K9Cast #4

All about clicker training! Plus we also have tips for dogs that are spooked by loud noises. Welcome new listeners and new listeners from iTunes! If you are an iPod listener or if you have iTunes on your computer and aren't already listening to us on our iTunes/iPod enhanced feed then you can simply click on this link to bring up our podcast in iTunes and then click "subscribe". Then you'll be able to enjoy our enhanced feed which includes embedded pictures and links that are displayed during the podcast in iTunes and on iPods as we talk about them. Here's what we talked about:00:00 (Chapter 1) Intro 00:43 (Chapter 2) Help for dogs spooked by loud noises like fireworks or Thunder03:20 (Chapter 3) Clicker Training03:25 Erik from TheForce.net's podcast and the RandomChatter.com podcast05:31 Karen Pryor's book Don't Shoot The Dog05:59 Pavlov 06:32 First step in clicker training, "charging the clicker"07:04 Second step, "capturing behavior"07:50 Also, the click ends the behavior08:39 Connecting the clicker to the behavior10:11 Cuing the dog11:09 If you are interested in doing clicker training12:04 Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs13:14 "True clicker training"13:33 Lure Reward Training15:14 Compared to Karen Pryor's method15:45 Sneezing on command16:25 Karen Pryors Clicker Training Website17:27 Our dogs go wild for the clicker18:03 Where to get a clicker18:15 Sound of the clicker18:40 One thing to watch out for19:24 (Chapter 4) Linking to us/Promo page21:00 (Chapter 5) Outro