Canine Clicker

Training &
psychology
By Joseph Elder

I created this survey in order to

identify how training canines is
affected by the age, size, background, and gender of each dog.

I distributed the survey by

personally interviewing each
dog at the shelter and
evaluating their training
capabilities and then looking at
each one of their information
sheets. There were 26 canines
at the shelter that I was able to
survey.

The survey questions are as follows:

1. What is your age
2. What is your age?
3. What is your size?
4. Were you surrendered or found?

5. Have you been spayed/neutered?

6. Are you potty trained?

The survey data proved all of my hypotheses. 50%

of the dogs at the shelter that can sit were surrendered, whereas 78% of the dogs that cant sit
were found., proving my first hypothesis
90% of canines that responded well to the clicker
were either a puppy or young, proving my second
hypothesis.
Dogs that have not been spayed or neutered are
4% more likely to be energetic, proving my third
hypothesis.

7. Can you sit?

8. Do you respond to the clicker well?
9. Do you like hotdogs or dry treats?
10.Are you calm or energetic?

I believe the results will show that

A. dogs found by the shelter will
less likely be able to sit then
surrendered dogs
B. Younger dogs will respond to
the clicker better than older
dogs
C. Spayed/Neutered dogs will be
less energetic than unsprayed

The results of this survey have confirmed

my hypotheses and helped my to understand how certain traits of canines at the
shelter affect the efficiency of clicker
training.