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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
February 26, 2008
Pages
168
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400066582
ISBN-10
1400066581
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$18.00
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Learning and Behavior | Introduction to Learning and Behavior | Kicked, Bitten, And Scratched | Don't Shoot the Dog | Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched | Developing Schoolwide Programs to Prevent and Manage Problem Behaviors | Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children
Learning and Behavior | Introduction to Learning and Behavior | Kicked, Bitten, And Scratched | Don't Shoot the Dog | Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched | Developing Schoolwide Programs to Prevent and Manage Problem Behaviors | Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An expanded version of an article that originally appeared in the 'Modern Love' column of The New York Times draws on examples from the animal world and the principles of exotic animal training to provide keen insights into the complexities of human relationships, as well as suggestions on ways to deal with common relationship challenges. 50,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own lifeânamely her dear husband, Scott? In this lively and perceptive book, Sutherland tells how she took the trainersâ lessons home.
The next time her forgetful husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, âWhat would a dolphin trainer do?â The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they donât. Rather than appease her mateâs rising temper by joining in the search, or fuel his temper by nagging him to keep better track of his things in the first place, Sutherland kept her mouth shut and her eyes on the dishes she was washing. In short order, Scott found his keys and regained his cool. âI felt like I should throw him a mackerel,â she writes. In time, as she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental, and their twelve-year marriage was better than ever.
What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using the training techniques with all the people in her life, including her mother, her friends, her students, even the clerk at the post office. In the end, the biggest lesson she learned is that the only animal you can truly change is yourself.
Full of fun facts, fascinating insights, hilarious anecdotes, and practical tips, What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage describes Sutherlandâs Alice-in-Wonderland experience of stumbling into a world where cheetahs walk nicely on leashes and elephants paint with watercolors, and of leaving a new, improved Homo sapiens.
The next time her forgetful husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, âWhat would a dolphin trainer do?â The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they donât. Rather than appease her mateâs rising temper by joining in the search, or fuel his temper by nagging him to keep better track of his things in the first place, Sutherland kept her mouth shut and her eyes on the dishes she was washing. In short order, Scott found his keys and regained his cool. âI felt like I should throw him a mackerel,â she writes. In time, as she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental, and their twelve-year marriage was better than ever.
What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using the training techniques with all the people in her life, including her mother, her friends, her students, even the clerk at the post office. In the end, the biggest lesson she learned is that the only animal you can truly change is yourself.
Full of fun facts, fascinating insights, hilarious anecdotes, and practical tips, What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage describes Sutherlandâs Alice-in-Wonderland experience of stumbling into a world where cheetahs walk nicely on leashes and elephants paint with watercolors, and of leaving a new, improved Homo sapiens.
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from Random House Inc (February 26, 2008)
9781400066582 | details & prices | 168 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Draws on examples from the animal world and the principles of exotic animal training to provide insights into the complexities of human relationships, as well as suggestions on ways to deal with common relationship challenges.
About: Draws on examples from the animal world and the principles of exotic animal training to provide insights into the complexities of human relationships, as well as suggestions on ways to deal with common relationship challenges.
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