Clicker training is a form of operant conditioning (Skinner) and focuses on positive reinforcement for desired behavior. Used by professional animal trainers for years, very simple exercises can help your patients and enrich their lives. Clicker training has long been used by professional animal trainers for performances (marine mammal, circus bird acts) and by canine obedience, agility, and conformation enthusiasts. Clicker training can help encourage desired behavior, reduce fear and anxiety, and provide emotional and physical outlets for our avian family members. The process is straightforward-identify or encourage a behavior, mark the behavior (clicker), positively reinforce (treat or other reward), and finally continue to shape.
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