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What does ‘punishment’ mean to a clicker gundog trainer

June 30, 2015 by Pippa

What does ‘punishment’  mean to a clicker gundog trainer

[wp_ad_camp_2]To most of us,  the word punishment means something pretty horrible. And often painful. But to a clicker trainer, punishment has a much more specific meaning. 'Punishment’ to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training Tagged With: clicker training, punishment dog training

Classical conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

April 20, 2015 by Pippa

Classical conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

Made famous by Pavlov's dogs,  classical conditioning is the process whereby two events become so closely associated that one predicts the other. This article is part of a series on clicker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training Tagged With: classical conditioning, clicker training, gundog training

Operant conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

January 13, 2015 by Pippa

Operant conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

Operant conditioning is the process by which animals, including dogs, learn to change and modify their behaviour. There is quite a bit of confusion about this process in gundog circles.  And in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training Tagged With: clicker training, gundog training, operant conditioning

Clicker trained retrieve

December 22, 2011 by Pippa

Clicker trained retrieve

[wp_ad_camp_2]It is some years since I first started clicker training and I have taught the clicker retrieve to quite a few dogs now. But  I still remember the first time very clearly and the sense … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Retrieving, Skills, Training Tagged With: clicker retrieve, clicker training, trained retrieve

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