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Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training Paperback – January 1, 2002

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Karen Pryor’s clear and entertaining explanation of behavioral training methods made Don’t Shoot the Dog a bestselling classic with revolutionary insights into animal—and human—behavior.

In her groundbreaking approach to improving behavior, behavioral biologist Karen Pryor says, “Whatever the task, whether keeping a four-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will go fast, and better, and be more fun, if you know how to use reinforcement.”

Now Pryor clearly explains the underlying principles of behavioral training and reveals how this art can be applied to virtually any common situation. And best of all, she tells how to do it without yelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips—or shooting the dog. From the eight methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behavior to the ten laws of “shaping” behavior, Pryor helps you combat your own addictions and deal with such difficult problems as a moody spouse, an impossible teen, or an aged parent. Plus, there’s also incredibly helpful information on house training the dog, improving your tennis game, keeping the cat off the table, and much more!

“In the course of becoming a renowned dolphin trainer, Karen Pryor learned that positive reinforcement…is even more potent that prior scientific work had suggested…Don’t Shoot the Dog looks like the very best on the subject—a full-scale mind-changer” (The Coevolution Quarterly). Learn why pet owners rave, “This book changed our lives!” and how these pioneering techniques can work for you, too.

Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology. She is a founder and leading proponent of “clicker training,” a training system based on operant conditioning (isolate wanted behaviors and ignore the unwanted) and the all-positive methods developed by marine mammal trainers. Pryor is the CEO of KCPT/Sunshine Books, Inc., a publishing, training product, and online company. In addition to her bestselling Don’t Shoot the Dog, Pryor wrote Nursing Your Baby (more than 2 million copies in print) along with several other books and many scientific papers and popular articles on learning and behavior. She has three grown children and lives in Boston with two clicker-trained dogs and a clicker-trained cat.
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    7.83 x 0.63 x 5.24 inches
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006; 3rd edition (January 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1860542387
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1860542381
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.83 x 0.63 x 5.24 inches
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Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in two fields, marine mammal biology and behavioral phsychology. She is a founder and leading proponent of "clicker training," a training system based on operant conditioning (isolate wanted behaviors and ignore the unwanted) and the all-positive methods developed by marine mammal trainers. Clicker training is now in use world wide with dogs, cats, horses, birds, zoo animals, and increasingly with humans, in the teaching of sports and athletic performances and developing behaviors in autistics.

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Francie Workman
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have ever read.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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I used the techniques described in this book on my teenage son.The results wete improved relationship, more positive attitude and better way of speaking to others. I also used it on my dog. Amazing. I love this book.
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Nina D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool book
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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Very fun and easy read
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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic, applicable summary of behavioral psychology
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
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I've read this book three times. It contains so much practical knowledge that most people would benefit from. It's very useful in animal training, but has just as much to say about how to change your own behaviors. It helped me realize that everyone has unconscious theories about how to change behaviors in themselves and others, and most of them are wrong! Taking a hard look at the research, and running it through the sieve of years of application and practice in the field, Pryor offers a compelling manual to behavioral psychology, full of concise theory that clarifies common errors and shows the simpler path to change. It's a great book and an easy read. Well worth checking out and revisiting often. I'd trust this stuff over the superstitious content of most animal training guides any day!
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River
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book but came with a bunch of tears on cover
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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I love the book and it gave me lots of information to help with continuing my dog training journey. The front of the book did have a few rips and some ridges that shouldn’t have been like that as I ordered it new.
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Klaus Hagen Holzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Was told this is a MUST READ….THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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When I want to learn to do something I know nothing about, I better go to an expert. There isn't anybody better in the field of training animals through operant conditioning than Karen Pryor. What’s more this book is easy to read and the steps and processes are easy to follow.
Karen Pryor has made a convert out of me to use positive training on my dogs
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginner dog trainers and dog savvy people
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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This book is a great start to really start understanding and learning about positive reinforcement dog training. Training techniques are well explained and easy to follow and understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pet the dog instead!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
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This book is awesome sauce! It’s a great introduction to why & how positive reinforcement works the best. Everyone wants to be acknowledged & get something positive for their actions. Animals are no different. And they do so many things for us why shouldn’t they get their share for what they do? They earned it didn’t they. I only wish I’d known many of these things when I was raising my kids- things could’ve gone alot smoother! But no worries- we can always start now & improve our current relationships! Buy the book- it’s its own reward!
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CM
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting… but not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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My vet suggested I get this for training my dog, so I did. Although the book was interesting, it almost gave me more insight on how to train my husband and kids. Haha The context was also way too advanced and “deep thinking” for what it was. If you’re getting this book to learn the basics of training and caring for your dog, don’t. If you’re getting it for learning how to train the people around you using different training tactics, with a very heavy, psychology-based text, then you’ll love it.

Side note: the ONE part I did find interesting was how there really isn’t one training method that works. Positive reinforcement is typically what you should use 90% of the time but she has categories for different types of training which include negative and punishment based. I found this interesting.
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Nicole Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for anyone
Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2024
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Great book for anyone who wants to learn about dog training. A must for any dog trainer.
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Vitor G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótima leitura
Reviewed in Brazil on August 13, 2023
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Aprendi a lidar com animais e surpreendemente com pessoas, fácil leitura e muito aplicável no dia a dia. Um dos melhores livros não ficção que já li.
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E Toledano
5.0 out of 5 stars Bueno
Reviewed in Mexico on November 10, 2022
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Marion Mannsberger
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Buch vom Profi
Reviewed in Germany on July 15, 2023
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Arbeit mit positiver Verstärkung, für jeden Hundehalter, aber auch für Eltern, Partner, Pädagogen eine sehr lehrreiche Lektüre. Und für alle, die ihre Hunde immer noch mit Gewalt und Strafe erziehen ein absolutes Muss.
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Hulme100
5.0 out of 5 stars Overarching training concepts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2021
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I was surprised when this book turned up. It was small, had no pictures and looked a bit boring...then I read it. And reread it. And then bought it for everyone I knew. This book taught me so much more than I would learn from a step by step guide to teaching your dog to sit and fetch. Once you understand the power of positive reinforcement and how to use it well (easy enough for a child to learn) you can apply it to any living thing: dog, human, horse, anything. Some of the terms used to describe disabled people are outdated and dolphin training is no longer in vogue (it was written in the 1980s) but this shouldn’t detract from the core brilliance of the book as a conceptual whole.
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