After struggling with clicker training Kivi for the last year, I finally got some good advice and then made friends with someone nearby who could come and show me what I should be doing. It made SO much difference. My reinforcement rate was way too low and my training sessions too long and my timing a bit clumsy. Despite all this, having now been set on the right path, it was so heartening to see how quickly Kivi is recovering from my clumsy clicker training. In just a minute he was well on track and he feels to me like an untapped well just waiting for me to figure out how to get the best out of him. It's really exciting. When I messed up with corrections with Penny, I never made up the lost ground. In contrast, Kivi was making huge leaps in just a minute. I don't think I realised until now just how easy it was to fix things after messing up a little with clicker training.
Just had to express that. And a big thanks to Spiritdogs for her advice as well. It really helped! 