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      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        November 2020

        Emotions in dogs: Schooling your eye

        by Katja Krauß & Gabi Maue

        This unique book focuses on schooling your eye for the expressions of dogs rather than on an academic description of their behaviour. On more than 1500 photos of different dogs, you will learn to see: How does an uncertain, fearful, curious, or aggressive dog look like? How do the expressions differ with long- and short haired dogs or with pricked and hanging ears? How to interpret these expressions in a certain situation?After analysing the dogs „communicating“ body parts and their signals, a detailed chapter on the single basic emotions provides a full overall picture on how to „read“ dogs.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        The Pavlov Project

        The journey of a police dog trainer

        by Prins, Simon

        When the author joined a canine unit of the Dutch police in the early 1990s, dog training was based mostly on punishment, submission and coercion, as almost everywhere at that time. When he was asked to lead a newly founded special task force unit for covert operations, where dogs should be sent over large distances and out of the handler’s sight to spy out areas or buildings with cameras or to place objects, it quickly became clear that this kind of training would not be possible with traditional training methods. This was the start of the “Pavlov Project” – the introduction of operant conditioning principles into the world of police dog training. In the years to follow, Simon Prins travelled the globe to learn from the best animal trainers and was strongly influenced by animal training legend Bob Bailey who should become his mentor and friend. In this book, he writes about his personal journey into the fascinating world of the science on behaviour, learning and training and invites the reader to take part in the experiences he made, the difficulties he encountered and the striking success in the end. From the background of his own learning process, he describes the principles of classical and operant conditioning and learning by positive reinforcement in a clear and understandable way. Learn why operant conditioning is far more than “throwing cookies”, why reinforcement schedules are important, why you need to collect data in training, how motivation and mindset of both dog and trainer will influence the outcome and what exceptional results can be achieved by good training that is based on science and a trusting relationship in equal parts.

      • Dog obedience & training
        May 2019

        Shake paws on it!

        Smart Dog Training easily explained

        by Christine Kompatscher

        This book includes all aspects of everyday dog training: house-training, walking on leash, recall, dealing with unwanted hunting behavior, car driving, self-control, politeness training and much more.     An entertaining and smart dog training book, written with much heart and humour. Every chapter is opened with a short personal, funny story of the author and her dogs Smilla and Balou.     Key selling points:   Facts on positive reinforcement training easily explained Encouraging tips for every dog owner Training experience that really helps you in everyday life

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