{"id":21994,"date":"2016-05-27T17:08:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T01:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?p=21994"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:23:30","slug":"6-essential-tools-use-training-puppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/6-essential-tools-use-training-puppy\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Essential Tools I Use When Training My Puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I started clicker training Archer from day 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s the first puppy in training I’m exclusively using clicker training for teaching new behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years we’ve used many different tools for training our puppies, but clicker training is a little different as it requires a few more pieces to the puzzle.  Fortunately, these pieces are still very easy to carry around during any puppy training exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what are these 6 essential tools I use when training my puppy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Tools I Use For Clicker Training My Puppy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Check out the picture above and see if you can identify all 6 before moving on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Essential Tools I Use When Training My Puppy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okay, so maybe you couldn’t see all the tools in the first pic, but you could see 5 out of 6 and I bet you can guess #6…hint: check out the pic below \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe I should change the title to 6 Essential Tools I Use When “Clicker<\/a>” Training My Puppy since this list is specific to clicker training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said I bet you were able to guess number 1 on my list pretty easily…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Clicker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There’s more than one type of clicker available, but we go simple and use the standard box clicker for training our puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you plan on clicker training your puppy then do some research and find a clicker you like. They even have quiet clickers just in case your puppy is noise sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: Although any clicker works and some are louder\/quieter than others our current favorite is this Mighty Paw Clicker<\/a> (by the way, we highly recommend getting a wristband with your clicker)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Treats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are thousands of treats available to use during training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We feed our dog’s Wellness and either use kibble as treats or Crazy Dog Train-Me Treats<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 Treat Pouch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We recently started using a new treat pouch that has been more durable then our old PetSafe model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We really liked our new Mighty Paw Treat Pouch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m going to do a little research and you’ll probably see a blog post on dog treat bags really soon \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pic is of our old PetSafe Treat pouch. Time to update this pic with Archer. I miss that guy \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n

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Another Essential Tool For Clicker Training Your Puppy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

#4 Leather Leash<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sorry folks, but we don’t have a link to a recommended leash for training your puppy.<\/del><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our leather leash is 10 years old, warn in, and soft as can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love the leather leashes over the nylon as they are much softer on your hands.  If you can find a good leather leash let me know in the comment section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: Guide Dogs for the Blind has the exact adjustable leather training leash<\/a> we love and use with all of our puppies in training.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5 Martingale Collar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We recently changed to a Martingale Collar<\/a> based on suggestions from trainers at Canine Support Teams and Wags and Wiggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We heard these were originally designed for Greyhounds (heads the same size as their necks) so their head wouldn’t slip out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an incident, we had with Linus slipping his flat collar to chase a coyote across the golf course \ud83d\ude41 we’ve found the martingale training collar<\/a> to be a good choice when out and about as it will tighten, but not choke your dog (make sure and have it adjusted properly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#6 Easy Walk Harness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We really like the Easy Walk Harness<\/a> used in conjunction with our Martingale Collar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it doesn’t totally deter pulling it does help by turning your dog slightly when he tries to pull forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at our pictures we like to attach our leash to the martingale collar and easy walk harness simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve found this to be the best setup when working with Archer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what do you guys think?  That’s not everything we use when clicker training our puppies, but I would consider these the “Essential Tools”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you look closely at the pictures you might see another tool we use with our puppies (not really a training tool).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you guys catch the other tool in the pics?  What are your essential tools when training your puppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about your experiences training your puppy in the comment section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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