Clicker Training
#1 of Clicker Training
The coach's shrill whistle echoed across the field, impossible to miss. Nearly two dozen girls, dressed in athletic shorts and yellow t-shirts, came to a nearly immediate halt from a variety of gymnastic activities and fixed their focus upon the older doe holding the whistle. "OK girls, that'll need to be it for tonight if you're going to get cleaned up and make the bus home. Thank you all for your enthusiasm for joining the South High School cheer squad - while we can't possibly accept everyone, every one of you here is helping to support our goal of taking the state championship back from North this year!" A chorus of cheers and whistles interrupted the smiling deer before she held her hand up to quiet them. "I'll talk to each of you some time this week to let know your result - if you were accepted, or what you can work on to stand a better chance of making it next season. For now, you're dismissed!"
The crowd broke away into little groups as they made their way back toward Springtown South's athletic building and the locker rooms within, eagerly discussing who they thought got in. While walking with a group of her friends, Rose Carter seemed distracted and distant from the conversation; the gray wolf was rather in deep thought, going back through her demo routine and analyzing every little facet of the peformance, trying to figure out if she had made any mistakes or left herself any room for improvement. She'd been fairly confident coming in today - the sophomore wolf and her sister had been doing gymnastics since they were little pups - but there had been a number of other promising girls at practice, so she found herself starting to grow a bit concerned.
"Rose!" Through her brooding, Rose didn't notice someone calling her name until it was too late. She suddenly felt a body collide into her back; not ready for the impact, she stumbled and tripped, nearly spilling over until a pair of arms wrapped around her in a solid hug, the sound of mirthful laughter enveloping them as the other figure spun them around a couple of times. "Rose! What are you looking so gloomy for! You were AWESOME out there!"
Stepping out of the hug, the wolf turned to the figure behind her, coming face to face with her little sister Lily. It was almost like staring into a mirror, since 'little sister' was mostly a technical distinction, the younger of the identical twins having been born just minutes after Rose. Still, as identical as their bodies might have appeared, you could usually tell the difference between the two with a glance at their face; Lily perpetually wore an almost silly grin, no matter what the situation, as opposed to the much more serious Rose's tendency toward a rather stern look.
The older sister just offered a brief shake of her head before responding. "I don't know, Lily... I mean, we're both good at tumbling and jumping, but did you see how flexible Victoria was? I don't see how I could ever match that. Or Jessica? Wolves are just too big to do that kind of aerial performance. Maybe we need to find another sport that's more about brute strength. We could handle something like that."
"No way - we could do any of that if we wanted to! Besides, not everyone has to do things exactly the same, everyone on the team can have a different role. Right, Coach Thompson?"
Rose suddenly realized that Lily's yellow eyes had drifted from her own and were instead staring over the older wolfess' shoulder. Turning around, she saw Coach Thompson, the doe who was responsible for managing the cheer squad, had been approaching and nearly reached the pair. "That's right, Lily. I originally wasn't going to start informing people until tomorrow, when I'd had a bit more time to think on it, but since the others have gone on ahead and I've got the two of you alone here, it seems I can go ahead and start. I'm happy to welcome both of you onto the team. Everyone has their own areas of expertise, and I think we can really use the two of you."
The doe then turned to directly address Rose, whose eyes were opened wide in surprise. "You really need to quit doubting yourself, Rose. 'Brute' strength? Yes, you're big and strong, as wolves tend to be, but you're also both quick on your feet and fast learners. I don't need everyone to be able to do the splits or do aerial tricks. I do need some girls who are able to learn complex routines and do throws. I think you'll both fit in just fine."
Rose again found herself in a surprise hug as Lily pounced, wrapping her arms around her older sister from the front this time, practically propelled by the rapid wagging of her bushy tail as the younger wolf called out, "Thank you Coach! I promise we'll do our best!" The reality finally starting to settle in, a smile cracks Rose's stony demeanor, her tail starting to move as if synchronized with her twin's. "Yes, Coach - we'll make you proud."
