How Dogs Learn (Howell Reference Books) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mary R. Burch, Jon S., Phd. Bailey
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 56257
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0876053711
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70835
UPC: 021898053718
EAN: 9780876053713
ASIN: 0876053711
Publication Date: May 4, 1999
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"...this book should be on every animal trainer's bookshelf for future reference. How Dogs Learn covers the content of an undergraduate course in learning and behavior, but the examples are taken from dog trainingit is practical and very useful without sacrificing scientific and technical accuracy." ?Jack Michael, PhD, Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University How Dogs Learn explore the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn explains the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems and eliminate unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is explained.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
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 psycho-babble for dog training September 17, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is truly an academic, detailed, instructional book on the scholarly aspects of dog training. Unfortunately, that is not what I was looking for. I wanted a book that would help me to train my dog. There was a little useful information, but mostly it seemed written as an academic study of training psychology with an emphasis on the details of buzz-words and phrases.
 How Dogs Learn August 15, 2007
Excellent book based on science not opinion. Not really for the pet dog owner because it's too technical. Great book for anyone that professionally trains, shows in obedience or has working dogs.
 Basic operant conditioning June 3, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was a little simple for me, since I have and experimental psychology background. However, I did discuss it with a few friends with dogs, and found that they had no idea that they were actually reinforcing bad behaviors in their dogs. There are very good suggestions for gradually encouraging wanted behaviors and discouraging the unwanted behaviors. I highly recommend this to anyone who has not previously trained a dog. It is also a good checkup for experienced dog people, like me, to make sure we remember all the mistakes we could make.
Fabulous! January 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is great!! Well written, easy to understand, hard to put down!
A text book for dog trainers July 1, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is one of many books I have purchased in search of a solution to an aggression problem between my two dogs. How Dogs Learn reads very much like a text book or technical manual. If I worked with dogs in a professional capacity, I think this would be a very useful book, as it would help me learn the jargon. In my case, trying to learn a new vocabulary got in the way of learning the concepts behind them. I had to read some sections several times, but I did learn some interesting things about dog training. I feel I have a better understanding of my dogs, but I still have no idea how to keep them from fighting.
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