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Dog afraid of the clicker?

The problem has happened a few times over the years. I arrive at my client's home, meet their dog and explain the basic concepts of clicker...

A sample clicker training behavior

Time to learn by doing. First, in clicker training, you need to think about a couple of things before you get the treats and the dog. How are you...

More on clicker training

To be good at clicker training, you have to think of a behavior in small bits. So rather than pulling the dog around in a complete circle for "...

Do you click with your mix?

A fierce debate has raged for years about the effectiveness and humaneness of force training versus positive training. But if you really want your...

Target training a parrot

In the last article, we covered clicker training. Now, we are going to slightly complicate things. In addition to the clicker and the treats, you...

Clicker training your bird

Dogs and circus animals are not the only animals that can be trained. In fact, both companion birds and their featherless friends (that would be us...

The basics of feeding treats to horses

A reader asks:What sorts of treats can I give a horse? Carrots and apples are well-known as being favorite treats for horses. An apple corer makes...

New book describes how to use positive reinforcement to train your cat

Cat Fancy’s Naughty No More just released disproves the adage that cats are difficult to train. Author Marilyn Krieger, a nationally...

Clicker trained rats detect land mines and tuberculosis in Africa

Founder of the non-profit group APOBO, Bart Weetjens combined his lifelong love of rodents with his philanthropic vision to make the world a better...