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The two wolves ran down the sidewalk toward home, backpacks slung across their shoulders as they tried to make the ten minute walk home from school in less than five. Their mother had promised them a surprise after the tryouts for all the hard work they had put in over the summer preparing, spending long afternoons in the back yard and the local YMCA doing gymnastics and endurance exercises. They hadn't even bothered getting showered and changed back in the locker room, just grabbing their stuff and running - there would plenty of time to get cleaned up after they found out what the surprise was.
Reaching the front door, Lily threw it open, barely slowing down as she carelessly tossed her backpack to the floor in the hallway. "Mom! We're home!" Rose was somewhat more careful, but wasted little time closing the door behind her and depositing her belongings on the couch before following her sister toward the kitchen. She found their mother in the midst of one of her favorite pastimes, baking; Lily had already availed herself to a chocolate chip cookie, crumbs stuck to her whiskers as she chewed happily.
The black wolfess, Linda, smiled at her daughters. Standing 6 feet in height, she was a tall woman even among wolves; it was readily obvious where her daughters got their stature, and she fully expected them to be able to stare her straight in the eye in three or four more years. Their coloring had been a mix of their parents - their father was a very light grey, leading to the twins getting a dusky grey coloring about halfway in between.
"So, Rose, how did things go? I think your sister was trying to tell me, but it seems eating that cookie was more important than finishing her sentence."
"It... went really well, Mom. Coach Thompson already took us aside and let us know we both got accepted."
The older wolfess stepped forward and wrapped one arm around each of her daughters, pulling them in close. "That's wonderful! I knew you could do it, both of you."
Swallowing the last of the cookie, Lily piped in, "So, we were promised a surprise, what's the surprise!"
With a chuckle, Linda released the girls and stepped back. "It's not much of a surprise if I just tell you, but you'll find out soon enough. Go get a shower and get cleaned up - you might have gotten used to it and not everyone has a canid's nose, but I can certainly smell that you've been working out and came straight home without showering. Once you're both ready, we'll take a little drive."
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Rose stepped into the shower after taking a moment to make sure the water had warmed up. She was surprised to find the room unclaimed when she got there; Lily had taken off right away (grabbing another cookie on the way out), and it wasn't like she could have showered and dried off before Rose - who had taken her time to enjoy a cookie properly - had gotten upstairs. Still, it was some good fortune; as fast as Lily might have been most of the time, she took the longest showers, and this meant Rose would actually have a reasonable amount of hot water to herself.
Or so she thought, until she shortly heard the sound of the bathroom door opening and then closing. Pulling the edge of the opaque curtain aside, she saw her sister had already mostly disrobed, down to nothing more than a pair of surprising skimpy panties and a tight spandex sports bra. "Lily, what are you..."
Grabbing the bottom edge of the bra, Lily pulled it up over her head and carelessly tossed it to the floor, where Rose was sure it would remain until their mom demanded Lily come back and pick it up some time later; released from the constraints, the wolfess' growing pair of breasts were revealed to have already reached a C cup, and if their mother was any indication, they still had plenty of growing left to come. "No time, we gotta shower together so we can find out what's going on. We can shampoo each other's back fur." Her panties dropped to the floor seconds later, revealing a the thin fur around her canine spade.
Rose blushed slightly at the sight, a touch of anxiety welling in the pit of her stomach. Until just a couple of years before, when the family had finally saved enough to buy a house and move out of their apartment, the two had shared a room; the small apartment only had a single decent sized shower with a fur dryer, so they'd also gotten used to showering together in the mornings to have enough time to make it to school. However, around the same time as their move, the older sister had started having odd feelings around the younger when seeing her like this; using the new house's short trip to school and second bathroom as an excuse, Rose had insisted that they start bathing separately at home.
