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Message thread at CPP
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***Clicker Club***Breann***,
I have a solution to fix the jumping up problem. When Bubbie jumps up on you. Turn around and stay like that for a few second's after Bubbie gets off and then try again and treat her when she doesn't jump on you. I am using that technice for my dog at my Grandpa's. She is a Hunting dog and LOVES everyone.....
Comanche :) | 
Comanche1999 & Dancer | | 2010-10-30 12:29:02 | | | Breann*** - you and Lucky are making progress! Just keep working a little at a time. I think Comanche had some good advice about the jumping. It makes a difference when you reinforce the behavior you want and ignore the behavior you don't want (as long as it is not harmful). | 
EagleGirl & Deerslayer | | 2010-10-31 17:54:36 | | Hiya!
I finally got started on clicker training my bird last week. Clara, my male cockatiel (he memorised "come on, Clara" before we figured it out, so I decided on the latin version of the name Clara - it can be male or female), has always been a very aggressive bird. However, I had suspected that the agression came from fear and a lack of trust. He particularly didn't like hands anywhere near him, or in his cage. He would open his mouth and hiss (that means "I'm warning you now - back off."), chase hands away and bite hard.
The first day, I showed him the clicker, clicked it, and immediately gave him some millet seeds. He was startled by the click at first, but soon realised that every time I clicked the strange little plastic box thing he got something yummy.
The next day I clicked and treated a few times before introducing a target (the blunt end of a wooden skewer - perfectly safe as long as I keep an eye on how worn its getting). I showed him, and he backed away and hissed to start off with. I kept it still, and said "touch it" in a quiet, low voice. He soon came over to investigate, and as soon as he touched it I clicked and treated. A few more times and he was starting to get it. He still won't go all over the cage after the target, but it's a start.
Today I started moving the end of the target closer and closer to my fingers until eventually it was only just visible. When it got to that point Clara opened his mouth, hissed and moved his head back, but I just kept calmly saying "touch it" and didn't move the target any closer. It took a little while, but he reached out and touched the target quickly and then backed off. I clicked him as soon as he touched the target, and gave him some millet as a treat. Lastly, I moved the target back between my fingers just a little more. This time, though it was closer and I actually felt his beak brush my fingers, it took him less time to reach out and touch the target.
After today's clicker lesson, I left the room and walked off down the hallway. I heard him call out to me, and I whistled back. We repeated this a few times until I came back into sight. He was on the opposite side of the cage, but as soon as he saw me he climbed down the ladder and ran across the cage floor to the corner closest to me. He used to only do that when the dog came into sight!
Clara is still cautious, but what we're seeing is a massive improvement. He still doesn't trust me enough to let me put my hand in his cage without getting bitten, but it's a start :) | 
RustyGirl & Sunshine Sally | | 2010-11-01 03:52:00 | | Comanche, Ty is an Australian Shepherd,(also called the Aussie or Aussie Shepherd), we did not rescue him, but we got him from a very good breeder. We have owned him for about a 1 and half years. He is an awsome dog! You can see a pic of him in the volume 4 number 10 Sep. 11- Sep. 17 2010 in the wiggins-weekly. We did get a dog from the shelter before I was born, his name was Bandit and he lived o be 17 years old, we had him for 17 years too!
Bye Comanche!
Kaitlin2010, Spots, Spirit and Zoe :) | 
Kaitlin2010 & Briggs | | 2010-11-01 20:56:51 | | | Rusty! You are doing great! That is exactly the heart of clicker training. Starting where the animal needs to start, and breaking the lessons down into tiny steps. Congratulations! |
EagleGirl & Deerslayer | | 2010-11-02 15:48:56 | | | Comanche, yes, "join up" is definitely real. Check with your local library and see if it has any books by Monty Roberts. He is "the man who listens to horses", and has mastered the technique of join up. He has been to the UK several times, giving command performances for the queen! I read his autobiography, and it was fascinating. He has a web site, too - have your parents take a look at it with you. |
EagleGirl & Deerslayer | | 2010-11-12 21:47:36 | | Lisa,
Little Miss Attitude (Star) can do joining up! Go to Youtube with your parents and type in "Joining Up with a horse the 1st time" Or how to Join up! |
Comanche1999 & Dancer | | 2010-11-17 22:32:39 | | Hiya Lisa,
side-stepping is moving away from pressure more than anything else, So if the horse knows to move from pressure, start there and keep going.
Rearing, however, can be a difficult and dangerous move to teach. You need to be very experienced to even try. The horse could go up too far, lose balance and fall over backwards. If you're in the saddle that can mean on top of you. Don't even try if the horse isn't fully trained, confident in the saddle and well-mannered. Some horses, once taught, will rear all the time, and others may become unpredictable. I wouldn't have a go at it unless I was working with a stunt trainer or someone who is experienced in that area.
Rusty |
RustyGirl & Sunshine Sally | | 2010-11-18 04:04:06 | | Admin: one former USA Secretary of the Interior perished when a rodeo horse "turned turtle" and drove the saddle horn through his body. Going over backward is an event you might not survive.
Yes, it is a very difficult stunt to learn. |
Jane Crandal & JB | | 2010-11-18 04:10:16 | | An update on Clara -
This morning he was racing around the bottom of his cage and chewing at the paper (as usual), so I went up quietly and sat my fingernail on one of the horizontal bars at his eye-level. He watched it for a while, but didn't get a wide-eyed look or open his mouth and hiss. He just looked. Soon he came over and started chewing my finger. Not too hard, just checking it out and having a bit of fun. I tried again later and the same thing happened - no hissing, just calm, careful curiosity.
After a couple of hours I took out an old toy and put in a new one. To do this, I had to put my entire arm in the cage. He hissed and got very wide-eyed, and ran at my arm a couple of times, but didn't bite.
He's not that keen at playing with my fingernail this soon after putting my arm in the cage, but he's not constantly hissing at it like he used to do all the time. He's already trying to talk to me and the birds outside again. Big improvement :)
Rusty |
RustyGirl & Sunshine Sally | | 2010-11-20 21:26:26 | |
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