Every dog will offer wrong behaviors every now and then while learning a new behavior or a criterion. It is therefore practical to teach the words "wrong" to mean, "you chose wrong, try again".

You can teach this in the following way: put two toys on the floor, e.g. a ball and a tug toy. Start reinforcing only when the dog chooses the ball. Soon the dog will totally ignore the other toy and will always choose the ball because that is the one he gets click and treat for. Then turn everything upside down. Next time the dog chooses the ball, say with a neutral voice "wrong" and do not click. For a moment the dog will be amazed but soon will try the other toy, for which you click and treat. Next you can start using the word "wrong" in training: when the dog is supposed to do something you are teaching to him, but does something else instead, say "wrong" and the dog will understand he needs to try something else.

Clicker training

• Clicker training
• Conditioning
• Keeping contact
• First training session
• Principles of shaping
• Touch stick
• The word "wrong"
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• Eliminating fears

Obedience

• Obedience