Dog InSight - Softcover

Reid, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617810541 ISBN 13: 9781617810541

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

InSight to better understand and train your dogTrainers and animal behaviorists around the globe consider Pam Reid’s Excel-erated Learning one of the most important and influential books ever written in the field of dog behavior. Although that’s a hard act to follow, Dog InSight, Pam’s second book, does not disappoint. In over forty fascinating essays, Pam explores a wide range of topics, including learning theory, training techniques and behavior problems. You will learn:

• Why early enrichment and socialization are crucial when raising a puppy.
• Why you should take puppy “temperament tests” with a grain of salt.
• Why dogs are incredibly adept at reading body language and solving certain kinds of complex problems—but “spectacularly dense” when facing other tasks.
• Why misunderstanding dominance theory often leads to failure when people try to change problem behaviors in dogs.

Pam’s insights are both educational and thought-provoking. Not only does she deliver scientifically sound information; she also challenges the reader to re-examine several widely held—but not necessarily accurate—beliefs about dogs. If you’re at all interested in canine behavior, you won’t want to miss out on this well-presented wealth of knowledge.

About this title

About the Author

Author Pamela Reid is a trained scientist, a certified behaviorist and a dog trainer with a PhD in animal learning and behavior. She’s consulted on thousands of cases over the years, working with everything from an attack cat whose owner had to call 911 to a suicidal dog who leapt out a third story window.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617810541
• ISBN 13: 9781617810541
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224