How to stop unwanted behavior- the positive interrupter- dog training clicker training

[musiclovinggurl123]

I had one that I smacked my lips, but I didn't think ti was working because I still didn't get far with it, so I switched to whistling. Does anyone know if that's alright?

[josski32]

Question: when your dog is doing something wrong, and you may the kissy noise and he turns to you, should you reward him? At first I thought no because he will just do something bad to get a treat whenever he feels like it, but then I thought if your dog's smart enough, he will realize you only give treats for turning around for the kissy noise in training sessions and will ignore you in the real situation!! Help!! (kikopup or anyone else thanks :)

[1PigfartsHereICome]

This may be a stupid question but, in someone else's video they learned a puppy his name by saying the name and then rewarding when the puppy looked them in the eye. If you use the same method for this and other things, how does the dog know which is his name and which is just a way for you to make him come to you?

[theabnormal1]

@1PigfartsHereICome We adopted our dog the shelter and taught her both her name and this behavior this way and she treats them separately. The way I see it, as kikopup said, the kiss-kiss command becomes muscle memory, an automatic response to stop everything and look at you. Because you mean "look at me" every single time you say it. Just like "sit" or any other command.... (1/2)

[theabnormal1]

@1PigfartsHereICome (2/2) But since people WILL over-use a dog's name (in passing, during play, etc), the dog is not likely to treat the name as a command once they realize you don't Always pay attention to them when you say their name. Dogs are very smart and they will respond to what has the highest success rate of them getting attention. Simply put: if you don't treat their name as a command, neither will the dog.

[1PigfartsHereICome]

@theabnormal1

Thanks!

[mikeybearjackson]

this is great, you are a good trainer :)

[EmmaPups579]

could I do this but saying No! instead of a noise??

[TaceyN]

I've been using this with my new pup. It's helpful in that it stops her from doing the behavior - usually chewing on my bed/books - without me having to touch her (as this usually causes her to turn around and bite me instead). However it seems to be teaching her that if she does go and chew on those things... she will instantly get a treat! What am I doing wrong? I feel as though I am encouraging the behaviour instead of discouraging.. distracting with other toys doesn't work (for long) either.

[Kattenya]

I can't believe how well this is working.... Just tried it on my adult, never been a pet foster and she definitely got the idea pretty quick to stop what she's doing and look me in the eyes. Baby steps, but hoping to continue this! ^_^

[oSmarties]

so is it possible to do this at any age? cause we have a year old chihuahua and we've been getting his attention by calling has name.

[gniddinggnalling]

Great video. I'd love you to make a video on how to use this on a dog that believes she has to hunt cats, ducks... any animal. I'm trying to teach our new rescue dog (great dane, 1,2 years old) NOT to hunt our free roming ducks and cats on our farm here ... I keep her on a leash of course in order to avoid the other animals from being hurt, but she is very much aware of the leash, so as soon we try to take it of her, she runs anyway...

[kiaistar]

My poor re re dog got frustrated by not getting sit and down. (She would stand up to eat her treat even if I put it on the floor, then stopped following the lure.) She got so frustrated that she started barking at a stranger -- something she hasn't done since she was first rescued 3 years ago. She wouldn't take her attention off the stranger for more than a second. So, we went over the positive interrupter. She was markedly proud of herself and got back her calm.

[WWloser84]

I should've watched this before I sent that message to you! :) Great video...thank you! :) Now I have to re-train myself so I stop telling my dog "No". :)

[tulrich125]

@WWloser84 Isn't it funny how we not only have to train our dogs, but we have to train ourselves as well? :)

[joshua0126]

lol



[MrVbdude]

The only thing I'm worried about teaching the positive interrupter is that what if the dog takes the noise as he did something good and he's getting a treat for it. Like we charge the clicker by clicking and then giving a treat and dog associates click with him/her doing something good. Can anyone please help me with this question?

[thecircusb0y1]

@MrVbdude ; if they look up at you with a positive intent and not afraid of you, then they did do something good. If you need stop them from chewing something, generally you need to offer them something to chew on while teething or they need more exercise/attention with either tug, a frisbee, or whatever activity you're thinking about.

[ArtMusicPeaceAnimals]

@MrVbdude I think because after they learn the noise you would remove the treat, so they know the behavior by itself. plus you would show them something more interesting after anyways :) hope it helps a bit

[sweettart312]

kiko is a girl???  lol i saw in a video he is a boy cuz of is private

[nomorefatjess]

Very good lessons! I've heard that you should never use the word "NO" or any form of it to distract unwanted behaviour, but I'd NEVER find a video to tell you WHAT you should do.... this is the first one.. THANK YOU!!!!!

