Clicker training and gun dog training theory

Classes

Free Template: Boost What You Want

Do you need more structure in your training? We have created a template which we call “Boost What You Want,” where we offer you our

Elsa Blomster September 23, 2023

Theory

The Fish Stick Theory

For those of you who may not know, Elsa and I run a publishing house in Sweden, Klickerförlaget, that publishes dog training books with reward-based

Lena Gunnarsson June 16, 2023

Retriever work

“Don’t stand there like a fish stick” or how to make the task easier for yourself and the dog by reacting quickly.

A while ago we wrote about our motto “Train, Prevent, Interrupt” and it’s actually closely related to today’s topic. We jokingly say “don’t stand there

Elsa Blomster May 16, 2023

Theory

Train, prevent, interrupt

Here comes a favorite repeat that is about the THINKING behind our training and is one of the foundations of clicker training. Sometimes it can

Elsa Blomster April 18, 2023

Puppy training

“But what should I do if I’m not allowed to say no?”

The other day I had an adorable little family in class with their equally adorable 12-week-old puppy, a gun dog. The parents had owned dogs

Lena Gunnarsson April 3, 2023

Theory

“Well, my training is positive” – and why common sayings sometimes makes things difficult

We call ourselves clicker trainers or reward based trainers, but there are many different variations of training methods and different ways to express it. Positive

Elsa Blomster March 23, 2023

Theory

We are clicker trainers

We started our publishing company Klickerförlaget eight years ago because we wanted to publish our own book “Retrieving for All Occacsions” in Swedish – but

Lena Gunnarsson January 8, 2020

Theory

“Time to prove yourself!”

Imagine that you are taking a class with your dog. Some of the participants are very experienced, others have some experience, someone is completely new

Lena Gunnarsson December 11, 2019