by Gail Fisher

It's a joy to work with a dog who proactively engages in behaviors while you build a strong relationship. Clicker training has proven to be the most effective means of developing a “Thinking Dog,” one who offers behaviors in anticipation of a reward rather than a dog who has been trained only to wait for his owner’s commands.

One of the biggest obstacles the new clicker trainer faces is his or her own history of training and habits of working with a dog. But you can make the transition once you understand how dogs learn and the mechanisms of operant conditioning. Learn from author Gail Fisher’s crossover experiences as well as those of the hundreds of students she has helped make the change over the past thirteen years. You'll learn:

• How dog training has evolved over the past 100 years
• Strengths and weaknesses of various training styles
• Challenges you will face as you crossover to clicker training
• Detailed nuts and bolts of clicker training
• Getting a behavior started
• Methods of rewarding

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2009 Paperback, 328 pages