I have been clicker training my dog Banjo for 4 years in January. I'm am clicker training Riley as well. I'm taking my time with her before teaching tricks. The only tricks she knows is paw and spin. The rest is Obedience. Although she only knows Sit, Lay Down, Come, and Stand. It's a great start though!! I highly recommend clicker training, but please do remember it's not for every dog in my honest opinion. I will be the first to admit that I do use a prong on Riley, but that's only to teach her to stop pulling because with trying to clicker train her to stop isn't working, as with the prong it does. We're finally making some progress, it's not a lot, but at least it's working. I am all for using different tools on my dogs', but that's if I have a proffesional help me, and teach me how to use it the right way. Although, I won't put a shock collar on my dog. I don't mind others using the shock collar on their dogs', and won't bash them for it either. It's something that works for the dog, and for the owner too. I respect every training tool out there, even if I don't agree with using it on my dog. Anyways, clicker training is fun. I will continue to use it with Riley and Banjo, as well as the prong. Also, just to add, what I'm trying to say is don't shy away from those "cruel" dog training tools. Try some of them out. It's not as bad as a lot of people think. I use to HATE the prong collar, but it's now something I like using on my dogs' because, again, it WORKS! Okay, I'm done! Ha! Hope I made sense typing this!
Happy Training,
RileyMay :gsdbeggin::gsdsit: