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Shaping top performance positively! In this breakthrough book, Morgan Spector shows you how and why to use clicker training, the technology of operant conditioning and positive reinforcement, to train you dog. Whether you're startingoff with a new puppy or headed for the Obedience ring, these step-by-step instructions will work for you.
You'll learn how you can use positive reinforcers, instead of force and punishment, to build reliable performance at every level of training.
If you just want a hassle-free, truly enjoyable companion dog, this book will show you how, even if you've never trained before. And if you have visions of going all the way to top scores and Obedience championships - with a happy, eager, positively trained canine partner - go for it!
Here's your travel guide for a wonderful journey.
About the Author
Morgan Spector is a practicing attorney and respected obedience competitor, trainer and teacher in Southern California. In 1993 he came in contact with Karen Pryor and has been a dedicated clicker trainer since. He is well known ini dog-training circles as an advocate and expositor of operant conditiong techniques through his participation on clicker e-mail lists and his regular column in the NADOI News and the Clicker Journal.
In the latter part of 1998 Morgan began consulting with Canine Companions for Independence together with Bob and Marian Bailey to help CCI incorporate operant conditioning into their service dog training program.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great clicker training book!,
By Jill M Henry (La Glace, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance--Positively (Paperback)
I loved this book. If you have had an introduction to the basics of clicker training, it describes in great detail how to shape even the most basic to more complex behaviours, and the theories behind it.If you are new to clicker training, then try to attend a clicker clinic or even rent clicker videos first to help you visualize how it all works. Once you and your dog understand the principle and the "rules" , every training session will nothing short of fun! Anyone from the recreational dog owner to the more serious competitor will benefit from this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book, But Could be Greater,
This review is from: Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance--Positively (Paperback)
Let me start by clearing up a few obvious misconceptions. While most of the reviews for this book are eight to ten years old, many of them complain of "just wanting to learn the basis."This book is NOT about teaching your dog to shake his paw and sit pretty. This book is about teaching your dog the many, increasingly difficult tasks involved in Formal Obedience trials. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then this isn't the kind of book you're looking for. Try 101 Dog Tricks: Step-by-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog if you're looking to teach your dog a variety of cute tricks. The problems this book suffers from are two things: the pages are formatted poorly, and it hasn't been updated since it was first published in 1999. I may be spoiled by the formatting of such books as the Kyra Sundance book I linked to above, but that is the kind of thing I've come to expect from any dog training book. This book is simply a succession of many long paragraphs, with scattered headings here or there. Finding specific information can be very difficult amongst all these paragraphs. I was hoping for step-by-step instructions, laid out as set-by-step instructions, with each topic on its own individual page. Oftentimes you have to read through a lot of the same basic information (i.e. how much Spector hates traditional trainers) before finally getting to any actual training instruction. The pictures are all in black-and-white, grainy and of poor quality. However, most of that is a result of the fact that this book was published twelve years ago. The other thing that suffers from that fact is, frankly, the information - things have changed a lot in Obedience. The book makes reference to rules that no longer exist, while there being no mention of important rules that have been enacted since then. There is no information at all for the classes that have begun in the last few years, as well; Beginner Novice, Graduate Novice, and Graduate Open in the US, and Pre-Novice and Intermediate Novice in Canada. I do not know is Spector still participates in Obedience trials, but if he does, an overhaul of this book is desperately needed. As it is, this book can only be useful to people who already know a great deal about Obedience, and can know without being told which rules are no longer used and which rules are now used but not mentioned in the book. Despite all that, though, I have found that this book is a great asset for any trainer. I have picked up quite a few tips despite already knowing Obedience inside and out, and I'm sure this is a book I will reference quite a bit in my future training. I would not recommend this book to anyone who is new to the sport, unfortunately, but I certainly would recommend it to anyone who was looking to boost their current training.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Book for those serious about Positive training,
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This review is from: Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance--Positively (Paperback)
This book is for those serious about:- obedience - agility - other sports, including herding - service dogs - or just an eager, happily-working and well-behaved pet. I'd suggest that people first have at least a basic understanding of operant conditioning (clicker training) but I say that only because Mr Spector provides a great deal of detail, explanation, trouble-shooting, and theory for each of the exercises, and his focus is on the serious trainer. Those are all advantageous aspects of this book, particularly for those of us who want the details and thought processes behind the actions. Working with totally positive principles, he guides us through the most basic of exercises right on through to utility exercises. Now, for someone not interested in competitive obedience you'd think this book is not the one for you -- not so! Many of the exercises and behaviours he details are transferrable to the agility ring (and elsewhere) and I've discovered some are also transferrable to herding. The style of writing is simple, straight-forward (not what you'd expect from a lawyer) and very easy to follow. He sometimes provides examples that relate to humans to help understand some of the principles - another plus. Filled with clear photographs, it is possible for any dog guardian to follow and understand his explanations. I also found that the logic he uses behind training certain exercises at certain stages, unlike many other trainers, made so much sense. One example: he recommends training a dog to heel off-leash before doing it on-leash. His explanation for why and how has worked flawlessly with my own dogs! I'll never go back to my old way again. He does this throughout his book. The index makes it easy to look up specific exercises, problems, or other related information. Even if your dog will never enter an obedience competition, and you simply want a reliable, happily-working, obedient dog -- this book will get you that and more. by Diane Schuller [...]
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