Reaching the Animal Mind Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals
by Pryor, KarenEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-06-08
Publisher(s): Scribner
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Summary
From the pioneer in the field of no-punishment dog training, comes an illuminating and revealing look into the minds of all animals.
Author Biography
Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology. She is the founder and leading proponent of clicker training, a system based on operant conditioning and all-positive methods. She lives in Massachusetts, where her company, Karen Pryor Clicker Training, is based. For more information, please visit www.ClickerTraining.com.
Table of Contents
| A Note from the Author on Clicker Training | p. ix |
| Reaching Minds | p. 1 |
| Shaping | p. 17 |
| Communication | p. 40 |
| Feelings | p. 62 |
| Creativity | p. 80 |
| Attachments | p. 96 |
| Fear | p. 119 |
| Conversations | p. 140 |
| Questions | p. 155 |
| Answers | p. 171 |
| People | p. 189 |
| Intention | p. 213 |
| Find Out More! | p. 229 |
| Glossary | p. 238 |
| Do It Yourself | p. 243 |
| Thanks | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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