[NAGDU] Treats VS. clicker training

[Miranda B.]

Hi Tami and all,
Thanks for the great feedback thus far. I would like to clarify something
that may have been miscommunicated in my original message.
When I speak of "treats versus clicker training", I am not referring to one
school's comparison. I'm wondering about the pros and cons of each, as
schools that I'm exploring use either one method or the other, not both. So,
one school uses treats, and another uses clicker training. I'm trying to
determine advantages and disadvantages of each of these training methods as
part of the criteria used to evaluate the right school for me.
Thanks again for your time and assistance, and I'm sorry for any confusion!

Best wishes, Miranda

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Treats VS. clicker training

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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