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Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning By Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning by Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)


Summary

Designed for veterinarians, animal scientists, dog owners, trainers, consultants and counsellors, this reference concerns positive, humane management and control of dogs. The book provides explanations of topics and proven behavioural strategies that have been designed and tested by the author.

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning Summary

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning by Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)

Twenty-five years of study and experience went into the making of this one-of-a-kind reference. Veterinarians, animal scientists, dog owners, trainers, consultants, and counsellors will find this book a benchmark reference and handbook concerning positive, humane management and control of dogs.

Reflecting the author's extensive work with dogs, this book promises thorough explanations of topics, and proven behavioural strategies that have been designed, tested, and used by the author. More than 50 figures and tables illustrate this unique and significant contribution to dog behaviour, training, and learning.

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning Reviews

The most valuable publication about dogs since Scott and Fuller's classic text, Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog, published in 1965.

Victoria Lea Voith, President, American Vetirinary Society of Animal Behavior

The objective of giving a scientific account of all aspects of learning in dogs has been accomplished to a very high degree. ... No other comparable scientific texts are available.

Andrew Luescher, Director, Animal Behavior Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University

About Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)

Steven R. Lindsay, MA, is a dog behavior consultant and trainer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, where he teaches handling, training, and behavior modification based on ethological principles. He also conducts seminars and is the author of numerous articles. Mr. Lindsay evaluated, handled, and trained highly skilled dogs for the U.S. military.

Table of Contents

Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.

1. Origins and Domestication.

2. Development of Behaviour.

3. Neurobiology of Behaviour and Learning.

4. Sensory Abilities.

5. Biological and Dispositional Constraints on Learning.

6. Classical Conditioning.

7. Instrumental Learning.

8. Aversive Control of Behavior.

9. Learning and Behavioral Disturbances.

10. Human-Dog Companionship: Cultural and Psychological Significance.

Index.

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9780813807546
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Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning by Steven R. Lindsay (Dog Behaviour Consultant and Trainer in Philadelphia, PA)
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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