Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks and Games Using Positive Reinforcement [Paperback]

Deborah Jones (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Howln Moon Pr (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888994088
• ISBN-13: 978-1888994087
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for anyone wants to have fun teaching dogs tricks!, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks and Games Using Positive Reinforcement (Paperback)

This little book is jam packed with great ideas for tricks - new and old.Readers will not only be able to teach their dogs tricks using friendly, fun, and fast techniques, they'll soon figure out that clicker training works - for any facet of dog training. This is a great way to build a relationship with your dog, and Deb Jones has made it even easier. This book is also a great teacher's aid for anyone teaching others how to train their dogs. The tricks and games are easily incorporated into a classroom setting, and Deb Jones even includes a four week insutructors guide for those wanting to set up their own tricks classes.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for getting started with clicker training!, December 3, 1998

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Elizabeth TeSelle ([e-mail]) (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks and Games Using Positive Reinforcement (Paperback)

Deb Jones' book is one of the easiest to understand clicker training books out there. The science of operant conditioning is explained in layman's language, and the examples are down-to-earth. The tricks and games Dr. Jones describes are fun to teach any dog and will lay the foundation for further work in clicker training.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best starter out there, June 6, 2003

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Georgina "tville" (san francisco, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks and Games Using Positive Reinforcement (Paperback)

There is another book, Peggy Tillman's Clicking with your dog,
that often gets the press, but this is a much better book. Dr. Jones talks about how to get a non-interested dog interested in clicking and how to move up from there. Tillman's book gives every task a name though often does not discuss how to group them and make them into new combinations. Dr. Jones has no problem with grouping, re-grouping, organising and such activities.

This book has plenty of activities which you can start with and use for either performance or comfirmation activities plus a weekly planner. She gives lots of 'shaping' tips and problem solutions. A superb training manual. Sorry it's op.