From Library Journal
In this fascinating and thoughtful book, animal behaviorist Clark presents the techniques she has developed during more than 25 years of training dogs. Her class evolved over the years from the typical heel-sit-down-stay-come sequence into "a behavioral course that teaches obedience to channel behavior." Joined by Boyer (psychology, Colorado State Univ.), Clark first provides a very comprehensive and comprehensible discussion of canine mentality and learning processes, so that the owner or trainer can better understand the dog's motivations. She then offers well-thought-out training methods that teach not only basic obedience commands but also preventing or curing common canine transgressions, such as chewing, inappropriate barking, digging, aggression, house-soiling, jumping, and separation anxiety. The authors' insights into the canine mind, discussions of other training philosophies, and highly effective methods make this an excellent choice for both public library dog-training collections and academic libraries with an interest in canine behavior.?Jennifer King, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
