with “16 More Principles For The Advanced Animal Trainer” and “Best Practice”
“The 20 Principles All Animals Trainers Must Know”
This is the first edition of “The 20 Principles That All Animal Trainers Must Know.” This booklet is in a way a super concentrated course in animal learning and, although only 28 pages long, it will take you time to read and digest. Don’t rush thru it.
I wrote “The 20 Principles” in plain English so it should be accessible to all readers. Of course, I use technical terms, but they shouldn’t pose any problem for any reader because I define them all carefully and with examples.
I will update this booklet as necessary. Come back regularly to check if there are any updates.
v. 3 uploaded 09.03.13: clarification of the difference between conditional/unconditional and conditioned/unconditioned.
v. 2 uploaded 04.03.13: new cover and back cover, minor text improvements to improve clarity.
First edition v. 1 uploaded 04.02.13
Enjoy your reading!
R—
PS—This is a free e-book for you to read on your computer. Please, don’t ask me for the possibility to print it, for as much as I love books, I also care for the trees of our planet. We’re planning versions for iPad and Kindle to be available soon.
Click the full-screen view icon for better reading. Zoom in and out as you please.
Sorry, this book is no longer available here. Please, visit Ethology Institute’s Online Bookstore.
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My congratulations! Not only interesting, but very usaefull book!
My congratulations! Not only interesting, but very usefull book!
Hi Roger,
I am having trouble figuring out how to open the book or read it. I looked for the full screen option you mentioned in the text part your blog, however that option does not show up anywhere. I really, really want to read the mini-book. If possible, could you direct me to where or how I could, please?
Thank you greatly!
Lori Smith, CPDT-KA Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed Kennel Manager Caring Hands Humane Society Newton, KS http://www.caringhandshs.org http://www.facebook.com/CaringHandsHumaneSociety Are you 60+ and a resident of Harvey County? Ask me about our OAPA Program today!!
Hi Lori,
The full-screen option is on the top line, the one that shows Calameo’s logo. It is the third icon from the left) and it looks like a TV-screen.
Enjoy your reading!
R—
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you this is awesome. Is there anyway to download it to my Kindle?
Thank you. At the moment, that is not possible. Sorry for that.
omg…i have so many books to read about dogs and dogs behavior, and general about animal behavior and here we are next grate book to read…well Maybe i`ll never go sleep…:) thank you thank you and…thank you Roger for this book
You seem to have made up your own definition of cue!
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Hi Anita,
Yes, I did, sort of. Well, anyone had to do it since as things were it was the total confusion. Now at least, we know what we’re talking about when we say “signal,” “cue,” or “command.” The Merrian-Webster defines “cue” as “a slight or indirect pointing to something,” which agrees pretty well with my definition of the term in animal training.
Enjoy your day,
R—
How do I read the book? I can only se the front cover.
Hi Ivana,
If you can’t see the book below the text and the cover picture and interact with it, it is because you don’t have flash installed. Please, install it and you’ll solve your problem. Enjoy!
R—
thanks a lot
I understand and appreciate that you ant to save trees, but why can’t we download your awesome little booklet onto e-readers? I’m not a very patient pc reader:) thx!
Hi Alina,
Because the companies have all decided to use different formats. Right now, my booklet is in flash format. We’re working on making it available for other platforms as well, but as the booklet is free and everything else costs money, we need to investigate all possibilities first.
R—
Thanks for the book- looks handy.
Any chance for a downloadable version, so people can read on their tablet/kindle/phone?
Since this is the first edition, did you want reviews? I’m just asking before I continue and make notes, I’m only on page 7 at the moment.
Hi Kama,
I always welcome relevant and constructive comments. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’m constantly updating my writings, that is, making them a bit less wrong each time I edit them. 🙂
You’re welcome to mail me at raa@abrantes.org.
R—
Fabulous! And thank you for saving trees too! I do love a paper book for many reasons but will sacrifice willingly so that I can have oxygen, less global climate heating, shade, homes for forest creatures, and the billion other things that trees provide!
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I care about trees… but I also care about my eyes and the computer screen is not the best platform to read. Is there any way to download it so I can read it in my E-book?. If not, I’ll read it in the computer anyway. Thank you very much.
Hi Vicky,
I understand you. We’re working on it.
R—
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Hello everyone,
Thank you all for your comments. To those who wished they could print or read the book using different platforms, I can say that we’re thinking on making it available as an e-book (which, then, won’t be free).
This is not an easy issue because companies (Apple, Kindle, etc…) use different formats (very annoying). We need to investigate it properly before committing to any format because all of them will cost us money.
For the time being, I hope you enjoy this free version.
R—
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I would be glad to pay for an e-book if I could print it out, or download to an e-reader. It is very hard to read something with a lot of content like this on the computer screen. Besides, I like to make notes in the margin, especially when I want to study something. Please let us know when you create this in another version. Thank you.
Hi Curtisy,
We’re working on it in formats both for the iPad and Kindle and prices no higher than EUR 2.95 for books under 100 pages. Keep in touch!
R—
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Hello again, Roger–I tried to go on the Ethology Institute website as the inside cover of your e-book said the most current version of SMAF would be there. I clicked the link for the EI website that was in your e-book. However, that did not get me to the website; instead, I got a blank page with this message: “hacked by Hmei7.” I just thought you would like to know about this.
Please let us know when your new book will be published–thanks.
I should have clarified this–the link that led me to the page saying it had been hacked was in the second page (inside cover) of your SMAF e-booklet.
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