There are a lot of sources of information out there on why
animals behave the way they do and how we should change their behavior.
Not exact matches
Yet neuroscientist Gregory Berns's What It's Like to be a Dog, and other adventures in
animal neuroscience (Basic Books) reveals that our understanding of why dogs
behave the
way they
do is far less intuitive than we might imagine.
We use these principles --- rewarding desirable behaviors and ignoring undesirable behavior or removing rewards when the
animal behaves in an undesirable
way — in training, and
do not use physical punishment.
Behavior & Training: If your
animal is not
behaving in a
way to is acceptable, don't give up!
If you see a wild
animal behaving this
way, don't approach it.
An applied
animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we
behave the
way we
do around our dogs, how dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our dogs in
ways that bring out the best in our four - legged friends.