| After God knows how many trial and error, I finally | | | | My German Shepherd obedience training went |
| discovered the best German Shepherd obedience | | | | smoothly thanks to the manual's easy to follow |
| training method. I can definitely vouch for this | | | | examples and the clicker exercise videos were |
| method as it requires a certain tool designed to be a | | | | top-notch. |
| highly effective conditioned reinforcer. And this tool | | | | Alright! Listen closely. In order to effectively training |
| has done wonders for my dog's behavior! | | | | your dog using the clicker, you must take note of |
| So what is this effective tool I'm raving about? | | | | the following points: |
| Okay the tool that I use for my German Shepherd | | | | (1) Always aim for high rate of reinforcement |
| obedience training is called (drum roll please)…a | | | | especially in the very beginning stages of training. |
| clicker! Alright look, you've probably heard of this | | | | Your dog should earn a click/reward every 5 seconds. |
| device before. It's basically a little plastic box with a | | | | Don't linger for too long during training just waiting for |
| metal box on top and makes a clicking sound when | | | | your dog to finally perform the correct behavior (my |
| you press it. | | | | intial mistake!). |
| Before this, I tried using a clicker to train my dog but | | | | (2) When you teach him a new behavior, do it in a |
| the end result was unsatisfactory. I clicked , clicked, | | | | zero-distraction environment. Once your German |
| clicked, gave treat, clicked, clicked, treat again and | | | | Shepherd has learned that behavior, then you can |
| my German Shepherd Yobo, he just stared at me | | | | bring him out in the open. |
| like I'm a hobo or something. | | | | By the way, if you're interested in conducting |
| So, I gave up and tried other dog obedience training | | | | effective German Shepherd obedience training with |
| techniques and you know what? | | | | this unbelievably effective tool, just follow this link: |
| Nothing worked! | | | | Step-By-Step Clicker Training Manual |
| And then, I stumbled upon a clicker training manual | | | | The tactics outlined in the manual are so simple to |
| online. I saw a sample video on the site and I figured | | | | follow but the later chapters are pretty tricky. Don't |
| why not just give the clicker another shot. So, I | | | | forget to watch the videos too because they help |
| downloaded the manual and viewed the videos online. | | | | you understand the clicker training procedure. |
| What a revelation! | | | | |