[Kisuke2424]

am i the only one? if i see this video, it reminds me of "TrueMan movie" ..

nice video i keep watching :)

[opes1]

you are very good.

[Pathrissia]

ur videos are so nice to watch and very good explaning. my question to this video is, how often should this be exercised? everyday, every other day, a few days ago, until it becomes a habit?

[Msviaggiatore88]

when do you add verbal commands? or is this just to have the dog not go for the treat when its in your hands?

Great Videos!

[dragonlord5665]

@Msviaggiatore88 because wild dogs make noises to eachother to tell commands or other things.

[RaeneDay]

What kind of treat bag are you using here?

[andreyz94]

how old should a puppy be when starting exercises

[Linkavage64]

wow! i've just watched like, 10 of your videos, and I don't even own a dog! lol, they're just so damn interesting! I'm hoping to add a dog to the family when I return from travels, I'm just glad I have some sort of understanding in training for when I do! Cheers

[Darlagayle]

Do I have to give my dog a treat after making the positive interrupter noise every time?

[vileguile4]

Fantastic kikopup! Ty for videos :)

[angryscintist]

Do you think this method would work well in conjunction with counter conditioning on a fearful dog? My dog hates cars, and has finally gotten significantly better about looking to me for a treat and reassurance, but can I make a "no-no" noise that further reinforces that the car isn't where attention should be?

[chicaofdoom]

I have loved your videos and am currently trying to train my 13 year old Rat Terrier (and my family lol) in positive reinforcement. I appreciate that you have several different dogs in your videos, not just your own, though I wonder if you have any tips on working with older dogs. She is set in her barking ways, and after being attacked and getting 5 puncture wounds, she is now dog aggressive. Any older dog advice would be appreciated.

Thanks for the awesomely informative videos!

[abirdslife]

fantastic video with lots of learning in it :o))

[Yellowmutts]

Say if you have a new puppy with a longer name like Julian. Instead of usiing Julian as a name, you could use it as like a focus command and when you are just randomly saying the dogs name you could say a nickname like Jules. That way when getting their attention you could actually say their name? I think that might be easier for people who naturally call the name and might already have a habit of just using a nickname anyways. :P

[sinbandera13]

you are amazing :)

[mica1120893]

at 4:51 or 4:52 I thought that was poop!

[TheDeeDee000]

my dog barks at other dogs. she doesn't bite but i'm afraid she might. otherwise she's very lovable. Tater tot is A red min pin who is 10 months old.

[drdiego26]

you really seem to understand what you do.....a real professional..hats off to you!

[ragnarox16]

And I think this might help to resolve the barking issue I mentioned...

[mysticpawz]

Any suggestion for a GSD very clicker wise and very toy motivated, at agility training she barks her skull of sheer excitment. No food holds any interest the clicker isn't even noticed her barking and excitement over doing agility runs away with her. Under normal circunstances she is great she speaks on commond which is self-rewarding and she knows quite which I reward with the throwing of her toy. People havesuggested a rattle bottle or water in a small lemon bottle which i dont want to use

[BoxerTrainer13]

Dear Kikopup, I have just gotten a dog for getting grades in school, and I want to show my mom how good I a with my pets. My puppy is now 9 weeks old and is really good at listening but as the story goes he only listen when he wants to it seems. I wonder if I do anything worng but then in the back of my head I think is it because I am doing something wrong or if he doesnt have that big of and attention span. can i get some tips on getting his attentin?

Thank You, Andrew

[MsZoraZ]

I really enjoy your videos and I think every dog owner should use these methods; this lesson in particular I find very helpful.

But I find it hard to make the noise you do in this video to get my dog's attention and I can't whistle, what are some other noises I could make?

Thanks so much, please make more vids, they are awesome!

[claudjahbab]

This is really great and helpful! I wish everybody would see this video! You can destract the dog with this noice, so he can't offer you the unwanted behaviour anymore!

[quarterpastcrazy]

How does this teach them not to do the undesirable behavior? How does this make them learn not to do the behavior you distract them from? Please answer, I love your videos and want to learn.

[MsZoologist1]

Hey KikoPup I am a 12 year old dog trainer you might say, I have 6 dogs, that I adore training! but I would like to become a trainer for other dogs out of my family, how can I attract business?also thank you for your videos, my dogs know high five,target,lie down, stay,come sit,roll over,playdead (I use a finger pointing out for this, which used to mean you did something bad, but now my dog loves this had signal!)scratch the floor, crawl...etc

[Wtflolyay]

So do you think this could help with my Pug? He plays rough with the dog big dogs. Hell be the chaser and jump up and nip at the dogs tail or face. It's not so much aggressively because hes just hopping along and will stop when hes tired then come to me.

