Karen Pryor on Behavior

Pryor, Karen

Arts & Photography

Sunshine Books, Inc.

Shaping top performance positively! In this breakthrough book, Morgan Spector shows you how and why to use clicker training, the technology of operant conditioning and positive reinforcement, to train you dog. Whether you're startingoff with a new puppy or headed for the Obedience ring, these step-by-step instructions will work for you. 
You'll learn how you can use positive reinforcers, instead of force and punishment, to build reliable performance at every level of training. 
If you just want a hassle-free, truly enjoyable companion dog, this book will show you how, even if you've never trained before. And if you have visions of going all the way to top scores and Obedience championships - with a happy, eager, positively trained canine partner - go for it! 
Here's your travel guide for a wonderful journey.

Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance-Positively

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Spector, Morgan

Pets & Animal Care

This classic adventure story will delight anyone who loves animals and the sea. Lads Before the Wind is also the most readable book written on the new science of training and communicating with positive reinforcemnet.

Lads Before the Wind: Diary of a Dolphin Trainer

Biographies & Memoirs

karen-pryor

Community & Culture

"Clicking with Your Dog" is the answer for all pet owners who want a dog to be a real partner and friend. The author's step-by-step illustrations explain the clicking process more clearly than ever before. Soon you will truly understand your dog, and, thanks to the clicker, your dog will understandd you!"

Clicking with Your Dog: Step-by-Step in Pictures (Karen Pryor Clicker Books)

Tillman, Peggy

Melissa C. Alexander, moderator of the online discussion forum ClickerSolutions, collects clear and accurate answers to over one hundred commonly asked questions about clicker training in one essential reference. Click for Joy! is packed with information for experienced trainers and newcomers alike, including: * positive, effective solutions to common problems * practical instructions to train any behavior for fluency and reliability * encouragement, advice, and success stories from clicker trainers around the world * short-term and long-term consequences of controversial training techniques * clear, easy-to-understand explanations of the science underlying clicker training * glossary of clicker training terms and concepts * easy-to-use cross-referencing and index

Click for Joy!: Questions and Answers from Clicker Trainers and their Dogs (Karen Pryor Clicker Books)

Alexander, Melissa C.

Clicking with Your Rabbit is a definitive guide to caring for your bunny, teaching him or her safe interaction, amazing tricks and even useful behaviors like coming to you when called by name! Bunnies are wonderful pets when you know how to bring out their bunny best! You don't have to be a magician to have your bunny love you. All you need is Clicking with Your Rabbit!

Getting Started: Clicking with Your Rabbit

Orr, Joan

This Clicker Trainers Course is for people wanting to learn how to become a clicker trainer and follow a clear pathway to develop great skills, knowledge and understanding. The Intermediate Course builds on the key skills acquired in the Novice and Foundation Courses. The book look at: 1.balancing your dog's learning 2.measuring behaviors to be able to assess progress with easy to use data collections forms weaning off the clicker and rewards which leads onto 3.complex behavior chains, sequences and merged behaviors with advanced cues

Clicker Intermediate Training (Learning about Dogs)

Laurence, Kay

The Level 1 Foundation Course teaches the key skills of using and managing rewards, how and why the clicker works, adding names to behaviors, basic shaping and targeting techniques.

Clicker Foundation Training: Level 1

The Level 2 Novice Course builds on the key skills acquired in the Foundation Course. Learning how to break down the behaviors into small achievable chunks and to develop shaping with built in platforms. How the rewards can affect behaviours and using shapiing to get the precise results you are looking for. Finally taking this creative and careful development process through to ultra reliable and strong behaviours and at the same time having great fun with the dog.

Clicker Novice Training: Level 2

The recipes are based on clicker training skills achieved in the Clicker Trainers Course books, level 1 & 2, Foundation and Novice training.

Clicker Dances with Dogs (Learning about Dogs)

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