carry a camera, got directed by lasers to fly to | | | | method of training dogs than correction based dog |
| whichever specific window the trainer wanted, and | | | | training is. |
| taking picture of whatever the trainer wanted. Another | | | | |