Ok, I have so been bit by the clicker bug.
Done with my voice. The clicker is awesome. All Hail the little metal button
But I am having a bit of a malfunction, in that now that my animals understand *click*, one *click* brings them all upon me like a magnet.
The dogs in the house hear me *click* outside with the horses and are going ballistic trying to come out and join the game. There is bickering and arueing amongst them on who is getting the *click*, all offering behaviours at once trying to get a *click*, and all following me around constantly if I have the little white box hanging off my wrist.
We've gotten a little clicker crazy. I've been doing this 2 days.
After a week I'm going to have the chickens and ducks stalking the little white box too. And really, it's not for treats. I've treat-trained since the beginning of time, treats are old news. It's the new click, the sudden rapid-fire lightbulb moments and understanding. The really fun new game. My dog lets the beagle eat his treats half the time because he's already busy finding another *click*.
So is this all going horribly right? Do I need ear plugs for everyone else? I can't find a way to work with my animals one at a time, I am being stalked from all sides and species.
Though I think if I could work about 10 lesson plans at one time I'd have everyone trained to do everything in about a week!
So? Suggestions? I don't have anywere to go far enough away nobody else can hear the *click*. Will they eventually chill out that I'm working with someone else?