Either not caring about or, more likely, not noticing her sister's reluctance, Lily grabs the shower curtain and steps in. "Just like old times! You're already wet, so I'll get your fur first. I should be wet enough for you to do me when we're done." Too anxious to say anything, Rose simply nods, handing her twin the large bottle of lavender scented shampoo and presenting her back. Lily wastes no time, squirting out a glob of the shampoo and starting to massage it into her sister's fur. While initially anxious, as Lily worked the shampoo in, Rose found herself relaxing; she knew Lily meant her no harm, and the feel of manicured claws across her skin was almost like a massage. "Damn, your back muscles are all kinds of tense, sis," Lily comments, "were you seriously that worried about not getting in?"
"That's... it's not..." Rose stammers, blushing more. She'd been a bit tense about the results, yes, but she was already over that. Instead, she was just finding herself more and more confused by unrecognized feelings, simultaneously wanting nothing more than to flee to her room, and to sink back into her sister's touch.
Rose feels an unexpected sense of loss as Lily pulls her hands away. "No worries, sis. I know this was a big deal for you, but if you ever need to talk to me about this stuff, you just need to ask." Shoving the bottle into Rose's hand, Lily pushes past and leans forward a bit, making her back available. "Or... well, if you need some space..." The younger wolf's face drooped, adopting an uncharacteristic frown. "We used to be so close, and I miss that sometimes, Rose... but if you need space, I'll give it to you."
"Lily..." Rose hesitates for several seconds, thoughts bouncing chaotically through her mind. Finally, she starts applying shampoo to her sister's fur, trying to break the awkward stillness. "That's not the problem. You're my best friend, and you always will be. It's just... life is confusing. I don't even know that I can explain things to myself, and I kind of need to know how to do that first."
Letting out a giggle, the smile returns to Lily's face. "Dunno, sometimes talking things through can help, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm just happy I'm not losing you, sis. Don't know what I'd do if that happened."
"That's never going to happen, Lily." Setting the shampoo bottle down, Rose steps forward and this time hugs her sister from behind. "I don't think there's anything in this world that can permanently keep us apart." Giving a squeeze, Rose steps away from the other wolfess. "OK, backs are done, time to get this finished up so we can find out what's happening!"
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The two teens were glued to the car windows as their mother drove them into town, trying to guess where they were going. The mall was quickly eliminated from contention, as were their favorite clothing stores; it seemed they were heading toward downtown, which wasn't an area either sister particularly associated with fun. Linda finally turned the car into the parking lot of the city government building, causing Lily to emit a rather confused sound, her brow scrunched as she pondered what sort of surprise they could possibly have here. "Mom, are you sure..."
Linda just grinned as she shifted into park and got out of the vehicle. Of the sisters, Rose realized what was going on first. "Wait... isn't the animal shelter behind city hall? Mom, are we getting a pet?" Her ears suddenly perked up and her tail started wagging - the sisters had been asking for a pet for years, but apartment living hadn't been conducive to it.
"That's right, Rose! Your father and I talked it over, and we believe the two of you are now responsible enough to take care of a pet of your own. This is on the condition that the two of you are taking care of it. You can choose whatever type of pet you want, but you'll be feeding it, walking it, cleaning up after it."
"Of course!", the unusually exuberant Rose exclaimed, "we'll do everything!" The wide-eyed Lily eagerly nodded in agreement, before turning tail and taking off at a dead sprint toward the shelter. Not to be outdone, Rose took off after her, the sisters racing each other for the door.
By the time Linda caught up, both girls were already inside and walking down the row of kennels for larger dogs. She wasn't particularly surprised - several of their friends had pet dogs, and they'd always loved the more active working breeds like huskies. The older wolfess just stood back and gave her daughters room. This was their reward, and their decision.
They made a couple of laps around the room, interacting with each of the dogs in turn, but Linda knew which one they'd pick before even Rose or Lily realized it. At the far end of the kennel run, there was a young adult German Shepherd who seemed as though he had been injured in some kind of accident - his left eye was missing, and he walked with a slight limp. His paperwork said he had been at the shelter nearly four months already; apparently other adopters had been passing him over for 'less unsightly' pets, but Rose in particular seemed drawn to him, pausing at his kennel far longer than most of the other dogs, rubbing his ears and talking to him. On their second lap, Lily noticed Rose kept looking back at that kennel; while not drawn the same way, she also liked the dog, so both girls readily agreed that the Shepherd - the tag on his door said he name was Thor - was just the right pet for the family.
