How Do You Housebreak A Puppy With A Clicker?
Housebreaking consists of managing your puppy’s behavior and teaching your puppy the appropriate places to go. We want to positively reinforce your puppy for going outside-the more we reward a behavior-the stronger the behavior becomes. Rewarding behavior requires excellent timing-and there is no better training tool to improve your timing than a clicker, a small box with a strip of metal inside, that when you push down, makes a clicking sound. In this article I will teach you how to housebreak your puppy with a clicker. Start by having your puppy close by and some treats ready along with your clicker. We are going to pair the sound of a click with a treat. Click the clicker, and then quickly give your puppy a treat. Repeat this process over and over until your puppy gets excited at the sound of the clicker. This is called classical conditioning, pairing the sound of the clicker with something positive like food. By repeating the process over and over, your puppy will associate the sou
