Carrots and Sticks: Principles of Animal Training
(Hardback, First published in 2007 by Cambridge University Press)
Publishing Details
Carrots and Sticks: Principles of Animal Training
By (Author) Professor Paul McGreevy
By (author) Robert Boakes
Sydney University Press
Darlington Press
24th November 2011
First published in 2007 by Cambridge University Press
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Wildlife: general interest
Farm and working animals: general interest
Domestic animals and pets
Dog obedience and training
636.088
Physical Properties
Hardback
318
Width 195mm, Height 250mm, Spine 22mm
1065g
Description
Carrots and Sticks brings behavioural science to life, explaining animal training techniques in the language of learning theory. The first sections on instinct and intelligence, rewards and punishers are richly infused with examples from current training practice, and establish the principles that are explored later in the unique case studies.
Reviews
'Whats refreshing about Carrots and Sticks: Principles of Animal Training is its firm basis in approved theory and academia, rather than an opinion on whats worked for one person that may not work for you.'
* Dogs NSW *Author Bio
Paul McGreevy is a professor of animal behaviour and welfare in the University of Sydneys Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Robert Boakes is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Sydney.
