Summary of this Book... | ||
This book is a must for anybody attempting to train their dog a new behavior. Yes! Old dogs can learn new tricks! It's just a matter of knowing how to train them. Burch and Bailey do a superb job of breaking the training strategies down into simple, manageable language. This book is the go to text for training dogs! | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
This book is excellent for training any behavior from toileting to complex tasks. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
I especially liked the section on "shaping" a dog's behavior. Shaping is where the trainer rewards the dog for behaviors that come close to the desired behavior thus bringing the dog to the desired behavior one step at a time. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
I didn't like some of the psychology in the book. As a former psychology major I understood "operant and classical conditioning" but can see how many would feel lost. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
I wanted to become a dog trainer. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
It made me feel much more knowledgable about the behavior of dogs. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Mary S. Burch, Ph.D. and Jon S. Bailey, Ph.D. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
i recommend it for anybody who will handle or train dogs. | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
I don't recommend it because it's somewhat technical, dry reading. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
This book is fantastic for people who will handle service dogs! | ||
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