| y popular technique that is being used for Pit Bull | | | | way to reinforce positive behaviors. If your Pit obeys |
| terrier training is with the help of a "clicker". Clicker | | | | you by following your "sit" command, simply give the |
| dog obedience training makes use of a small plastic | | | | clicker a "click" and immediately reward him with a |
| box that has a metal button on top of it which | | | | treat. The next time your Pit Bull obeys, do the same |
| makes a clicking sound once it is pressed. Clicker | | | | but don’t say anything verbally. Your dog will |
| training is hit or miss, your Pit may react well and | | | | soon realize that whenever he sits, he hears a "click" |
| learn from it or he may decide otherwise. There | | | | and gets a treat. This is powerful because he will |
| have been a lot of success stories with clicker | | | | associate the clicking sound with positive |
| training. | | | | reinforcement and will soon obey even without the |
| Canine training research has shown in many dog | | | | treat. |
| studies that the clicker promotes obedience training | | | | Clicker dog training is never used in conjunction with |
| without the use of harsh discipline or negative | | | | negative reinforcement because researchers believe |
| reinforcement. The idea behind clicker training is that | | | | that although punishment does stop some bad |
| whenever your Pit does something positive, he'll get | | | | behaviour, it could also potentially create other |
| rewarded and continue to behave in that manner. | | | | unwanted behaviors. Punishment, or negative |
| Dogs are extremely intelligent and if they do | | | | reinforcement, is almost always practiced after a dog |
| something that earns them praise or a tasty treat, | | | | has done something wrong. Therefore, dogs see |
| they'll quickly learn to repeat the action. | | | | punishment as a random consequence which makes |
| Training your Pit Bull terrier with a clicker is a good | | | | in ineffective as a training technique. |