[collinmorrison98]

I WOULDNT SAY MAX MY PUPPIES NAME IS LILA LOL

[collinmorrison98]

WE LOVE U KIKOPUP!!!

[blueguitar77]

wow, im amazed

thank you for the info

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[Wtflolyay]

I really need your help on this one.. Wheni take my Pug to the park he will ignore the smaller dogs but with some big dogs he will try to chase them and catch their tails as they wag above him or hell jump and nip at them. I really need help stopping this. Its not all big dogs, just a few. Alot of them he will calmly ignore. Like the other day he chased a labrador and jumped up to nip it. But then a few minutes later we bumped into a husky and he was fine with it and ignored it when i pet it.

[RocsGirl]

It works on kids too... would've worked on the cat but my husband doesn't get it yet. UGH :)

[MsGoodHands]

Hey, I use this technique for most dogs, but any advice on a dog that either gets arroused when the owner makes the positive interupter noise and becomes MORE interested in thing you are trying to distract from, completely ignores and continues innapropriate behavior (even after dozens of prev sucsessful reps)or begins inapropriate play w/owner (snapping at shirt sleeves, etc) tried changing cue, having cue = come touch hand, better reinforcer, etc, not working..any pointers would be great!

[thefamilynerd09]

Also another thing why the NO or WRONG deal wont work is, how on earth would they know what those words mean!?! Is this true or am i wrong?

[CrueLoaf]

Nicely done!!

[allthosestars]

how many dogs do you have ??

[Mewildgirl54]

she own the 3 dogs. @allthosestars

[Vikykh]

Very good video, it seems so funny when Kiko is still offering calming signals :D lots of yawning :D

[skinnydogkew]

How do you avoid the dog pairing the reward with the undesirable behaviour, it seems like all you are doing is marking and rewarding undesirable behaviour.

[skinnydogkew]

@skinnydogkew I'd love to get your take on this.

[ForeverFerraris]

its just redirecting the dog but never teaching them what's wrong, dogs need to be corrected if behavior is ever to be reliable. Treats and clicks wont be all you need to train a dog. Lets see some advanced offleash obedience videos around distraction.

[Yrior]

@ForeverFerraris Did you actually watch the video?

This works well for me. I can get my dog's attention in a dog park, out on a walk, on our way to the garden when she is carrying her rope (favorite place + favorite toy), whenever. It really helped get her to calm down around other dogs...she's a bit dog-obsessive. ;3

[shellim4]

Will this distraction work with a dog barking like when a guest comes in or if she sees someone outside or is there a better method for this type of thing? My maltipoo barks like crazy when my kids bring in new friends and will bark just when she hears someone come in the door before she even knows who it is--a family member or a "stranger" (to her).

[ankibergen]

Great video! I have a problem with my 7 months old golden. He has suddenly found out that he doesn't wan't to go indoors when we have been on a walk. (Longer walks when he gets tired are fine, but sometimes he's just going to pee ..). Since he doesn't want to go indoors again he starts biting his leach, lay down on his back and/or wraps the leach around his paws. I’ve tried treats, a toy, ignoring him aso, nothing works. I'll try positive interrupter. What else can I do??

[megdaintith]

I am getting my first puppy in a couple of weeks and I am so pleased to have found the Kikopup chanel. The lessons are so clear and really in tune with the dog, why would anyone not give this a try? I have bought a clicker set and I am ready to go! I can't wait to try out teaching my new dog (I may have to restrict myself to avoid overload!). I will be sure to check here first if there's anything I have a problem with. Thank you and keep posting!!

[Thewaterofthepool]

Can the attention noise be the name of the dog? She responds to it pretty well.

[Civicblabla]

Do i have to have a "clicker" or cant i just clap my hands or some other clicking noise???

[ankibergen]

@Civicblabla

You can also use a sound or say "Good".. But it will be easier with a clicker as the sound must come exactly as the wanted behavior happens. It's such a short and concrete sound, and will sound the same every time..

[MrKrashnburn]

i left a message on your rant about people useing clicker. please could you get back to me thanks you great and so are your dogs i have seen all your vids

[nikkitoni01]

I'm so in love with Kiko. She's so cute.

[oadeosun]

amazing video, think you're the only person on youtube i have seen that uses untrained dogs. can i ask what little shedding small dog breed you think is the easiest to train and good for apartment life. at the moment im thinking boston terrier but was wondering if you had any other suggestions. thank you for your time

[dzutube1]

thanks for another great training video

[suhaylett]

Hi Emily,

People on a private forum I am on are questioning what to do in a multi dog household, some use the dogs name, which I have already posted is incorrect.

