| Months ago, I discovered a Staffordshire Bull Terrier | | | | training outline in the course helped me every step of |
| training manual from a discussion site and I promptly | | | | the way (see external resource below). |
| downloaded it to my PC. After reading the first 15 | | | | And, here's the best part! |
| pages or so, I said to myself… | | | | Since it was so easy to follow, I even munched on |
| "Wow…This manual is ridiculous!" | | | | hot dogs while training Jimbo. Almost every training |
| Indeed, the training course was rubbish so I deleted | | | | session went smoothly (we struggled a little during |
| it from my computer right away! See, I wanted | | | | the first handful of sessions). |
| detailed instructions on how to train my Staffordshire | | | | Now, here are a few critical clicker training methods |
| Bull Terrier, Jimbo. | | | | that will help you achieve great success: |
| He's generally a good dog but there were a few | | | | (1) In order to clicker train effectively, you must |
| obedience issues that had to be straightened out. | | | | sharpen your clicking skills. Meaning that you have to |
| Too bad that training manual did not provide the right | | | | be quick with your thumb and practice accurate click |
| dog conditioning techniques and instructions. The | | | | timing. The more accurate you time your clicks, the |
| manual had too much emphasis on punishment as a | | | | faster your dog will learn a particular action. |
| form of training! | | | | (2) Cues in training should be done AFTER the |
| As a devoted dog lover, I only support positive | | | | dog has learned a specific behavior. Too many people |
| reinforcement training techniques. | | | | make the mistake of teaching their dogs a behavior |
| Now listen, if you want to conduct a great number | | | | and cue simultaneously. This may confuse the dog |
| of effective Staffordshire Bull Terrier training sessions | | | | and prohibits him from fully understanding that |
| using only positive reinforcers, then I recommend | | | | behavior. |
| using clicker conditioning methods. | | | | (3) Conduct your first Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
| You see, after dumping that "ridiculous" training | | | | training session in the house. Once your dog has |
| manual, I found another dog training course that | | | | gotten used to the clicker, then you may start |
| focused on the use of clicker as a tool for developing | | | | training him outside the house. |
| acceptable behaviors in dogs. The simple to follow | | | | |