Animals
Animal Behaviour
The basic principles of learning are the same for any species.
Therefore an experienced dog or horse clicker trainer is able to
use their training skills with other species. However, different
species have different innate behaviours related to their status
as carnivores vs herbivores, social vs solitary habits and
physical attributes. It is important to account for these
characteristics in training and adapt the training accordingly. For
example, it is natural for a chicken to peck at new objects, a dog
will sniff them and humans want to touch them. Horses and cats
both use their sense of sight much more than dogs, who have a
much better sense of smell.
Sometimes different species exhibit behaviours which may
appear similar but have quite different causes or meanings. For
example, dogs standing or jumping around on their hind legs
usually means the dogs are excited and happy. Horses standing
on hind legs (rearing) do so for very different reasons - usually
anxiety, tension and frustration. Dogs wag their tails to express
pleasure; cats wave their tails to express irritation.
It is important to be able to "read" the animal correctly so you
can maximise your training and so you can respond and interact
with the animal appropriately.
Animal Behaviour
The basic principles of learning are the same for any species.
Therefore an experienced dog or horse clicker trainer is able to
use their training skills with other species. However, different
species have different innate behaviours related to their status
as carnivores vs herbivores, social vs solitary habits and
physical attributes. It is important to account for these
characteristics in training and adapt the training accordingly. For
example, it is natural for a chicken to peck at new objects, a dog
will sniff them and humans want to touch them. Horses and cats
both use their sense of sight much more than dogs, who have a
much better sense of smell.
Sometimes different species exhibit behaviours which may
appear similar but have quite different causes or meanings. For
example, dogs standing or jumping around on their hind legs
usually means the dogs are excited and happy. Horses standing
on hind legs (rearing) do so for very different reasons - usually
anxiety, tension and frustration. Dogs wag their tails to express
pleasure; cats wave their tails to express irritation.
It is important to be able to "read" the animal correctly so you
can maximise your training and so you can respond and interact
with the animal appropriately.
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