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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 ...

We have two shelties. Lexi is 8, and Sochi is 4. Before we got Sochi, Lexi barked at the doorbell, rather insistently, and at anyone walking through the common space behind us. Sochi has become a ...

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 ...