12/12/2022
Our training methods.
At prideful pups dog training we believe in teaching dogs using positive reinforcement and a fear free training method. We put as little stress on your pup as possible, using clicker training, luring, shaping, and other non forceful methods to teach your dog the behaviors youd like them to do again.
Clicker training:
This consists of using a little box called a clicker. The clicker puts out a sound when pressed that communicates to your dog that you liked what they did, followed by reinforcement (a treat, a toy, or an otherwise rewarding object, including praise) The reinforcement choice is chosen by your dogs motivation level as well as their experience level of the specific behavior. Seeing the click as a reinforcing sound has to be trained to your dog, just like most other things.
Shaping:
When doing a shaped behavior, we tie back into clicker training. Say for example, youre trying to get your dog to sit on a platform. You would first click your dog for even interacting with or noticing the platform then slowly increase the criteria to get closer to them sitting on it. A sample of clicks could be looking at the platform> moving closer to the platform> touching the platform and so forth.
Luring:
Luring is exactly as it sounds like. You use a treat or a toy to (un-forcefully) direct the dog into the position you want them in. This can tie into sitting, heel work, and more advanced behaviors like teaching a service dog deep pressure therapy to their handler. The lure action itself differs for each behavior. The lure you use for laying down, isnt the same you'd use for other behaviors.
Questions about us as a program? Message me and Ill do my best to help! Group training dates and sign ups will be posted in the next couple days so be on the lookout for that as well!
