Clicker Training

by Arden Moore

Arden Moore’s snappiest dog-training treatise is captured in this Simple Solutions guide, Clicker Training. All of the principles of positive training techniques wrapped up in a 64-page guide that owners can read and re-read as their dogs become flawless, well-behaved companions. Moore covers the basics of motivational training and the importance of timing the click perfectly to reward the dog. As a method, clicker training offers owners not only the option of teaching basic cues (sit, stay, down) but also alternative ways to solve common behavioral issues. The book offers Simple Solutions for problems like digging, chewing, barking, biting, jumping, and more. Owners can click away their problems with the most humane behavioral modification method ever invented!

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

Arden Moore is an animal behavior consultant and the author of 20 books on cats and dogs, including What Dogs Want. She has appeared on The Today Show, Fox News, CNN Headline News, HGTV's "Smart Solution," Martha Stewart Living Radio, NPR and hundreds of other programs. She has been the editor of Fido Friendly and Catnip magazines, and host of "Oh Behave!" weekly radio show on Pet Life Radio.com.

Reviews

[Julie Eastlick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short overview of clicker trainer. I found it had some pretty good advice and helped build some confidence in this training method.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A easy to read training guide for getting your dog to respond to to signals from a clicker in lieu of voice commands. The author claims that the system works well for basic training of the dog.