Clicker training vs normal training

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC367wKGi4M

Using a clicker can be very effective when training your dog. The general rule on using the clicker should be to "click then reward" and not the other way around. The clicker is used to tell him that he had responded correctly to your commands and that he will receive a reward.

For more about clicker training you can go to http://www.clickertraining.com/

Normally training without a clicker can still be fine if the dog owner has the consistency in his body language and tone. For example, when I want my dog to sit I would put my hand above his head pointing my finger and say "sit" or either way he would sit. He won't sit when i say something else or if my body posture is different. For example if I sit down while giving him the sit command he won't sit. So both consistent body posture and tone give us consistent results from our dog. So use consistent words to and don't confuse him (e.g If your command to release him from a sit is "Free", don't say "Break" after that since it might confuse him and he might not respond to your command.") So be consistent with your normal training techniques that you apply to get the desired response from your dog.