Don’t Shoot the Dog

As enjoyable and pleasurable a pursuit as having a dog as a pet is, you have to admit that it is not without its own share of unique challenges and difficulties. Of course with proper care and forethought these incidents will be few and far between and you can generally expect being a dog owner to be a largely rewarding and fun filled endeavor. Nevertheless, some rough spots are bound to come up and it would be in your best interests—as well as your pet’s—to be better informed as to how to deal with these rare instances when they do come up.

The amusingly—and quite appropriately—named book Don’t Shoot the Dog provides dog owners of all levels of experience and involvement with a thorough grounding in “The Laws Of Learning In The Real World.” The book goes into detail about the various means by which you can address some typical dog owner’s concerns such as how to keep your dog quiet in public, how to housebreak a new puppy and various other tasks. All of these methods differ in their approach but what they have in common is that they are all based on the theory of reinforcement as a means of finding the solution to all of your pet related concerns.

Readers who have previously purchased and enjoyed this book will be pleasantly surprised to find that this new edition comes with a number of welcome enhancements, not the least of which is its larger physical dimensions. Along with the larger pages, the size of the type that is used in the text is also noticeably larger, making this indispensable dog owner’s companion guide a much easier to read book than ever before.

A new chapter that was previously unavailable in the earlier editions is now also included. Called “Clicker Training: A New Technology”, this provides users an innovative means of training your dog that is guaranteed to help you achieve favorable results no matter what breed or age of your dog is.

Don’t Shoot the Dog

The author of Don’t Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor thoroughly covers the various aspects of behavioral training giving you a comprehensive insight into their underlying principles. The book is packed full of entertaining and informative examples on how these methods can be used to address any of your various pet related concerns. More importantly, it will allow you to learn many effective ways of training your dog to behave more appropriately without having to resort to somewhat negative measures that may have detrimental effects on your pets and may put a strain on the relationship between dog and owner.

Let’s face it: all of the traditionally utilized behavior modification strategies such as yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips have not really proven to give you the results that you expected and often times they may actually cause your dog’s behavior to worsen. Don’t Shoot the Dog presents a number of viable alternatives to these outmoded means and ensures that you and your dog enjoys a healthy relationship for many years to come.

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