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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training

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"
?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.
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5/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-12-2009
Don't Shoot The Dog

This ia a must have for anyone. This book tells us how to deal with everyday problems in life. Name is missleading, it gives an idea that this a dog training book, but it will teach us how to handle everyday problems, how to rise a child...

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4/5
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Posted: Dec-20-2008
Good Foundation and Approach, but clicker gadget an unnecessary add-on

I've been a professional dog trainer and instructor for 30 years. Pryor does an excellent job setting forth the research and reasoning behind reinforcement training and behavior shaping; she's articulate and clear and fun to read. My...

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Posted: Oct-30-2008
Dont' Shoo the Dog ---best book about training dogs, yourself and those around you!

Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and TrainingBest book I've ever read. Applications for life as well as dog training. Wish I had read it before I raised kids!

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Posted: Jul-13-2008
Excellent overview of applied operant conditioning as communication

"This book is about how to train anyone -- human or animal, young or old, oneself or others -- to do anything that can and should be done. How to get the cat off the kitchen table or your grandmother to stop nagging you. How to affect...

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Posted: Jan-12-2009
Don't Shoot The Dog

This ia a must have for anyone. This book tells us how to deal with everyday problems in life. Name is missleading, it gives an idea that this a dog training book, but it will teach us how to handle everyday problems, how to rise a child...

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Posted: Jun-04-2008
Don't Shoot The Dog

The author, Karen Pryor uses a psychological approach for shaping the behavior or dogs. The title of the book invokes humor in teaching and training behavior. Behavior modification techniques have been around for many years and still...

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Posted: May-10-2008
Oh no. Please, no.

Please, tell me the author is not so uneducated that she doesn't know the difference between a reinforcer and a punishment! Holy Toledo! On page one she says, "A reinforcer is anything that, occurring in conjunction with an act, tends to...

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