Best Clicker For Beginner Books

[bridgie_cat]

Hello,

I am looking for a good book aimed at starting clicker training/one that explains the concept well in a concise and fun way. Really hoping for easy reading…

This is particularly with the aim of finding something I can include in a puppy pack for new owners to offer encouragement/a good source of info on positive reinforcement :)

I have read parts of "Quick Clicks: 40 fast and fun behaviours to train with a clicker. By Mandy Book and Cheryl Smith" and thought this one quite good - although perhaps a bit long… Also loved Shaping Success by SG - which was very easy reading!! But perhaps too geared toward agility type behaviours and not enough specific direction for getting started with a clicker…

Any recommendations or links appreciated!

Bridget

[sheena]

Any thing to do with Karen Pryor, really is a good start. When I think of clicker, I think Karen Pryor. :) "Clicker Training for Dogs" was the one I started with & is the easiest to read. As others on this forum know, I am a clicker "nut case" & have put together my own set of notes which you can access here An Introduction to Clicker Training

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I like "shaping success" by Susan Garrett, I found it easy and quick to read and it has some detailed trouble shooting sections. Eg if your timing is late - this happens, early - this happens... when to use a cue and when not to...

https://www.clickerdogs.com/shapingsuccess.php

if you want to get the book from Australia (Chuwar near Brisbane) it's available here

http://www.agilityclick.com/prod121.htm

and there are whole lot of other clicker training books available there too.

And you can use the word "yes" instead of a clicker for many things.

Another one I'm meaning to read - and a friend has the most well behaved bull terrier - based on the content is Jane Killion's "When pigs fly"

http://www.whenpigsflydogtraining.com/#/When%20Pigs%20Fly%20-%20The%20Book/When%20Pigs%20Fly%20-%20The%20Book/1/

Note - my friend has had trouble with the website recommended on that page for buying stuff. Like unauthorised charges on the account. So you might get it somewhere else at the moment.