Clicker training is not about the clicker. the clicker is only a marker indicating to the dog that it just performed a behavior that is going to get him a reward. You can use your voice to NEARLY as good effect. In addition, the clicker is faded and replaced by other praise once a behavior is...
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My personal opinion after nearly 25 years with a strong tempered working breed is that violence begets violence. YES you can make a puppy shut down and stop displaying certain behaviors by scruffing, scolding, and other punishment based methods. However, IMO, this only makes the...
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First, your puppy was acquired TOO YOUNG. She missed important lessons from her littermates about bite inhibition, and etc. This can't be undone now, but is something to keep in mind. I would advise you to do an internet search on BITE INHBITION and read up on why teaching this is so...