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Is clicker training a horse the same as clicker training a dog?

March 13, 2010 by  
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I’ve clicker trained mу dogs. Iѕ іt basically tһе same thing? Aחу differences I ѕһουƖԁ know?

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4 Responses to “Is clicker training a horse the same as clicker training a dog?”
  1. bigskycaninetraining says:

    yes, you are still marking the behavior just the same as you would your dog, and rewarding the same as you would a dog. Check out Karen Pryors website for more training info at http://www.clickertraining.com

  2. biscuit says:

    Yes, it is.

  3. Katwala says:

    Same methods, different beast.

    Have fun!

  4. Ponygirl says:

    it’s very close.

    One thing you want to be sure and do is prevent “mugging” for the treat. They figure out that the click means treat really fast; you need to always give them the treat, a few teaspoons of grain, tucked in toward his chest a bit, so he isn’t reaching out to you for the goodies.

    I had to retrain my hyper gelding to take the treat back in his own space, not in mine.

    The other thing I have noticed is that I can train horses much faster than dogs. I trained the aforementioned gelding what the clicker meant and to fetch in two 15 minute sessions! I can only do it that fast with a dog if they already do the behavior and are learning about the click. If I am trying to teach what the click means and a totally new behavior, it seems to take me longer with the dog. Maybe I just think like a horse more than a dog???!!!

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