Clicker training helps dogs understand exactly what behavior is being rewarded. The clicking sound acts as a signal or “marker” that tells the dog they’ve done the right thing.

And I know others who swear by it as well, but clicker training has always struck me as a superfluous albeit ingenious method of dog training. Whoever came up with the idea of clicker training was ...

She is a pioneer of the clicker-training method, based on the work of psychologist and behaviorist B.F. Skinner. The method has been used to train hundreds of species, even guinea pigs and pet ...

Clicker training began to grow in popularity among dog trainers following the publication of Karen Pryor's book Don't Shoot the Dog in 1984. Her workshops and videotapes emphasized the use of the ...

We love our dogs when they're behaving well. They're affectionate, nonjudgmental and extremely forgiving, which makes them better companions than most people. But what should we do when Rover ...

Clicker training is a positive reinforcement method of training dogs. Each time a dog does what you want — such as coming to you when you say “come” — you click the clicker device and ...

Clicker training began to grow in popularity among dog trainers following the publication of Karen Pryor's book Don't Shoot the Dog in 1984. Her workshops and videotapes emphasized the use of the ...