Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us about All Anim

<b>From the founder of "clicker" training, the widely praised humane approach to shaping animal behavior, comes a fascinating book--part memoir, part insight into how animals and people think and behave.</b> <p/>A celebrated pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, <b> </b>Karen Pryor is responsible for developing clicker training--an all-positive, safe, effective way to modify and shape animal behavior--and she has changed the lives of millions of animals. Practical, engrossing, and full of fascinating stories about Pryor's interactions with animals of all sorts, <i>Reaching the Animal Mind </i>presents the sum total of her life's work. She explains the science behind clicker training, how and why it works, and offers step-by-step instructions on how you can clicker-train any animal in your life. <p/>For bonus video clips, slide shows, articles, downloadable exercises, and links expanding on the contents of the book, go to ReachingtheAnimalMind.com.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Karen Pryor<br><b>Publisher:</b> Scribner Book Company<br><b>Published:</b> 06/08/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.65lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780743297776<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Karen Pryor </b>is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in<b> </b>marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology. She is a founder and leading proponent of "clicker training," a training system based on ope