Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gregg Flowers Question: We just got a puppy and I have a friend who swears by something called "clicker training." What is clicker ...

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.

Clicker training builds clear communication and trust. In this video, a young puppy learns to associate the click sound with rewards, guided by expert timing, consistency, and gentle reinforcement ...

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 ...

I was watching an intermediate level dog obedience training class where the dogs were being trained to respond to hand signals. Floating over the usual class related sounds produced by people's voices ...

Here are 8 of the best puppy training apps on Android and iOS: Dogo, Woofz, Puppr, Doggy Time, DogLog, Pupford, Pocket Puppy School, and GoDog. Each app offers unique features such as clicker training ...

Frisbee coach Martin Levy is a big fan of the clicker. He uses it to train his border collies to perform complex jumps and twirls on the Frisbee field. In 2012, after successfully using a clicker to ...

The video focuses on the mechanics of clicker and marker training during a structured practice session. Visual examples show how precise timing affects how dogs associate actions with reinforcement.

In the attempt to verify clicker training efficacy in shaping dogs’ novel behaviours, we studied 51 domestic dogs. Learning was evaluated in three different conditions: when the primary reinforcer ...