Rat Training

Due to Atari's obvious intelligence and obsession for choccy buttons, i decided to give training him a whirl. Decided to start with something "easy" like him coming when his name is called and then if he masters that without me pulling my hair out, im going to work out some other things to tell him."Stand" is likely to be one as he already likes to "meerkat" on his hindlegs. At first i was just teaching him by saying his name and then giving him a treat straight afterwards, but i have heard good things about clicker training so have decided to do it that way...it really baffled me at first but i think its a case of constant repetition...at the moment its just click ,treat, click treat stage. Once he seems to put the two together in his head and he starts coming over for treats when he hears the click, i think thats when i add the command, I'm still a bit muddled lol
I tried clicking and giving treats with Wade too, though he doesn't really get it that i keep handing treats out. He isnt as sharp as Atari though lol.Plus i think Asbo is being a bit of a meany too him..if he doesn't stop he will be moving into ratty borstal with Trouble and co.

Back at the vets tomorrow with the dog, he hasn't been straining so i think the tablets are doing the trick, he is still having accidents however but i think this is likely due to the pressure of the enlarged prostate. I'm not sure whether it will keep going down or will always be enlarged. Will be asking lots of questions tomorrow.