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Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs [Paperback]

Karen Pryor (Author)
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Publication Date: August 1, 2005 | Series: Getting Started
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"New to clicker training? then this is a "must read". Learn from this book how training can be FUN, both for you and your dog!"

If you are curious about clicker training and want to give it a try, Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs is the place to begin. Karen Pryor's readabale, entertaining chapters introduce you to the why's and how's of clicker training from choosing a treat and timing the click to training a trick. Now in an expanded edition, Getting Started will introduce you to the power of positive training for your new puppy or older dog.

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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Sunshine Books; 4 edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890948217
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890948214
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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Karen Pryor
Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in two fields, marine mammal biology and behavioral phsychology. She is a founder and leading proponent of "clicker training," a training system based on operant conditioning (isolate wanted behaviors and ignore the unwanted) and the all-positive methods developed by marine mammal trainers. Clicker training is now in use world wide with dogs, cats, horses, birds, zoo animals, and increasingly with humans, in the teaching of sports and athletic performances and developing behaviors in autistics.

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117 of 120 people found the following review helpful
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Certainly Ms. Pryor knows her technique and provides good step-by-step basic instructions about using clicker training with dogs. She covers the do's and don'ts and provides essential advice with some examples.

However, I thought that the portion of the book that dealt specifically with training dogs was somewhat scant and would have rather seen more about problem solving and working with crossover dogs---e.g., dogs that have had other types of training before ever hearing a clicker---and much, much less of the history about the pioneering clicker training done with dolphins.

Hence, I thought the book quite expensive for the amount of practical information it contained.

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Karen Pryor, the author of this book, is the woman who introduced clicker training into the dog training's world. As a dolphin trainer, she was convinced that the animal friendly method she used for training dolphins would work for dogs as well. And how right she was! Clicker training is now used by countless training schools and individual dog owners all over the world.

"Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs" explains what clicker training is, why you should use it and especially HOW to use it. Clicker training is not about the clicker or about food! It is about reinforcement and correct timing, in such a way that information is communicated between trainer and dog. Together you and the dog will learn a new way of interacting. Learn from this book how training can be FUN, both for you and your dog!

P.S.: no, clicker training is NOT about trick training (although you can use it to learn your dog funny tricks)! Learn from this book how to communicate with your dog using a clicker, and teach him to sit, lay down, heel, stay, NOT to jump up, NOT to pull etc. Enjoy!

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This book was somewhat helpful in the clicker training process, however the DVD "Clicker Puppy" was so much more helpful. If you have no idea what clicker training is, or how to approach it, this may be a good beginner book for you. Wouldn't recommend for those who already have an idea of what clicker training is.
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Short and sweet
Nice basic book don't waste money on don't shoot the dog but you could get same info free on google
Published 13 days ago by Carolyn Mantia
Replacing clicks for treats as affirmation prevents over-treating...
Whoever invented clicker training is a genius.
This not only avoids over-treating (feeding) your dog during training and thus a healthy alternative to snacks. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Agogo
OK intro
This is a good, quick intro to clicker training if you know nothing about it. I think I didn't learn anything new from this book that I didn't already know from about a half... Read more
Published 7 months ago by sectionop
excellent
I found this little book an excellent introduction to clicker training. I have read it twice and it is now being shared with another dog owner. Easy to read, easy to follow. Read more
Published 7 months ago by GP Tasmania
Lacking in substance
While this would be a decent book for someone that has done zero reading into clicker training, I found it provided very little over what I had already learned on the web and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. Benjamin
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The book was a useful tool in training a dog with a clicker. The book came in excellent condition and shipped fast. Thanks
Published 15 months ago by M. Chavez
A training method
I train basic obedience and generally do NOT use clicker training unless asked. When they do I give them this book. Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Harry
clicker training for dogs
good BASIC training for your dog. a step one book, not much after that, as the title says,"Getting Started"
Published 20 months ago by gpawlow
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There are many methods of training and using positive methods for my training classes myself Karen Pryor's book on Clicker training is a great insight into training dogs on a whole... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Louise Basson Author of Winter Dogs; Living with Huskies as pet dogs
52 pages. In total.
This book is 52 pages. That's it, precisely 52. Wasn't part of the description, btw. So, I probably would have bought another book if I had realized how short it was (I was... Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. Perry
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