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Barking up the right tree, the science and practice of positive dog training, Dr. Ian Dunbar

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index

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Barking up the right tree

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Dr. Ian Dunbar

the science and practice of positive dog training

The author focuses on verbally cuing and creatively luring to achieve desirable behavior in dogs, as well as using sniffing, walking, play, and interactive games to reinforce speedy compliance and good habits from the outset. This book details how other reward-training techniques have strayed from Dunbar's original approach for teaching dogs ESL (English as a second language), in which we verbally cue specific responses, offer praise for success, and give guidance when dogs err. With this method, we can teach dogs when and where to eliminate, what to chew, when and for how long to bark, and when and how to appropriately let off steam

Introduction: Barking up the right tree. (Part 1: The nature of dogs and reward-based training): Dogs are dogs -- But there's no dog like yours -- Five reward training techniques -- Lure-reward training secrets. (Part 2: Lure-reward training stage one: instruction): An overview of lure-reward training -- Teaching ESL -- Measuring success. (Part 3: Lure-reward training stage two: motivation): Using more-effective reinforcement -- Using more-powerful rewards -- Putting "problem" behaviors on cue. (Part 4: Lure-reward training stage three: compliance): Single-word instructions -- Building reliability -- Teaching distance commands. (Part 5: Problems and misconceptions in dog training today): Why punishment often fails -- How breeding practices are harming dogs. Conclusion: The future of training -- Resources -- Index -- About the author

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