"Hi! I'm Karen Pryor, the author of Don't Shoot the Dog and one of the founders of clicker training. In this section you'll find some things I've written about training that are not easily available elsewhere, such as speeches, my monthly letters to the clicker training community, clicker-related articles and internet posts about clicker training questions. We are always adding to the content of this section; please email me if there is something you would particularly like to see that isn't here yet. Click!"
Karen Pryor is a scientist with an international reputation in two fields, marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology. Through her work with dolphins in the 1960's she pioneered modern, force-free animal training methods. She is the author of many scientific papers and monographs and seven books. She is a founder and leading proponent of clicker training, a worldwide movement involving new ways to communicate positively with pets and other animals. She is the founder and CEO of a behavioral publishing company, Sunshine Books, Inc., and its on-line divisions. Karen has three children and seven grandchildren. She lives in Boston with two clicker trained dogs and a clicker trained cat.
- Read Karen's Letters to the Clicker Training Community
- Read Karen's Articles
- Read an interview with Karen by Melissa Alexander
Careers in Animal Behavior
I am a young college student in Boston looking into a career in animal behavior, perhaps in a zoo or in homes for domesticated animals. I have found it difficult to find a way to break into this field and was hoping for some suggestions.