I teach this the same way you do, but ibn a multi dog household would you use a different noise for each dog, or just ignore the dog that wasn't doing anything wrong, or treat/play with all of them. One girl has 5 dogs.

[Kookooisbest]

Found you just after we got our pup. A bit late at 11 wks but she is proving very trainable and also we think, a lover of agility. She is 2 1/2 lb so that will be interesting! Just wanted to say thank you as you have made the clicker method clear! I wasn't certain wether to use it as had found no good instruction anywhere. But now I am sure. I will be following you closely!

I read of a channel of yours. How do I find this? Anyone who could let me know, thanks in advance.

[burninforyou]

Is there an advantage to using a noise rather than a cue like "watch" or "look?"  Just the novelty of it?

[TheRealDJLO]

the end makes total sense. they want attention, so make it when they do something good.

[NikolayevKirill]

And thanks for your videos, your tips really work. Thank you a lot! :))

[NikolayevKirill]

I didn't know about this method, so recently I've started playing chasing game with my golden retriever. I whistle and start running away. But it doesn't work perfectly, because not always he wants to run after me. Now I think he would do it better if I had something reinforcing with me (besides the game itself).

Also during a walk when he runs forward, I stop and wait for him to return. Actually it seems to me that my dog thinks that I'm some crazy pup, that needs his attention and escort.

[stefrobrts]

Thanks so much! I was taught to use a 'uh uh' noise to tell them something was wrong, but I would like to switch to all positive training, since I get so much better results when the dogs are having fun - the 'uh uh' noise is kind of a downer! So I am going to start working on this method instead.

[migsmagic]

Another Great Vid Emily!!!! What treats are you giving to your dogs? Thanks!

[katkarma]

Great video! I would like to use this method to stop unwanted barking, but any noise I make is not heard when the barking starts! Any ideas???

[Vattenlilja]

@katkarma You could try conditioning a light or something else instead of the sounds, something that the dog would notice? Like a flashlight. I know some trainers use that on deaf dogs, so it should work on a "for the moment deaf dog" too, right? :D

[navaxtina]

NICE video/job!!

5*

[DogsAreMyBestFriends]

Wow, great video Emily! Very well made and well explained! 5*s! And a great job with Tug!

Definitely a fav!

[Yuantis]

I have a one year old golden retriever girl.

She is very smart with tricks, attention, gentle, and guards the house; but still doesn't learn when to stop when she plays rough (starts biting hard my hands), or to stop scratching the window when we arrive home (or a familiar) even if I tell her several times to stop with my "no" "calm down" "easy".

Do you think is still possible to teach her to stop doing those behaviors at this age she is in?

[rocknog13]

Great video thanks:)

[VOSHOL06]

Great video. Since I started training before I learned all this, I still have a negative interruptor (NO). As soon as he reacts to the NO he is complemented right away. I will try to add a positive interruptor and see if I can fade out completely the negative one. It's a challenge in the environment that I'm in to just use the NO and stop the instant my dog responds to it. Many people around me feel I'm to soft on my dog.

[bondfrenchbond]

Amazing videos!

[azmauigirl]

Great video and info. I don't know how you find the time to make all these great videos!

[ghostrunner]

Awesome video - very well thought out. Thanks!

[sapphicnickel]

GREAT vid! I was wondering this exact thing recently and this sounds great. I'll start trying now. Question: I have 2 dogs, 1 yr old and 6mo old....it is hard to train because when i'm working w/ one the other will distract. is it best to put one in a kennel and have one on one time w/ each dog individually or should we keep trying to do it together cuz they'll have to learn to behave when together anyway? THANKS SO MUCH!!!! :D

[TheRabbitgrace]

Awesome video, great job. Your dogs are very well trained.

[nataliawasilewska97]

have you thought of a name for your puppy??

[nataliawasilewska97]

cool video emilly!!!

What is that dog at 1:32 ??

[cguymartin]

love it! what ever happened with the dogmantics project? i was looking forward to u having ur own show!!!

[cguymartin]

love it! you should be the one with the show on animal planet instead of the other guy who's name i shall not mention...i really hope that u get a show soon...btw, what ever happened to the dogmantics project?

[shepardSG]

useful, thx :)

[RavenBlaze]

are your other dogs helping to train the new puppy?

