[NAGDU] Treats VS. clicker training

[Tami Jarvis]

Miranda,

Clicker training also involves treats. Some people give a treat with 
every click. I use random treats with the clicker, once the dog 
understands what the clicker means.

So the clicker itself is a marker, to let the dog know it has performed 
the desired behavior. The treat follows. The great thing about the 
clicker is that it's closer to instantaneous than even a verbal marker, 
so you can capture behavior in a pretty refined way. A verbal marker 
would be "good dog" or whatever you teach the dog to know as an 
indication it has done the right thing. Hope that makes sense.

For guide work, I especially prefer being able to click (or praise, 
sometimes both) without having to treat every time, so we can just keep 
on going.

I'm not sure that answers the question of what a given school means by 
"clicker training" vs. treats for positive reinforcement. They may mean 
the same thing but are just saying it differently.

hth

Tami

On 06/20/2017 03:35 AM, Miranda via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> As I research guide dog schools, I am wondering about the pros and cons of positive reinforcements with treats versus clicker training. Any insight would be very much appreciated.
> Thanks as always for your time and assistance, and have a wonderful week!
> 
> Best wishes, Miranda
> 
> 
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