I was wondering if any experienced trainers combine clicker training with verbal markers. Would sometimes using one and sometimes using the other be confusing or helpful?
Another thread on teaching 'watch' got me thinking about how sloppy my 'good-boy' is at marking. What about switching to 'yes' as a marker? I went with good-boy because that is what my trainer used in class on the first day.
Is it a matter of picking the best tool for the job. Or am I looking at a situation where the grass is greener on the other side of the fence?
I spent this afternoon working on statue walks. I froze like a statue if the leash ever went taunt. I then marked good-boy when he made eye contact after the leash had gone slack. The reward was that we could move forward again in the direction he wanted to go in the first place. It was not particularly hard. It ended up being a good exercise for me to practice my leash management of a long line while improving my marker timing.
Thanks
Another thread on teaching 'watch' got me thinking about how sloppy my 'good-boy' is at marking. What about switching to 'yes' as a marker? I went with good-boy because that is what my trainer used in class on the first day.
Is it a matter of picking the best tool for the job. Or am I looking at a situation where the grass is greener on the other side of the fence?
I spent this afternoon working on statue walks. I froze like a statue if the leash ever went taunt. I then marked good-boy when he made eye contact after the leash had gone slack. The reward was that we could move forward again in the direction he wanted to go in the first place. It was not particularly hard. It ended up being a good exercise for me to practice my leash management of a long line while improving my marker timing.
Thanks