Everyone around you is training his or her bird with quick success. So how come your own bird isn't cooperating. Polly would rather chew on your thumb then ring the little bell for a treat. Don't lose hope! Clicker training has a proven track record of success and it will work for you and your bird, too. If you are having a problem training your parrot with clicker training, let's review a few basics.
First, let's look at why clicker training is used rather other approaches.
oIt's a safe method oIt's relatively easy oBirds respond to it oIt truly does work
The positive reinforcement method of clicker training is truly the best way to curb bad behaviors and teach new good behaviors. Punishment as training means actually end in fewer results than people realize. When it seems that clicker training is not working, a bird owner can get frustrated and be tempted to pursue other options. Before you retire your clicker, make sure that basic principles are being followed.
First, what sort of reward are you using? Always use a food reward. There is no better way to communicate with your parrot than with food. Find a treat that your parrot loves. Is it nuts, seeds or fruit? Remember to vary the treat so your pet doesn't get bored. After you've definitely established a loved treat, does your parrot understand what the "click" actually means?
Birds are pretty smart and it won't take long for your parrot to learn that a "click" means treat. Don't attempt too much at first. Your parrot must put the clicking sound and the reward together. After pressing the clicker, quickly hand over a treat. Don't worry about making your parrot work for it. In the beginning, give treats freely and often. A way to make sure that Polly understands that the click leads to a treat is that once you notice the parrot looking at you after you click as if to say "hello, where's my treat?" then you know they've got it.
After the connection between the clicker and treat is made it's time to start with the fun training! Decide on a behavior that you want to work on. Break it down into small steps. Keep your training sessions short and fun. A journal can be a good way to keep track of what you worked on, for how long and what response you got from it.
If you notice in your journal that you keep getting the same unwanted response or behavior, go for help! The Internet has a wealth of information. You'd be surprised what fellow bird enthusiasts are willing to share for free. Don't give up on your goal of a friendly parrot. You'll enjoy him more and he'll be happier.
Cats are able to relate with the clicker, displaying good actions and behavior. Clicker training is often linked with conventional condition, where cats associate sound with food and operational condition and where cats execute movements for food.
A clicker is found to be more effective than verbal command because cats can hear clicker sounds more clearly than a voice, as human voice tones change while the clicker sound is always steady or constant.
The click is brief and concise, whereas a voice, phrase or a word, is fairly long in cats' point of standing. To say 'good boy' will take time than a click.
With the use of a clicker, cats can be successfully trained in three simple steps: obtaining the cats behavior, marking its behavior, and reinforcing its behavior.
Guidelines when training with a clicker:
1. To make a sound, push the clicker's spring end and then release. Treat the cat.
2. When you notice a behavior that you want your cat to continue on doing, click during while the behavior is being performed, never after it.
3. Click only once, to express enthusiasm towards the act of your cat and add more treats.
4. Note that practice periods should be short. More can be learned in three brief five minute sessions per day than hours of boring and stressful repetition.
5. Correct bad acts by ignoring and clicking when good behavior is displayed. Click when your kitten uses the litter box or when it plays on the scratch post, not on the furniture.
6. Click for accidental and voluntary actions nearing your objective. You should entice the cat into a position, but never pull or push it or hold it.
7. Never wait until your cat performs the perfect act that you told it to do, instead click and reward for little actions towards the correct direction. When your cat is signaled to sit and it crouches in its back, click.
8. Carry the clicker at all times when you are with your cat, so you can catch good acts.
9. Make sure to put aside the clicker when you are scolding your cat.
The non-confrontational character of a clicker makes it an ideal tool for training your cat. You too, can be happy with the results, having achieved all positive behaviors that you worked for with your cat. With lots of understanding, love, and patience, cat clicker training will continue to give you wonderful results that you and your cat will benefit from for years to come.
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