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| 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:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 6818
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0553380397
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.85
EAN: 9780553380392
ASIN: 0553380397
Publication Date: August 3, 1999
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 Great book for anyone involved in teaching/training - which is everyone! May 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I think I'm reviewing the previous edition, I can't imagine enough has changed that this review will be obsolete!
Kare Pryor presents the science of behavior in an easy-to-read, layman's format. No more huge textbooks, the general public now has a shorter, fun-to-read (full of amusing anecdotes!) book that will give them accurate information. Although gently promoting positive reinforcement training methods, Karen gives the science behind her reasoning. Great book for anyone who wants to change behavior, from pet dogs to spouses to children.
"Don't Shoot the Dog" is a must read April 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Karen Pryor explains why punishment so often fails and why positive reinforcement
does(on people as well as dogs). The book is clear and easy to read. I found
it thoroughly enjoyable and very helpful.
one of the best books out there on dogs February 11, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read about every book I could get my hands on when I got my first dog a year and a half ago and this and Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson and Before & After You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar where the best of all of them. I now give these three books to anyone I know who's thinking about getting a dog or just got one. I highly recommend them.
Don't Shoot The Dog February 10, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Every pet owner should read this book. Also any parents that have a child with autism.It teaches and explains how our pets view our actions and how they react to us. You can't believe the things you may be unaware you are teaching your pet. Some may be causing poor behavior. This book completely explains the correct way to train and get good behavior from your pet. It also explains how to eliminate bad behavior. I own a parrot and have put into practice many of the suggestions mentioned in the book. The suggestions WORK! I bought both the book and the audio CD because you need to read or listen to the author several times to fully grasp her work. So having both has been useful.The book goes into great detail so be prepared to concentrate, learn and open your mind to concepts that are scientifically based. No unsupported claims made in this book! GET THIS BOOK!
A must for every responsible dog guardian... trainers, too! January 29, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the very few books that present a truly balanced approach for training your dog... or cat... or wife... or husband or your pet tiger. Yes, I am not making that up. That's right from her introduction. Just like children, "raising" a companion animal has to be a balance of both negative and positive responses to behavior. It's not all positive and definitely not all negative...and run away from any book that says otherwise. Ms. Pryor is a legend in the field and is most famous for her work with dolphins. (Try her, Lads Before the Wind for her experiences with Dolphins.) I work with Huskies and Malamutes and they are famous for their intractability. It's not that they can't learn, it's that they don't choose to perform simply because someone is asking. So you have to "encourage" them. And sometimes it's a treat and sometimes it's a scold. But it's never ever angry. Not sure she invented "shaping" but she provides an excellent discription. (if you've seen Eight Below, you've witnessed dogs that are performing actions that were taught as a series of simpler actions that were stacked as they were learned. Incidentally, although I use clicker training, I don't use a clicker. I lose stuff. I use a short word and use that word only in training. I also use thin parachute nylon chokers that are carefully fitted to just barely slip over the dog's head and rest high up, just behind the ears. You never take them off. I like them much better than choke chains, which can be dangerous if used incorrectly and MUST be removed especially in a multi-dog household.
If you only had one book on training, this arguably would be the one. And for those wondering whether to buy the "white cover" or the "blue cover" editions, they appear, to the best of my abilites, to be almost identical. The difference (other than the color of the cover) is the last page. The "new" edition lists Ms. Pryor's web page. You could get that simply by googling... who'da thunk that google would become a verb.
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