Two Dogs & A Lady With A Bark Problem...... (Clix Multi-Clicker)

Member Name: mythdata

Product:	Clix Multi-Clicker
Date:	29/01/09 (309 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Effective in gaining the dogs attention and puppy training....

Disadvantages: Won't help dogs walk at heal...

INTRODUCTION

As many of you know I have two Old English sheep dogs and I buy and try everything doggie related I can, and if they are all good I pass on my wisdom to you lucky people in the form of my pet reviews.

A few moths ago I purchased a clicker training kit and if you read the review, you will notice that the multi clicker was not that helpful in helping my Meg walk at heal, but my older dog has an issue with barking in the car.

After using a citronella bark collar on her she improved rapidly but did not stop barking altogether and when we stopped using the bark collar she seemed to know she wasn't wearing it. Rather than inflict the nasty citronella on the dog and anyone in the car I decided to try the multi clicker as it was just lying around collecting dust.

THE CLICKER DEVICE

The multi clicker is a devise that is a flat pear shape and sits comfortably into the palm of your hand, it is small enough that you can clasp your hand shut and the dog will not even realise you are holding the training clicker.

This works by emitting a sharp sound that instantly gets the dogs attention and distracts them from what they were focused on at the time, once the dog has turned its attention to you ideally they should be rewarded with a nice treat.

The multi clicker has two settings a low and a high setting, I tend to use the low setting as the barking is only occasional but if the dog becomes persistent I will use the higher noise setting as this is the only way to get her attention as she gets really wound up when she has her barking fit and I really struggle to get her attention on the low setting.

To emit the sound you just click the button on the top of the devise, all you hear is the click and the dog hears the high pitched sound so this works very well as it is very quite but very effective in getting the dog to stop barking.

The devise came with an elasticated strap which keeps the multi clicker to hand for any barking situations, with this having the strap has made I possible for me to use it in the car as I can still drive as well as click to tell the dog to stop.

PRICE / AVAILABILITY

I got my clicker as part of a training kit originally bought for my other dog, it was purchased from www.canineconcepts.co.uk for 9.99, within the kit I also got a dog training stick, treats, a treat bag and a full training manual.

However for the purpose of this review I have looked at canine concepts website and you can but this same clicker for 3.95, so if you don't have use for the full training kit this can be purchased on its own and it comes will a training booklet to give you tips and advice.

MY OPINION

When I first got the multi clicker I thought it would be good to train aggressive dogs as it did not help with my walking at heal problem with Meg, In this situation in did not need to divert her attention just stop her pulling me.

Anyway my eldest dog has had this bark problem for years with the help of the citronella spray collar she has really improved and only barks on occasions, so this clicker has worked well in training her not to slip back into the old habit of her persistent barking.

I am so happy that I remembered I had this as it has worked wonders and I can go out alone in the car with the dogs and not worry about who is going to control the barking, this was something I could never do alone as the barking was a real distraction when I was trying to concentrate on the road.

I feel that the dog I much happier with the multi clicker as she is not getting sprayed with citronella, I also prefer it as is doesn't smell and I can't even hear it.

I would recommend this to any owner who has a dog with attention issues, I feel this would be perfect for puppy training as well, because you can teach the dog to sit, give paws and stay but this will need to be done along side reward treats as well, the puppies will soon associate the clicker with a treat and do as they are told.

Overall I feel this is a great universal gadget that can be used for many purposes and I would recommend this to any new dog owners of people like me who have stubborn dogs.

Summary: I judged this to quickly and i was wrong, it is a very good divice.....