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What Makes Someone a “Clicker Trainer” ?

What makes someone a clicker trainer as opposed to someone who trains with  a clicker in their hand? Let me start by giving a definition of clicker training (as defined by Karen Pryor, KPCT); “Clicker training” is an animal training … Continue reading

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Why clicking and correction don’t mix

The Poisoned Cue: Positive and Negative Discriminative Stimuli By Karen Pryor on 06/25/2002 Why clicking and correction don’t mix Behavior analysts refer to a learned stimulus that triggers an operant behavior as a ‘discriminative stimulus.’  The behaviorists do not, as … Continue reading

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Communication that CLICKS ! – Don’t Shoot the Dog !

Communication that CLICKS ! Looking for a Christmas present for someone who has pets ?  Why not buy them one of the best training theory books there is. Written by Karen Pryor of Sunshine Books and Karen Pryor CLicker Training, … Continue reading

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Clicker Training Horses – What is Clicker Training ?

A great article by Karen Pryor What is clicker training? “Clicker training” is the popular term for the training or teaching method based on what we know about how living organisms learn. Research has shown that any creature—whether a dog, … Continue reading

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Clicker Training Horses – Horse Scene Magazine Features SMAART Horses

Horse Scene Magazine Features SMAART Horses Clicker training has been around us for a long time.  Anyone who has seen a marine mammal (killer whales, sea lions, dolphins) displays at Sea World or Shedd Aquarium have seen clicker training in … Continue reading

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Clicker Training Horses – Positive Reinforcement

Clicker Training Horses    Positive Reinforcement Adding Nice Things Positive reinforcement (+R) is about giving the animal something nice (appetitive) when they do something we ask; reinforcing the behaviour that happened.  In learning theory terms, positive means ‘adding’, and reinforcement … Continue reading

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Clicker Training in the Equine World: An Interview with Alexandra Kurland

Clicker Training in the Equine World:   An Interview with Alexandra Kurland  By Julie Gordon on 12/01/2010 Alexandra Kurland has been training horses and teaching since the mid-1980s. In the early 1990s, after reading Karen Pryor’s Don’t Shoot the Dog, … Continue reading

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