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Title: Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training Method and What It Teaches Us About All Animals

Synopsis
After thirty years of training creatures both tame and wild, Karen Pryor, pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, presents what she knows about teaching animals and what they in turn have taught her. Pryor's clicker-training system is a safe, effective way to modify and shape behavior. Karen can teach anyone to train animals with a cheap, plastic, handheld clicker, rewarding wanted behaviors and ignoring the unwanted. No leash-jerking. No pushing. No smacking. Animals quickly learn that one behavior gets them a reinforcing click and a bit of food, while undesirable behaviors get them nothing. Given the choice, animals quickly focus on what works and abandon what doesn't. Pryor explains the science behind her system, how it works and why it works, and its applications for teaching humans as well.--From publisher description.

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Language:        English

Size
Length:        258 Pages
Weight:        0.9 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
The author of Don't Shoot the Dog! outlines the "clicker" training method that she developed as a behavioral biologist, explaining how non-punitive methods have been successfully implemented in the training processes of countless animals and can help readers to counter negative behaviors in their pets. 75,000 first printing.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training Method and What It Teaches Us About All Animals and it was written by Karen Pryor. This edition of Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training Method and What It Teaches Us About All Animals is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is June 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $25. There are 258 pages in the book and it was published by Scribner. The 10 digit ISBN is 0743297768 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780743297769. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.