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Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training, Revised Edition
by Karen Pryor
from Sunshine Books, Inc.
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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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 Training
Best 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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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 behavior in your pets, your kids, your boss, your friends. How to improve your tennis stroke, your golf game, your math skills, your memory. All by using the principles of training with reinforcement."
That first paragraph from the foreword pretty much sums it up. The... more info
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Easy as far as Learning Theory Goes
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 
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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