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Loading... Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Trainingby Karen Pryor
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I love this book. I've done clickertraining for years with pets, injured wildlife, and -- oh yeah! -- my husband and daughter. This book explains the basis of the techniques in a clear and engaging way.  ShiraC | Mar 23, 2008 |  Many books show you methods of training and "how to" train an animal to do something. This book explains why those methods work, common pitfalls when training animals, and real world examples of training. Pryor created an invaluable resource for training animals from theory to practice in all animals. (  ) tabscat | Dec 12, 2007 | Wonderful methods of getting animals or people to do what you want. ( )3  brendajanefrank | Oct 3, 2007 | I wish every person had to read this book, along with The Other End of the Leash, before getting a dog. I think there would be many more happy dogs and dog owners. This book was absolutely fascinating, full of excellent information, and should be the number one pick of anyone training a dog. Eff you, Cesar Millan!! ( )1 eslee | Aug 28, 2007 | The best introduction to behavior modification for lay people, bar none. ( )1 dreneen | Jul 15, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553380397, Paperback)A Better Way to Better BehaviorKaren Pryor's clear and entertaining explanation of behavioral training methods made Don't Shoot the Dog! a bestselling classic. Now this revised edition presents more of her insights into animal--and human--behavior. A groundbreaking behavioral scientist and dynamic animal trainer, Karen Pryor is a powerful proponent of the principles and practical uses of positive reinforcement in teaching new behaviors. Here are the secrets of changing behavior in pets, kids--even yourself--without yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips...or shooting the dog: The principles of the revolutionary "clicker training" method, which owes its phenomenal success to its immediacy of response--so there is no question what action you are rewarding 8 methods of ending undesirable habits--from furniture-clawing cats to sloppy roommates The 10 laws of "shaping" behavior--for results without strain or pain through "affection training" Tips for house-training the dog, improving your tennis game, or dealing with an impossible teen Explorations of exciting new uses for reinforcement training Learn why pet owners rave, "This book changed our lives!" and how these pioneering techniques can work for you too. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:04 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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