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After filling out the necessary paperwork, the now slightly larger family's next stop was the pet store. They had never had a pet before, so they needed to stock up on most of the supplies - pet bowls, food, toys, and a kennel. Thor happily followed them around, affectionately leaning against one of the girls every time they came to a stop; it became readily apparent that the shepherd was quite eager to please, although it seemed as though he'd never been formally trained, as he didn't recognize any commands. An impromptu attempt by Lily to teach him 'sit' in the aisle met moderate success, as he picked up on the general concept quickly, but she seemed to be having trouble getting across the finer points of exactly what she was trying to get him to do, frustrating dog and owner alike.
"He looks like a sweetie, and smart, too." The sisters turned around to the voice, and saw that a young male racoon wearing the store's green polo shirt uniform had approached. 'Looking at your cart, I'm guessing you just adopted him?"
Lily nods. "That's right, this is Thor, and we just adopted him from the shelter this evening!"
He gives a broad smile at her statement, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a piece of paper. "That's wonderful. It looked like you were trying to do a bit of training? German Shepherds are quite smart, and want to make their owners happy, but it does help to have a bit of experience dealing with them. Have any of you ever trained a dog before?"
The girls shake their heads in unison before Rose replies. "We've spent time around friends' dogs, but he's our first pet. I've read a bit about it, but neither of us have done it ourselves."
Nodding, he reaches the slip of paper out, which Rose takes from his hand to investigate. "Well, you're in luck. This is a coupon for a charity promotion the store is currently running - we do dog training classes on site, and anyone who adopts from the local shelter this month gets to sign up for our Dog Training 101 class for free. It's an 8 week course with one class a week. If you've got time, we have a new session starting tonight in about 45 minutes that still has a slot open."
Bouncing up and down on her heels, Lily eagerly turns to her mother. "Mom, mom, can we do it? I know it'll make dinner late, but this is awesome, we can train Thor! We can make him such a good boy... isn't that right Thor, you want to be a good boy, don't you?" While he didn't understand a word of what she was saying, the young wolfess' enthusiasm was contagious, sending the shepherd's tail wagging as he dances between his front feet and replies with an eager bark. "See, even Thor wants to do it!"
Linda laughs at her daughter's antics before turning to the raccoon. "Normally I wouldn't let them interrupt dinner like that, but it's hard to say no those faces. OK, girls, you can do it."
After loading their new purchases into the trunk, Linda tells the girls she'll be back in a couple of hours to pick them up, before heading home to start preparing dinner and be sure it won't be too horribly late. Meanwhile, Lily and Rose head to the back of the store with Thor to a room set aside for training. They spend a few minutes playing fetch, which the active dog picks up on quickly, before needing to put his leash back on as the other members of the class begin arriving.
Ultimately they are joined by three other dogs and their owners before the raccoon from earlier joins them. "Welcome to Dog Training 101, everyone!" He passes each group a bag of training supplies, walking around the room as he talks. "The bag has a few things you'll want to look through later - some class review materials, brochures about advanced classes, coupons, that sort of thing. For tonight, there's a couple of things you'll want to go ahead and get out - there's some sample bags of training treats, and a little item that's about to become your best friend, a clicker."
As the members of the class dug through their bags, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a blue plastic object, about the size of a pack of gum. Placing it in the palm of his hand, he presses down on one side with his thumb, causing it to emit a loud *click!* noise. "One of the hardest things about training is letting our friends know when they're doing the right thing. The traditional method would be verbal - 'Good Boy' and the like - or using treats. The problem is that it takes a little while to finish doing that, and a little bit longer again for them to realize what we did, so they lose the exact moment. The clicker fixes that delay - by clicking the moment they complete the action, you let them know they're doing the right thing. You can then follow it up with a treat, and they'll quickly learn that a click means a treat. It will carry the same significance for them as the food reward, but it's far easier for we trainers to get it right."
