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The Dog Blog is a community of ordinary dog lovers who have come together to discuss our extraordinary dogs. Each Monday, a new topic is introduced. If you've got an opinion, share it. If not, look for the current "anything goes" topic and introduce a discussion of your own. On Fridays, weigh in about your training questions and successes.
Your host: Mike Lewis is a little-dog nerd and the proud owner of Eddie and Jillian, a pair of Yorkies who think they're huskies, and Lucy, a sweet Chessie. R.I.P., Rusty. Contact mlewis@adn.com

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Friday training talk: What's up with your pack?

Use this space to discuss recent training successes, setbacks or to seek or offer advice.

Liz from Alaska Dog Sports suggested I try Jillie on clicker training, and that appears to be going well. I conditioned her to the sound/reward, then started clicking for correct behavior. No huge successes yet, but she definitely understands what's going on. She was pooping in the yard this morning, and a click afterward sent her running to me for a reward. I think it's going to help.

In fact, I noticed the clicker noise wasn't bothering Eddie, so I've started him on the clicker too. In the past, the click used to send him running to hide under the bed.

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