Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance--Positively

by Morgan Spector

Book Overview

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 your dog. Whether you're starting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962401781
• ISBN13: 9780962401787
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Sunshine Books (MA)
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Not To Be Missed

This book is a MUST for anyone interested in dog training. It is very detailed and FULL of very useful information. I have tried the suggestions with my dog - a Cairn Terrier and she has improved incredibly. From beginning to advanced training this book has it all. Thank you so much Morgan Spector!

Even my dog loves this book

I'm one of those obsessive types. Before I got my dog I read tons of books about raising and training them. I only wish I had found this one first. Every other book I read focused on what I was doing and how I was doing it. Morgan Spector makes you understand that the key is in the dog -- which when you think about makes sense. Even though I have no intention of competing with her, I know that the most important things are being accomplished with the help of this book. Most obviously, she has been invited to visit my parents because her manners have improved so dramatically thanks to this book and its techniques. Don't hesitate -- if you aren't comfortable yelling at your dog, Morgan Spector is for you. By the way, you can theoretically clicker train anything, so this book can help you with recalcitrant cats, children, and husbands too.

This is the BEST training guide I have ever used.

While I have read all the great reviews, this book still managed to exceed my high expectations. "Clicker Training for Obedience" provides clear, concise instructions. If you are even remotely interested in clicker training, you MUST buy this book. I have seen not only great success with my dog, but also a dog that looks forward to training. I cannot say enough good things about the "Clicker Training for Obedience".

The best obediance training book I've used.

I live with and train Smooth Fox Terriers, considered by many to be one of the hardest breeds to train in obedience. Since I started using the methods suggested in this book, I've had tremendous success with my dogs. My oldest male, who earned his CD during my pre clicker training period, after much hard, frustrating work, learned "go out, sit" in 3 short, fun, easy lessons. And, he learned to love to retrieve his dumb bell, finding what others call the "forced retrieve" to be one of his favorite games. And, that is the key. Having fun while learning.The dog who has fun learning a behavior will carry that behavior over into daily life, and, for me and my dogs, Clicker Training for Obedience is helping us achieve just that. It helped me create a training program that is fun for us all.The presentation of each segment for training a behavior is such that a trainer new to training can follow along and achieve success.I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in having a happy, well trained dog. Not just for competition, but for daily life as well.