Karen discusses her book Reaching the Animal Mind and talks about how you can become much more
Reaching the Animal Mind
Training a crab to ring a bell..again
By Karen Pryor on 08/20/2009Lily is 17. She has been clicker training dogs since she was ten, and now teaches public obedience classes. She read my story in Chapter 1 of Reaching the Animal Mind, about training a hermit crab to ring a bell. So, for her class research project last week at the marine lab, she set out to train a crab to ring a bell. Her professor doubted it would work...
Talking with Pia Silvani about "Reaching the Animal Mind"
By Karen Pryor on 08/12/2009“I just finished listening to the podcast, which I loved. Ms. Silvani asked wonderful questions and Ms. Pryor gave wonderful answers. I especially enjoyed the succinct discussion of why P+ is fraught with problems and R+ is preferable, and the clear explanation of why a non-verbal marker is so effective. What a great "thumbnail sketch" of "Reaching the Animal Mind"! Well done
