A DOG LOVER'S GUIDE to Animal Behavior and Positive Reinforcement Training
How to Train Your Dog with Love + Science by Annie Grossman, Owner of School For The Dogs
"This is the perfect book for people who want to learn positive dog training methods. The science is explained in an easy-to-understand way." - TEMPLE GRANDIN, New York Times bestselling author of Animals Make Us Human
"From Darwin to Pavlov and beyond, this is the best dog training book I've ever read--in fact, if I wrote a dog training book, I'd want it to be this one." - SETH GODIN, New York Times bestselling author of This is Marketing and Purple Cow
Finally: A dog training book that makes sense--for both dogs and humans.
For generations, celebrity trainers have preached that dog owners must "dominate" dogs and have criticized people for daring to treat pets with affection. How to Train Your Dog with Love + Science presents a modern and science-based approach to dog training, showing how behavior can be changed without coercion and force. Annie Grossman breaks down what positive reinforcement actually is and makes the case that "good dog training" may even be a window into understanding ourselves.
Grossman offers building-block exercises and tips on how to train effectively using the reward-based methods she's honed over the last decade with clients at her Manhattan training center, School For The Dogs. Whether you've just brought a new dog into your home or you're wanting to reach an old one new tricks, How to Train Your Dog with Love + Science will help you train your dog to live confidently, comfortably, and happily in your world using techniques rooted in the science of behavior.
ANNIE GROSSMAN, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, is a journalist-turned-animal trainer who has written about dogs for the New York Times and the Boston Globe, among other publications. Since 2011 she's run School For The Dogs, an acclaimed training facility and retail store in Manhattan's East Village. She also hosts the How to Train Your Dog With Love + Science podcast and runs the online store, storeforthedogs.com