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Don't Shoot the Dog
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Last discussed Jul 2, 2026
Karen Pryor's book about positive reinforcement training methods, applicable to both animal training and human behavior modification.
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Used for: Understanding positive reinforcement, behavioral shaping, and clicker training — applicable to dogs and humans alike
Praised: Groundbreaking insights on positive reinforcement from marine mammal training...
vs: Noted as an example of a book that may have failed commercially due to its title
"There's an amazing book called Don't Shoot the Dog — it has a terrible title, maybe this is a good example of a book that failed — but it's written by this woman Karen Pryor, who worked in training marine mammals, dolphins and so on. And a lot of ..."
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"the books that I have found most helpful are Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor. I think everybody should read that."
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· Mar 26, 2026
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