Ep. 1 - Charging the Mark in Dog Training - a podcast by Katie McKnight

Charging the mark teaches your dog to understand that a sound or signal means that a treat is coming. Once the marker is charged, meaning the dog understands the technique, we use it to teach commands and new behaviors through training.  In this episode we explain how to charge the clicker and also the verbal marker.  We use the word "yes" as our verbal marker.  You can choose any word your prefer. While we did not discuss marker words for deaf dogs, we want you to know that the same rules apply. The only difference is that visual markers are  used rather than sound markers.  Some examples of visual markers are hand signal (thumbs up), vibration collar or light.   

The written version on this topic, along with supporting video, is available at https://iscdt.com/charging-the-mark-in-dog-training/

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