"Now, each of you open a bag of treats and get your clicker ready. We're going to start basic, just a couple of tricks tonight, that will give you the week to practice and reinforce the behavior. Let's start with sit..."
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"Lily, this just isn't working right!" Rose huffed, falling onto her back in the grass of their home's fenced yard. It had been a month since they had adopted Thor, and the training had been going well; however, pet ownership was proving to be a more time intensive task than either of the girls had anticipated, and other activities had been sacrificed to make time. In particular, both girls had been practicing their cheer routines far less than they normally would have, and the lack of effort had been apparent in the last team practice, even prompting the coach to pull Rose aside at one point and check to be sure she was feeling well.
It was early Saturday evening, and they'd spent the entire day outside doing some make up training at home, trying to get back up to muster before their next practice on Monday. Thor was lazily napping on the patio, soaking up the warm sunlight as both girls practiced synchronized dance moves. Lily had been happy with their progress and had stopped for the day, laying on the patio next to Thor after giving him a bit of training, but Rose wasn't satisfied - she wasn't convinced she was making the steps correctly, and after talking to the coach, she wasn't going to accept anything except perfection.
"Rose, seriously, chill." Lily thew her arm over her face, blocking out the glare of the sun as she turned to look at her sister. "You've already got it better than anyone else in practice did this week."
"Not good enough. I've never gone through something like that before, it was so embarrassing! No, I can't risk it again, it needs to be perfect. Especially the last bit - the ending position needs to be correct, or I'll look out of place with everyone else."
With a sigh, the younger sister sits back up, smoothing down the skirt of her uniform. "Tell you what, I've got an idea that I think will help. Get up and try it again."
A look of concern crossing her face as she ponders what her sister is up to this time, Rose climbs to her feet. The concern is only magnified by seeing Lily's silly grin and wagging tail... but the two of them were not in the habit of lying to one another, so didn't that mean that she was genuinely intending to help? Deciding to trust the other wolfess, Rose brushes the grass off her uniform, takes a deep breath, and launches back into the dance routine. As she goes, it seems no different from the times before - Lily had watched and given her commentary already. Finally, she draws to the conclusion of the routine...
*Click!*
Rose nearly stumbles in surprise when she hears the click and realizes what her little sister had been planning. Spinning around, she glares at Lily, who is grinning just as wide as before, this time with Thor's training clicker in one hand. "What, I already tried other ways to help, and it works for Thor, doesn't it?"
"I am NOT a dog!"
"C'mon Rose, just give it a try. I mean, it's like they said in the class - it's really just a precise way of letting you know when you're doing the exactly right thing. That's what you were worried about, wasn't it?"
With a huff of indignation, Rose continues to glare at Lily, but then drops her shoulders in resignation. "I guess it can't hurt. But don't you DARE try this again if anyone else is around."
"No worries, I wouldn't want to tease you like that. Now get back to it, the sooner you're done here, the sooner we can play some video games!"
Nodding her assent, Rose starts back into her practice; as before, Lily dutifully 'Click!'s each time Rose finishes, before calling out "Again!" to start the older sister through another round. While still convinced Rose was completely blowing her concern out of proportion before, the younger sister still finds that practicing this way is remarkably effective.
This continues for some time, with Lily so focused on watching Rose's form and getting the timing right that she doesn't even notice that it's starting to get dark out until Rose holds a hand up to stop her sister before she can ask for another round. "Um, Lily... can we please stop now? I think that's... um... enough practice..."
Broken from her focus, Lily is surprised to find the athletic Rose to be flushed and panting, her legs squirming a bit as though uncomfortable. "Sorry, didn't realize I'd worn you out that much! I guess it's late, so much for video games, it's almost time for bed."
"Yeah, worn out... um, do you mind if I get the shower first tonight?"
