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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
List Price: $16.00
Amazon Price: $8.00
Average Customer Rating:  (109 reviews)
Editorial Review: A Better Way to Better Behavior
Karen 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"
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 Easy as far as Learning Theory Goes, 2008-07-06
I liked this book better than all the other learning theory books. Although she does teach the scientific jargon which is important to know, the author explains learning theory in terms/analagies that the layperson can easily understand.
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 webDogTrainer.com review, 2008-06-26
As a dog trainer this was one of the required reading materials when I first started at Guide Dogs for the Blind. I think it is a good idea to read many different kinds of training guides as I find myself using positive only training methods.
-Julie the online dog trainer from www.webDogTrainer.com
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Don't Shoot The Dog!, 2008-06-21
Fantastic. Reading this has helped me gain a bit of insight into relating better with our dog (and people too). For five years I have tried many things to aid in getting our dog to stop pulling while on leash. A Gentle Leader didn't work. A choke collar didn't work. I even resorted to using a Herm Sprenger prong collar, to no avail. After reading this, I realized I needed to "speak" a language my dog could understand. He pulls, I stop. He wants to walk, so he stops pulling. Our walks are quite lovely now, and I didn't need to buy an expensive training aid to accomplish that.
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great information to change behaviors, 2008-06-20
Works wonders for my dog, and I've noticed my boss uses these methods to get the best from me also (and I don't mind!).
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Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor, 2008-06-12
Good book for dog training and behavior, however there are lessons that can apply to other aspects of life, including human interactions.
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