Clicker training works in a series of steps, so it's best to get acquainted with how it works before you embark on training your pup. First you'll want to learn how to use the clicker properly followed by getting your doggy used to the noise. It's a process but well worth it!

Dog clicker training employs a toy noisemaker (clicker) to mark wanted behaviors.

What Do I Need To Start Dog Clicker Training?
• Clicker
• Pouch for treats
• Tasty treats
• An animal

Dog Clicker Training Tips
The first step is developing your mechanical skills – before you even start training your dog!

Once you’ve built your mechanical skills, “charge the clicker.” Grab some small, tasty treats. Press the clicker button (avoid clicking near your dog’s ears), then give your dog a treat. Start with 15 treats, and do three separate sessions of 15 treats your first day.

If your dog is afraid of the sound, try a softer clicker or try using a retractable ball point pen or a Snapple lid.
Food is generally the easiest reinforcer to start with. Later on, you can incorporate toys and games your dog likes.

Think of the clicker like a camera with which you “take a picture” of behaviors you like, as your dog offers them. If you are clicking sits, click as your dog’s butt hits the floor, then deliver a treat.

Once he is responding to the cue reliably, start proofing for fluency so that your dog will respond to the cue reliably in a number of different environments.

Clicker Myths
Clicker trainers always carry a clicker and food. The clicker is a teaching tool for new behaviors. Once the behavior is on cue and fluent to your standards, the clicker is no longer needed.

Clicker trainers focus on what they want the dog to do instead of the unwanted behavior in question.

All clicker training is created equal. Clicker training doesn’t work for certain dogs/breeds.

Research by Lindsay Wood indicates a clicker is a faster, more efficient marker for behaviors than a verbal marker.

If you'd like to learn more about being a clicker trainer Dogster has favorable tips on the topic. Keep in mind if your doggy doesn't immediately take to clicker training you may need to try a different training method or give her more time to get used to it.

Not every breed will like the noise and respond to it in a positive way, but you may be able to get her used to it over time.