MYTH: These dogs never need to be told when they do something wrong, therefore a "different method" (i.e. clicker training) should be used. This is complete bunk.

Recognize that using a clicker as an event marker is not "clicker training approach."

The clicker training approach requires that you keep your dog confined at all times that you are not following him around this house with a clicker to reward right behavior. This is why it works so well with dolphins: Because they're confined in a small pool when they're not being trained.

In any event... I'm off on a tangent.

Using clicker as ONE tool in your arsenal is fine. But using it to exclusion of all other tools at your disposal and you're being blind.

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