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Rebecca K. O'Connor

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Rebecca K. O'Connor currently shares her California home with several birds and a Brittany
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20th century
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I've read a LOT of training books for various species, and this is definitely a good one. The first eighty pages give a brief history of animal behavior analysis and extensive explanations of the basic tenets of positive training. It's followed by sections on basic handling, training behaviors to make healthcare easier, tricks, and talking. Each trick or behavior includes a breakdown of steps to get from A to B. Super useful for bird owners, but I can see people with other types of animals gaining something from it as well because the general principles are applicable across species.… (more)
 
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KimMeyer | Sep 9, 2016 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
A good book, just not for me. Received it as a part of the early reviewers program. I think I'll go back and try it again when I can give it more attention, and expect to like it more then.
 
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meganelizabeth | 8 other reviews | Dec 5, 2013 |
This was a sweet short story that leads one into thoughts about life and how we see things and then reaches out and connects the heart and the mind. Together they see a clearer picture. Dealing with loss and guilt finds an acceptable place in our own heart and mind. The story conveyed the need to re-examine us sometimes and the knowledge “Sometimes you have to say good-bye to be able to say hello.” A nice read.
 
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