How Dogs Learn
How Dogs Learn explore the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn explains the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems and eliminate unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is explained.
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Book details
- Author
- Mary Burch
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Pets › Dogs › Training & Showing
Pets › Dogs › Breeds - Topics
- dog training · dog behavior · operant conditioning · canine learning · behavioral diagnostics · animal training science · unwanted behavior elimination
- ISBN-13
- 9781630260392 (Paperback)9781630260385 (Hardcover)
About the authors
MARY R. BURCH is a board-certified behavior analyst and certified applied animal behaviorist, and the author of more than ten books. Her recent books include The Border Collie and Volunteering with Your Pet.
Burch has won the Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writers' Association of America and is a founding member of the Animal Trainer’s Forum in the Association for Behavior Analysis. Her behavioral research has been published by the U.S. Department of Education.
Mary lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
JON S. BAILEY holds a PhD from the University of Kansas and served as Professor of Psychology at Florida State University for thirty-eight years, producing a record sixty-three PhDs. His recent books include Ethics for Behavior Analysts and How to Think Like a Behavior Analyst.
Bailey is Professor Emeritus at Florida State University, a board-certified behavior analyst, and a Fellow of both the Association for Behavior Analysis International and the American Psychological Association. In 2005 he received the Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis Lifetime Achievement Award. A past editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed research articles.