[nagdu] Clicker Treats RE: dog corrections

[The Pawpower Pack]

Nicole,

I don't understand why you were discouraged from using clicker  
training around other dogs.
If another dog becomes distracted when I am clicking and reinforcing  
my dog, or if my dog becomes distracted while another handler is doing  
the same; that is a training issue which needs to be address by the  
handler of the dog becoming distracted.
Saying that we shouldn't clicker train our dog around another dog  
other than ours is like saying that we shouldn't eat around dogs, or  
do other things that a dog might find distracting.  In blunt terms,  
it's not the problem of the clicker trainer if another dog becomes  
distracted, it is the problem of the other dog's handler.

I use a pretty high rate of reinforcement at conventions where there  
are lots of guide dogs because it helps my dog not stress out so  
much.  It also helps keep the food going in, and as a very thin  
Doberman who burns through food very fast, this is necessary for her  
to have.

I also use clicker training at dog events, in dog training classes  
where all dogs may or may not be using a clicker and food.

Rox and the Kitchen Bitches:
Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide dog, CGC.
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