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Rose leaned her forehead against the wall of the shower with a sigh, letting the water run down her back. The practice had certainly been effective in drilling the forms into her body, she couldn't argue that... but it was something else about her body that was concerning her. Reaching a hand down between her legs, she ran one finger over the swollen flesh of her spade, and as she suspected, it came away sticky. While she hadn't wanted to admit it, she'd known for some time she had a bit of a thing for her sister. Now, after having had Lily so thoroughly and uncharacteristically take charge this evening, the slightly older wolfess was finding herself almost unbelievably aroused.
She didn't masturbate often, but tonight, she didn't think she could help it. With one hand, she reaches down and starts rubbing along the outside of her spade, before one finger of her other hand reaches down and starts caressing her entrance. She sighs softly, holding back a moan as she slowly pushes in on the taut, nearly unused bit of flesh, which resists the intrusion for a few moments before relaxing around her fingertip. Biting gently on her lip, she slowly starts moving the fingertip in and out, the fur of the digit gently tickling her ring as the pad puts pressure on the inside of her tunnel.
The wolfess feels a pressure begin to build as she touches herself. She closes her eyes and focuses on the feeling, willing it forward; subconsciously her finger starts to move deeper, to the first knuckle and then a few strokes later to the second, her mouth starting to hang open as she pants with exhilaration. Finally, the dulled tip of her claw seems to scrape across something inside, and emitting a low moan as she holds back a howl her knees lock as the tingling sensation starts to overtake her body.
'Click!'
Rose's eyes fly wide open as she hears the clicking sound, but while her mind reacts in alarm, her body doesn't seem to get the message; instead, upon hearing the click, she is driven completely over the edge, covering her hand with sticky femcum as she experiences the most intense orgasm of her life. Unable to support herself, she sinks to her knees and looks over her shoulder. She finds Lily peeking around the shower curtain, a grin as wide as any she'd ever seen plastered across her face. "Lily, why are..."
Stepping in and revealing herself to be just as nude as her sister, Lily places a fingertip on Rose's lips. "I've been wondering for a little while, and I thought I had smelled something earlier, but I wasn't sure until I came in to the bathroom to grab the laundry. The entire room smelled like you, and when I saw just how much you'd soaked your panties... you liked being trained like a dog, didn't you, big sis?"
"That's... I don't know what..."
"Shush, pets shouldn't lie to their trainers, and your body is being more than honest enough to tell me what you really think. Now, I think we've been missing a step. See, I've been using the clicker to let you know every time you've been a good girl." Lily then sinks to her knees behind Rose, before wrapping one arm around her older sister's body and placing her chin on Rose's shoulder. "But that's only the first step. You haven't gotten your reward yet... and now seems to be the perfect time to give it to you, since before I came upstairs, Mom and Dad left to do some grocery shopping, and we know they won't be back for at least an hour."
Rose's breath catches as she feels paw pads begin sliding through the fur of her belly, before one hand starts creeping lower. "Lily..." the older sister moans out as the younger's fingers part the thin fur just above her opening, rubbing circles through the fur of her crotch but not quite touching the more sensitive flesh below.
"Like I said, big sis, hush. Good girls don't need to talk with anything but their body to let their master know what they want. Will you be a good girl for me, Rose? Do you want me to give you your reward for being so obedient today?"
The older wolfess simply nods, leaning back and feeling her younger sister's breasts press in to her back. "That's it, just let Lily give you your reward... and while pets don't need to talk, there's absolutely nothing wrong with making some happy noises. After all, there isn't anyone else home to bother right now." With that, Lily finally claims her prize; as she slowly licks up the side of Rose's face before nibbling at her ear, a finger sinks in to the wolfess' tunnel, causing her to gasp and then moan loudly. Already sensitive from her earlier orgasm, Rose starts shuddering against her sister's body.
Knowing that this wouldn't last long, Lily jumps straight in to her final attack. "That's it, pet. This is what you can feel every time you're a good girl. Now... cum for me." Between the stimulation and the direct command, Rose can't help herself - she goes still and howls as she spills her liquids over her sister's fingers.
'Click!'