How Dogs Learn

By: Mary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey

Narrated by: Christopher Solimene

This book explores the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn discusses the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems, and eliminate unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is explained.

©1999 Mary R. Burch and Jon S. Bailey (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"This book should be on every animal trainer's bookshelf...it is practical and very useful without sacrificing scientific and technical accuracy." (Jack Michael, PhD, Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University)

Great for overall knowledge

Great for overall knowledge. This will get more then one reread. I will be introducing this on our instagram page for dog owners as well.

Text Book Material

This is a very comprehensive book on dog (and child/human) behavior and psychology. It reads like a text book, but the information is very well researched and presented. I wish that I would have read it when my own dog was younger. I think he's too old now to unlearn some of the habits and bad behaviors I've allowed and promoted. Many of the concepts reminded me of various Child Development classes I previously took in college.

Very Technical

The performance was very technical and unless you understand, it would be hard to follow.

Great book on dog training

A well written book on dog training. The book discusses operant conditioning. The theories and applications are well explained.

Excellent read for trainers & owners

Absolutely loved this descriptive well written easy to understand book. Anyone needing to understand learning concepts in dogs to be better trainers or to simply have a better relationship with your own dogs should read.