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Originally Posted by MatthewT
Thanks, that's quite encouraging. I just fear for my family when he's in a horrible mood, really.
How exactly would using a squeaky ball work? Make it squeak instead of giving a treat, or give it him to play with?
Also, how exactly should we go about clicker training? At the classes they told us to click as soon as he performs an action so he knows that he's been good, and then follow this up with a treat.
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I have just started with a ball with Oscar and am using it just for recall as it seems to cut through the distractions in the park.
First step is to make the squeaky ball fun, get 2 and then throw one, then when he gets it squeak the other. Just have fun and then encorporate the ball into training as a reward. You may even be able to use it to distract this unwanted behaviour.
Be warned though he it may just be too exciting for him and could escalate the behaviour so just have fun with it at first and see how it goes.
I have no idea about clicker training but it just sounds like it might be good in your circumstance. If you do a seperate thread i am sure there are a few peeps on here who use it and can advise you.
I really do recommend you re visit your trainer or find another class
You really are at the peak of his terrible teens so he needs firmer management than when he was a puppy.
