by Kay Laurence

This book covers many types of positive reinforcement training as used in clicker training, first learning, instinctive behaviors and lifestyle management. It will question your concept of rewards and bring you closer to exceptional effectiveness and a greater understanding of your dog’s behavior.

Reinforcement is a fascinating topic that threads through all our interaction with our dogs. Our conscious and unconscious reinforcement strengthens or weakens behavior. By understanding and recognizing reinforcement patterns, we can teach with ease, remove a lot of stress from communication and lift our relationship to a level of joy. Teaching with Reinforcement discusses:

• Understanding reinforcement
• Types of reinforces
• The tools: using reinforces
• Building and maintaining
• Reinforcement patterns and linked behaviors
• Rebalancing behaviors

Publisher: Sunshine Books
First Edition. 2009 Paperback, 105 pages