Clicker vs. Verbal Cue for Training?

xenxes

I recently bought a clicker, not sure why. I trained my previous dog (a rottweiler) and my current Akita puppy with treats using a verbal cue -- "good" or "good dog"

So what is the advantage of using a clicker? Instead of saying "good" I just click for behavior that deserves a reward? What if I forget my clicker at home?

Zinja

The advantage of using a clicker is it's consistency. I've seen many people training their dogs with "goood, good, gooood," or higher/lower pitches when rewarding their pups. With the clicker, there is one sound that the dog needs to associate with. It's an easy transition from clicker training to verbal/hand cues imho.

Petco has a really nice clicker with a wand and a ball attached to the end. Once you teach your dog, "touch" or "signal" (where they touch the ball with their nose), it's easy to teach your dogs tricks such as "spin," "roll over," weave, etc.

I taught Sasuke "shoryuken" where he jumps and does a 360 in the air while keeping his nose up.