(VICT) Re: Clicker substitutes...was:Re: Re: Update on the list andus
- From: Lisa Salinger <lisasali@xxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:23:06 -0500
Hi Jill,
You can also get the I-click from Sitstay. I'm like you; once I
found that one, I don't use a traditional box clicker.
Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Jill Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:31:14 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: (VICT) Re: Clicker substitutes...was:Re: Re: Update on
the list andus
>You have a good list going there, Diane. I can't think of any
others
>offhand.
>I recently got hold of an I-click. These are the ones that Karen
Pryor
>sells at www.clickertraining.com. It is so much better than the
ones I
>already had. The clicker button sticks out instead of being
recessed like
>the others I have seen. For some, I suppose it is too easily
clicked
>accidentally. I love it because I can palm it and use a pinky to
push the
>button or press it against my side. This way I can hold both
clicker and
>treats in one hand. The recessed kind that I was using required
too much
>finger strength that I don't really do to bad carpal tunnel
issues. It was
>hard to hold treats and press at the same time. I have to take a
closer
>look, but I think the I-clickers can only be purchased in bulk
amounts. I
>swear, I am ready to buy fifty if I absolutely have to. I am so
happy with
>this one. I haven't seen the one that you mentioned. Is it
larger than
>most?
>Jill
>On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Diane & Raven wrote:
>> Hi,
>> As I mentioned in my previous email ...
>> One of my focus's is adapting this method for disabilities. And
one of the issue is often cost of equipment that one often uses
to teach and the fact that many disabled persons are trying to
make ends meet on a low or fixed income.
>> So if I may contribute here some of the adaptations that have
been used a substitutes for the clicker are:
>> Baby food jar lid...when you push the middle it clicks/pops
>> A pen...depressing the top makes a clicking sound
>> clicking your fingers together
>> a tap of the foot (more convenient if in a wheel chair)
>> tongue click
>> the word Yep!
>> a clap
>> a child's second hand toy noise maker
>> holiday clapper
>> and now ...thanks to Shelley (thank you great idea) an empty
stapler!
>> Any other ideas to add to my list?
>> Petco has there clickers...and other pet stores sell them for a
dollar. I have seen them in the dollars on occasion.
>> My favorite clicker is the megaclick it has a raised part that
makes it easy to push and use in hand mouth or under foot and on
the wheelchair arm can be fastened with Velcro or double sided
tape.
>> some ideas from my bag of tricks!
>> Best Wishes & Wags,
>> Diane & Raven
>> http://AssistanceDogJournal.net
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Golden_Paw_ADC/
>> "My Assistance Dog is not my whole life, but she makes my life
whole" ~D.L.Shotwell
>> "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains
unawakened." ~Anatole France
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