Reviews for Clicker Training

The average rating for Clicker Training based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-10 00:00:00 Julius Brown I did not get very far in this book. The author just rambles on and on about how dogs love people and it is a special bond that other animals don't have, etc. Here is one paragraph, for example: "Dogs are eager to see and meet other dogs and people; they are eager to play with other dogs and people/ they like to walk with other dogs and people; they like to sleep with other dogs and people/ they are eager to express affection to other dogs and people. But even more important, or more astonishing, they are willing to do these and other activities not only with people and dogs, but with many other animals as well. Instantly. Unmistakeably. Inevitably. Can we say this of any other species? No." It seems like this author has not spent much time with different breeds of dogs. I have three dogs with very distinct personalities. Two of the dogs are happy to see/greet most people and other dogs. The third dog does not like all people, and she certainly does not like all dogs. She gets really annoyed at my mom's and sister's dogs, and avoids them when they come to play. She sleeps by herself, under my bed or under a shelf (instead of on the dog beds with my other two dogs). If she sees a small non-dog animal, she will try to kill it. She is an independent spirit. If she happens to get loose in the neighborhood, she runs and runs until we manage to corner and tackle her. I once tried falling down in the road and acting like I was hurt to try to get her to come to me, but she just kept running. My point is, the author just likes to repeat his sweeping generalizations a lot, and I didn't even make it through the first chapter before deciding that I would rather spend my time reading something else.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-29 00:00:00 Jamie Smith Mr. Masson presents a pretty clear picture of how dogs and humans have "evolved" together. I did take exception to some parts, however. First, his take on pitbulls being naturally aggressive was shortsighted and based on some very flimsy data. One piece of evidence was the euthanasia rate of pitbulls in the United States. Pitbulls ARE killed more often then other breeds but this has more to do with 1)breed bias (including bsl and insurance requirements) and 2) their sheer numbers (backyard breeders produce and produce and produce). Pitbulls score very well on the American Temperament Test Society's examination. The other area where I felt like Mr. Masson took liberties to present his opinion as fact was with the bond between humans and other animals. Most notably he portrayed the horse as not having an emotional bond with its human and I have doubts about that. The people I've known who were horse people seemed to have a strong mutual bond with their horses. He also presented horse back riding as being almost cruel to the horse. His whole take on horse ownership irritated me.