[f1el6]

yay, definately one of your best videos! i had to favorite so i never forget this :)

[dwbkmj]

I have a 4 month 60lb Bullmastiff and I been braking his attention by doing this for a while and that's how I recall him from long distance. I got the idea from old westerns where the lone drifter had an amazing horse he could recall by the same nose. Lol but yeah I also training my dog not to accept treats or food from strangers even if I'm not there or to listen to any commands unless it's me or my wife.

[claudiahoyle]

aboslutely qwesome video I am so happy to see you again doing these you rock!

[cguymartin]

you should have the show on animal planet instead of zack george! u have a much better personality IMO

keep up the awesome vids : )

[Chester908]

amazing!

[Parenchym]

still no name for the pup?

We have a lot of folk in puplic transportation who do that noise if they see a dog (yeah people can't behave) especially if they see a BC (beautiful & cute ;))

Thanks for reposting with new footage!

[newbear95]

Awesome video! I am going to try this with my dog! Thanks for posting this video!

[xxxwarningxxx96]

nice video

[monoamiga]

Great video!!! Thanks!

[NiteBlogger]

More great info to help with my girl...

THANKS!!

[zsianz1]

I so need to work on this with my neighbours dog that is staying with us. thanks for the info Em, don't know where I would be with my dogs without you!!

[MyGSDLove]

Brilliant video once again Emily.

5* and Favourite

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[tehrenberg]

YES!! This is soooooooooo great Em!!! 5* and a favorite!

[lohanaddict]

My mom has the same haircut.

[TingaTaco]

i know it is not a lack of exercise because we played two seperate three hour games of hardcore chuckit until that tongue couldn't loll out any farther. i have tried everything i can think of and i am in desperate need of a good night's sleep. PLEASE HELP ME!

[kikopup]

sounds like a complete nightmare! Does the dog bark the same way with the owner? Could be separation anxiety if its only happening with you. I would go over with the owner a training plan, and NEVER take the dog again as a client unless they pay you handsomely for working on the barking problem as well. Or else you might go crazy. You could try DAP or calm massage, maybe less exercise (if its just making the dog more excitable). Work on a settle if you are invested in training the dog :)

[4Champ2and0]

@kikopup Do you have a video showing how to do the DAP or calm massage? I would be very interested in seeing how that works! Thank you! =)

[suhaylett]

@TingaTaco

Hi, know this is a long time ago but if you throw something for a dog over and over again all you will do is raise adrenalin levels to the point they can take up to 3 days to go back down.

Fun scent games and brain work is more tiring that physical exercise. Obviously dogs need a bit of both. Sometimes aHypothyroid dog can be a major problem, even though it may not be overweight or lethargic,in fact the oposite.

[TingaTaco]

@suhaylett i am well aware that a game of fetch has the potential to send a dog into a frenzy of obsessive energy. i run a dog daycare and i know the difference between an overstimulated hyper dog and one who's tired of playing fetch. you can't convince me that long games of fetch will do nothing but hype a dog up because that's just not true. the issue we had was that he could not stand any lack of attention, and actually after a few days of daycare he started coming home and falling asleep :)

[WolfOfShadows1986]

i had seen the first release in dogmantics, but the new footage was a real bonus becuse it shows the exercise with a fresh pup who dose not already know what is required of him, very helpful information:)

my own pup kali finds almost anything rewarding. right now she LOVES apple slices as rewards, as much as she loves real meat! :O

[kikopup]

I know I have my own dogs in a lot of videos, but all the other dogs in my videos I have chosen specifically because they are completely new to the exercise and clicker training ( I wont say which dog, but one dog in my videos has bitten people before and in the training video looks highly trained because thats how clicker works). The thing with clicker training, is the dog seems to always look already trained, because you 'get' the behavior and then reinforce it, one success after another.

[TingaTaco]

i tried putting him in another room and just ignoring him but he barked for i swear to god an hour and 45 minutes until i finally let him back in for a brief moment of quiet. if i try to leave him in another room ALL night he does not stop whining and barking and i have neighbors and work in the morning. i try to keep him occupied with kongs and bones and puzzle toys but after about 5 minutes he gets bored and starts whining for attention or barking to get up on the bed.

[cJw314]

@TingaTaco "i finally let him back in for a brief moment of quiet."

[TingaTaco]

what is your advice for a dog who barks CONSTANTLY? i am pet sitting a dog who barks when he's bored, when he wants attention, basically when anything is nor going 100% HIS way. he responds well to redirection and all that, but only until the the training sessions end. then he starts to whine, which if ignored turns into a high-pitched insistent barking. rewarding him for being quiet is all well and good, but what about when it is 1am and i am just trying to go to sleep?

[rogersmmr]

Emily - excellent video! Very well explained and demonstrated. This will help a lot of owners and dogs. Thank you for posting. :-)