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 ...

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 ...

Something I learned early on with Wilf was that he needs more than a walk a day to keep him from tearing the house down. Dogs are smart animals who often need mental stimulation, as well as physical.

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.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Dog Clicker Welcome to the world of Dogtopia! Here in Dogtopia, dogs are your greatest companion! They often like to play around, bark at inanimate objects, ...