Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training | 
 enlarge | Author: Karen Pryor
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 175442
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0553253883
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.85
EAN: 9780553253887
ASIN: 0553253883
Publication Date: September 1, 1985
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Condition: Lots of visable wear from reading, spine and cover have creases, all pages in good shape, reading copy.
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"Whatever the task, whether keeping afour-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy,coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will gofast, and better, and be more fun, if you know howto use reinforcement."--KarenPryor.
Now Karen Pryor clearly explains theunderlying principles of behavioral training and throughnumerous fascinating examples reveals how this artcan be applied to virtually any common situation.And best of all, she tells how to do it withoutyelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips--orshooting the dog. 8 methods for putting an end toall kinds of undesirable behavior. The 10 laws of"shaping" behavior--for results without strainor pain through "affection training."How to combat your own addictions to alcohol,drugs, cigarettes, overheating or whatever, how to dealwith such difficult problems as a moody spouse, animpossible teen, or an aged parent. Plus. ..House training the dog, improving your tennis game,keeping the cat off the table, and much more!
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 Easy as far as Learning Theory Goes July 6, 2008
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.
 webDogTrainer.com review June 26, 2008
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
Don't Shoot The Dog! June 21, 2008
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.
great information to change behaviors June 20, 2008
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!).
Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor June 12, 2008
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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