Dog training today suffers from an ideology, and this book is the antidote.
Years ago, renowned behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner claimed that punishment was ineffective for controlling behavior. He fueled a well-meaning but misguided movement against even mild correction in animal training—from pigeons to people. But research shows that Skinner was wrong: punishment is effective, natural, and necessary.
Through vivid examples and careful explanations, experienced dog trainer Tully Williams shows how punishment is part of life and, when properly applied makes a better, happier dog (and owner!) than reward-only methods. A ‘balance-trained’ dog not only learns faster but winds up happier than those unfortunate animals trained by less effective methods based not on science, but on ideology.
A great and necessary book.