If you’re a positive reinforcement trainer looking for succinct supporting arguments to enhance your practice, it’s all here– challenging and dispelling the myth of dominance and pack theory. What sets good positive trainers apart from punitive trainers…is how they manage to stop unwanted behaviors while still using humane training techniques instead of punishment.” Victoria tells the PPG, “I believe we’re in the midst of a tragic epidemic of fundamental misunderstanding regarding how dogs think, feel and learn most effectively. The absence of a “Do No Harm” professional ethic, and lack of industry regulation leaves the door wide open for promotions from purely profit-driven training companies, widespread misconceptions, and not only outdated but often damaging and dangerous dominance-methods practices. She notes that the call to change in the contentious field of dog training is urgent. Stilwell credits the greatest minds in modern dog training, “as well as the thousands of trainers fighting this fight on a daily basis”, for inspiration. Ganzert, PhD, President, American Humane Association. McConnell, PhD, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, renowned behavior expert and author, and Robin R. Ringing endorsements include such notables as Dr. Every pet parent, dog trainer, behavioral consultant, veterinarian, animal activist, dog sitter, dog walker, groomer and dog lover should have a copy of TYDP in their research and pocket libraries. Academically on point, TYDP is written in unfettered language, making sometimes complex behavioral topics easy to understand. In a personal message to Pet Professional Guild (PPG) members and readers, Victoria, tells us, “I wanted to create a widely-available option that every pet parent could pick up, read, and understand while providing airtight documentation from the scientific community as well.” And that she has. TYDP is a well-organized, pioneering treatise on the path to becoming a classic. In it’s first week of publication, sales topped the “Dog Training” category with the major online booksellers. Stilwell hits her stride right out of the gate and delivers her trademark straightforward advice and insights with a fresh new eloquence while meeting a formidable challenge-providing clear theoretical explanations with practical applications in each area of dog problem solving. Stilwell, the passionately vocal dog training expert, delivers a concise, thorough, scientifically-supported and referenced discourse with a message that has far-reaching implications. Victoria Stilwell, star of the hit Animal Planet TV show It’s Me or the Dog and CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training, unleashes the power of Positive Reinforcement training with her new book, Train Your Dog Positively (TYDP). By LINDA MICHAELS, M.A., DEL MAR DOG TRAINER – REVIEWED FOR BARKS, PET PROFESSIONALS GUILD
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