Started clicker training yesterday

[Holly's mom]

After a search on the net I see a book called "Click For Joy" that has high reviews and I'm thinking of getting that

Hi K9soul,

I have the book "Click for Joy" and it is wonderful! After reading your post, I looked up "fear of the clicker" , there was an example of a dog that had this fear as Tasha seems to have, and the trainer advised the owner to put some adhesive tape over the clicker, then put your hand with the clicker in your pocket and click while it is in your pocket. This muffles the sound.

This is an excellent book full of very useful information. I also have the book "Clicking with your Dog" by Peggy Tillman, which is very good also.

I started clicker training Holly about a year ago. When I first introduced the clicker, she caught on very fast, and was just delirious with joy. After the first introductory session, we took a break and I went downstairs to do some stuff on the computer. She came down with me and she sat by me and kept staring at my hand that was on the computer mouse. I finally figured out the when I was "clicking" on the mouse, she thought I had the clicker! She knows the difference now, of course, but I thought it was cute.