Greetings from Australia

[Nanno]

Great post about clicker training, Sabine! Thank you! I bought a clicker last year but only used it a few times. I found it distracting to fiddle with, and because I'm not used to it I would sometimes click it at inappropriate times (total user error, I know, but it frustrated me enough to quit before I became proficient). It also got in my way sometimes when I needed to use both hands. However, I think it would be worthwhile for me to take the time to learn how to use it properly because our tricks are becoming more complex. We've been doing fairly well with training the boys not to mob us when we're working with them alone, and right now we're working on making them stay in one place while we walk away or fuss with them. They're learning pretty well without the clicker, but I think the clicker would almost certainly help them learn the command faster and more reliably.

Do you think you might copy your clicker post to the training section? I don't want it to get buried, and I'd love to read people's ongoing experiences with clicker training.