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recommended | Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Vol. 1: Adaptation and Learning | Steven R. Lindsay

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	• Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Vol. 1: Adaptation and Learning Steven R. Lindsay Iowa State University Press, 2000 - 410 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Dogs Learning Process

This book is excellent. I have been training dogs for the last 5 years and I wish I had read this book before. The book provides tons of information about learning process. The book has a lot of topics, and it is noticed that he made a very deep investigation. Something that I really like about the book are all the references that you can consult if you want to make a deeper investigation by yourself. The book is not easy to read, because it has a lot of technical (medical) terms. In some cases I had to look up in medical dictionary some definitions to understand the book. I will read the other 2 books soon.

This is a book that a dog trainer must read. For a dog owner probably it would provide information that could be called nice to know, but it will help you to have a better understanding of your best friend.

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A must for those who value science-based research!

I'm not a professional trainer, just a lifelong owner of multiple dogs. I also volunteer at a humane society, so I interact with a wide range of dogs on a non-professional level. Material in this book helps provide the foundation for understanding what trainers are doing and why it may work--or not! If you plan to be a professional, this book is a must.

The only downside to this book for some people will be that it is written at the collegiate level. It reminds me of any number of psychology and biology textbooks in college courses--the comprehensive ones that cover the genre from start to end! I end up taking notes while I'm reading, because there is so much there that I want to integrate into my approach. He presents information, shows how it can be applied to practice and proves his points with studies. Actually, sections are eerily applicable to human interaction. I'm a firm believer in using evidenced-based science guide practice, and Lindsay is exacting and detailed. He doesn't preach as much as present research and draw conclusions.

I only regret the generations of wolves and dogs that had to suffer to gain this knowledge. Read it and apply it, because some of the studies done to gain this knowledge could never be ethically replicated again (such as over-reactivity in sensory-stimulus deprived environments).

Contents include:
Origins and Domestication (of dogs)
Development of Behavior (in puppies)
Neurobiology of Behavior and Learning, which includes sections on motivation, fear, aggression, attachment and compulsive behaviors (see how interesting all this is!)
Sensory Abilities--knowing the dog's abilities helps target learning
Biological and Dispositional Constraints in Learning--has interesting sections on genetic strains with breeds and within breeds such as the 'nervous pointers'
Classical Conditioning
Instrumental Learning
Aversive Control of Behavior, including avoidence learning and punishment
Learning and Behavioral Disturbances
Human-Dog Companionship--the signficance of the relationship between people and dogs, and when it breaks down.

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recommended

This book was highly recommended in a APDT article for it's information on how age affects learning in the "Development of Behavior" chapter.

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Invaluable Resource

If you are a serious student of dog behavior and development, this text and it's companion are resources worth your investment.

Amazing Information!

I'm a dog owner and enthusiast in dog training and behavior. I've read some "lighter" books on the subject, and kept asking for more information. It took me a long time to decide on buying this book, because 1.it's expensive and 2.I thought maybe it would be too rough a reading. I decided to order the 1st volume, and when it got to my house I just couldn't stop reading. There's so much information, and the text never got boring as I thought it could.

So, it is for people who are SERIOUSLY interested in dogs, its origins and behavior. Not for the regular pet owner, but for those owners who MUST know more, and definetly for trainers. There are no tales in the book, only serious information and reviews of many theories on the subject.

I'm very satisfied with the information I'm getting from this book, and pretty sure I'm going to order the other volumes. There are some pictures in this book (only to elucidate issues mentioned in the text), and I thought they could be clearer. That's my only complaint.

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Handbook complete in three volumes. Volume one covers origins and domestication, development of behavior, neurobiology of behavior and learning, sensory abilities, biological and dispositional constraints on learning, classical conditioning, instrumental learning, aversive control of behavior; learning and behavioral disturbances, and human-dog companionship.

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