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 ...

Nowadays training your dog can feel like such a chore and frankly, very overwhelming. With a simple clicker tool, training at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cats are independent creatures and have a mind of their own, which makes training them quite challenging. But with the right ...

Most of the jobs I have held in my young adult life were centered around the animal care field. Working at animal shelters, you see a variety of behavioral issues that not only cause animals to be ...

It’s 5 a.m., and your cat is ready for the day to begin — and for its morning meal. You get up, put kitty in another room and crawl back into bed. After a moment of silence you hear scratching at the ...

Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist, a pioneering dolphin trainer, and an authority on applied operant conditioning—the art and science of changing behavior with positive reinforcement. Her book, ...