Karen Pryor Books

From the founder of “clicker” training, the widely praised humane approach to shaping animal behavior, comes a fascinating book—part memoir, part insight into how animals and people think and behave. A celebrated pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, Karen Pryor is responsible for developing clicker training—an all-positive, safe, effective way to modify and shape animal behavior—and she has changed the lives of millions of animals. Practical, engrossing, and full of fascinating stories about Pryor’s interactions with animals of all sorts, Reaching the Animal Mind presents the sum total of her life’s work. She explains the science behind clicker training, how and why it works, and offers step-by-step instructions on how you can clicker-train any animal in your life. For bonus video clips, slide shows, articles, downloadable exercises, and links expanding on the contents of the book, go to ReachingtheAnimalMind.com.

Karen Pryor's engaging explanation of behavioral training methods has made this work a bestselling classic, offering revolutionary insights into both animal and human behavior. Pryor emphasizes that effective behavior improvement—whether managing a child's public behavior, housebreaking a puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem—can be achieved more quickly and enjoyably through reinforcement techniques. She elucidates the principles of behavioral training and demonstrates how they can be applied to a variety of everyday situations without resorting to yelling, threats, or punishment. The book outlines eight methods to eliminate undesirable behaviors and ten laws for "shaping" behavior, providing strategies to address personal challenges, such as dealing with a moody spouse or an impossible teenager. It also includes practical advice on house training dogs, enhancing your tennis skills, and keeping cats off tables. As a renowned dolphin trainer, Pryor discovered that positive reinforcement is even more effective than previously thought. This transformative guide has garnered praise from pet owners who claim, "This book changed our lives!" Discover how these innovative techniques can benefit you as well.

Train a cat? Yes, you can! Clicker training, the new way of communicating with animals,is quick and easy for you - and it's fun for your cat. Clicker training can improve your cat's health, activity and attitude toward life. It can make your cat happier and more affectionate. In the easy-to-read beginner's guide, Karen Pryor, the world's leading clicker training expert, tells you how to teach your * to come when called* to play without biting or scratching* to stay off the table* to get along with dogs* to walk outside on a leash* to do cute tricks and games! All with a click and a treat!

Looking for a new way to have fun playing with your bird buddy? Or is his nickname "Birdzilla" and you have the scars to prove it? Maybe your bird is a depressed little perch potato that refuses to play at all? This new way of training birds with a clicker and treats can dramatically change your bird's behavior and improve your life together. Find out just how smart, affectionate, and fascinating birds can be, with clicker training. * Depressed birds regain their joy in life. * One-person birds warm up to other family members. * Scared birds learn to cooperate with simple care such as nail trimming. * Undesirable behaviors such as screaming and biting fade away. * Baby birds grow up to be outstanding companions. * Rescued and older birds learn to trust, love, and play * Birds win new friends appealing tricks and games Clicker training is wasy and fun! Just follow the simple guidelines in this book. You'll learn to communicate with your bird - and teach your bird to communicate with you - in ways that you never imagined.

Positive Bestärkung ist ein respektvoller und dabei sehr erfolgreicher Weg, um mit Tieren in Kontakt zu treten und ihnen zu vermitteln, was man von ihnen möchte. Spielerisch und ohne jeden Zwang kann man ihnen damit nahezu alles beibringen. Karen Pryor hat mit der positiven Bestärkung und dem daraus entwickelten Clicker-Training faszinierende Erfahrungen mit den unterschiedlichsten Tieren gemacht - Delfine, Wölfe, Hunde, Pferde oder sogar Krabben. Hier schildert sie, wie man Tiere auf allen Ebenen erreicht, ihnen etwas beibringt und was wir von ihnen lernen können.

Co mě klikrtrénink naučil o delfínech, psech, koních, vlcích, gorilách, medvědech a akvarijních rybičkách...Karen Pryorová, světoznámá průkopnice na poli tréninku zvířat bez použití trestů, vyvinula klikrtrénink jako pozitivní, bezpečnou a účinnou metodu, jak usměrňovat zvířecí chování, čímž naprosto zásadně ovlivnila životy miliónu zvířat i lidí. Kniha S klikrem do zvířecího nitra přibližuje nejen klikrtrénink jako takový, ale i to, z čeho vychází, jak a proč funguje a co všechno díky němu autorka při svých setkáních se zvířaty zažila. To ale není zdaleka všechno – prostřednictvím poutavých zvířecích příběhů umožňuje čtenářům porozumět tomu, jak lidé a zvířata myslí a jak se chovají.