This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The click itself is NOT the reward, only used as a bridging signal that the particular action that the animal performed was a desired action and a reward was coming. You can use a different sound, a click made with your tongue, a wistle (think dolphins), beep, word, etc. as a bridging signal. When the animal hears the signal he links it with a reward, such as a treat, a rub, pat, etc. which may not be as easy to provide as quickly otherwise to pin point the action that you are rewarding. Once the animal links the sound with a treat, then you can "click" his specific movement even at a distance, and the horse (or dog) will know instantly that was the exact movement you wanted, and then he will get the treat.
For instance, if you teach a horse to touch an object with his nose, at which time he hears the click and then gets a treat, you can then move the object, such as a cone, further away until you could throw it across the coarral and he would go over to it and touch it, at which point you would "click", wistle, beep or whatever and then he wold get his treat, delayed by you having to walk over there, etc. but he would know that it was the action of touching the cone that was wanted, even if the treat was delayed. I hope this explains it more. No the click isn't the reward! It is only the bridging signal linking the action to a reward. If you just gave clicks and NO reward such as a treat or pat, the animal would soon lose interest, if indeed he showed any interest to begin with. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, cold an clear with beautiful coating of snow on every branch and twig. -6F > >I have some interest but am not sure why or how anyone could find the >clicker sound as a reward. Personally I find it annoying, ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
