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Does Compliant Canines, LLC train with clickers exclusively? No. We will be happy to work with you
to choose whatever positive training method you feel most comfortable with. However, because we believe that clicker
training can be the most productive (and most fun!) way to train your dog, we encourage you to give it a go!
For reactive/fearful dogs, clicker training will be the first thing we will recommend. Why? Both
because it will be necessary to mark the tiniest moment of calm behavior (sometimes that's just a breath!), and because the
clicking sound itself may actually help calm the dog through impacting a part of the brain called the amygdala.
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Why use a clicker? Because it gives you the ability to mark correct behaviors--even tiny behaviors--quickly
and accurately. (It takes a little practice to use, but once you get used to it, you can click much more rapidly than
you can say "Good dog" or even "Yes.") When your dog understands exactly which behavior is
being marked and treated, your dog will offer that behavior again and again. In addition, being able to mark the smallest
behavior (like a head turn or a paw lift) as it is happening allows you to shape complex behaviors efficiently.
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