Hi freewillow, and thanks for your post
I have used a clicker with my dog in the past and it can be a really useful training tool especially for teaching more advanced tricks such as mark touching. It is commonly used in zoos in this way to teach zoo animals to walk into crates and do various other things. It can also be used to help train dogs that are finding normal training a little confusing. The basic idea is that the dog learns to associate the sound of the click with treats/praise so that eventually in order to quickly and clearly reinforce the dog all the trainer needs to do is click. Many training groups and website will use slightly different methods so have a browse around and see which methods sound best to you.
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