Recently, a married couple who are friends of mine adopted a puppy from SNIPSA; a 4-month-old black lab mix that they named Molé. I sent them a new puppy gift: a clicker training book and two clickers ...

Question: We just got a puppy and I have a friend who swears by something called "clicker training." What is clicker training and is it worth pursuing with my dog? Answer: The "clicker" used in ...

Numerous dog training websites suggest that the use of a clicker is the "only" efficient way to train dogs for any kind of complex task. Meanwhile, a number of other dog trainers continue to side with ...

In her new book, Reaching the Animal Mind ($25, Scribner), Karen Pryor offers a lively, wide-ranging overview of the use of operant conditioning for training, well, nearly any animal you can think of.

I recently was a witness to a rather heated argument between two dog trainers about the relative effectiveness of "clicker training" compared to "marker training." After much noise and hand waving, it ...

"No cats on the counter!"Sound familiar? We all order our pets to stop this or stay off that. Pets do need to learn household rules, just like any other family member, but it doesn't have to be all ...