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Book SynopsisFinally: A dog training book that makes sensefor both dogs and humansusing positive reinforcement techniques based on animal behavioral science.
For generations, celebrity trainers have preached that dog owners must dominate dogs and have criticized people for daring to treat pets with affection.
How To Train Your Dog with Love + Science presents a modern and science-based approach to dog training, showing how behavior can be changed without coercion and force. Annie Grossman, a journalist-turned-dog trainer, breaks down what positive reinforcement actually is and makes the case that good dog training may even be a window into understanding ourselves.
Grossman offers building-block exercises and tips on how to train effectively using the reward-based methods she''s honed over the last decade with clients at her Manhattan training center, School For The Dogs. Whether you''ve just brought a new dog into your home or you''re wanting to teach an old on
