A New and Improved Clicker Links List

Outstanding. Thanks, Spiritdogs. Maybe we can get this stickied.

JMHO--I think you should take out the part that says I would rather motivate than chastise my dogs. 

willowchow

JMHO--I think you should take out the part that says I would rather motivate than chastise my dogs. 

Why?  It's just an opinion, like any other.  If someone here can say they prefer to use a prong collar than a martingale, what's wrong with me saying that I prefer to motivate my dogs and not chastise them?  I am not using it in my signature, it's in the body of a post, and it is not attacking anyone's methods, just saying what I personally prefer.  I don't get why anyone would object to that.   

willowchow

JMHO--I think you should take out the part that says I would rather motivate than chastise my dogs.

 I hear ya. I'd like to see the videos stand on their own merit,**Content removed** Rude remarks**

**Edited by AmStaffy** 12/04/07

Wow, that is a great list. 

I love that there is a guide for first time clicker users.  It makes it so much simpler for newbies to understand clicker training.

 Thanks, Bevo.  I liked that, too.  So many times, on this board, threads get bogged down in misinformation and misunderstanding.  At least people now have an explanatory blurb they can refer to. 

*content removed, rudeness*  I have to be honest here, your "opinion" sounds more to me like an insult to others who might be using different methods.   I do not click, I also do not chastise. 

Moderator speaking.

This thread was intended to provide links for users to use or not use, to provide information in the form of links. Please be aware of that when posting to this thread.

Thank you.

 What you choose to read into my opinion is up to you, but no insult was intended.  I do not like to chastise dogs when I can use positive reinforcement to get them to exhibit the desired behavior.  I don't know why that should be construed as anything unpleasant.  After all, I did not say that if you don't choose clicker training that you chastise your dog.   Plenty of people use lure/reward training, too, and don't chastise their dogs.  If you are looking for bad, you will find bad, even in good.  Sorry to see you jump on that bandwagon.

I'm not on any bandwagon--just commenting on MY OWN opinion on the tone of the post.  

I still think that line should be removed from the paragraph. 

Gary Wilkes is a very well known clicker training pioneer. His site is my favorite for it's balance, logic, articles and tips on the clicker training philosophies.

http://www.clickandtreat.com/

Happy clicking!

I was the one suggesting it might be stickied. If not, that's fine, too.

The way I look at it, I can click on a link, regardless of someone's opinion. FWIW, I have sometimes clicked on the DW links even though I know the authors of that thread have their own opinion of clicker training.  FWIW #2, I can like clicker training and +R training and not like Jean's video with the corrective equipment. Whether she was right or wrong. I think we each can form our own opinions. And I don't disagree with someone on everything because I disagree with them on one thing. Another member here thinks Nutro is a low-grade food. It is the food I feed. But we can agree wonderfully on other things. And this person might render an opinion to someone else that Nutro is low-grade. And that's fine. It's an opinion. What's hard to guess, at times, is how an opinion might be interpreted.

"You can't please every one so you got to please yourself" - "Garden Party" by Ricky Nelson.

I think it's important to have all sorts of information.....that way a person can decide to try or not....you know like buying shoes...the shoes might look good but, are a disaster for ones feet..... 

 Check this out. A clicker-trained sheep. Too cute!