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| Lads Before the Wind : Diary of a Dolphin Trainer | 
| Author: Karen Pryor
Creator: Konrad Lorenz
Publisher: Sunshine Books, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 204598
Media: Paperback
Edition: revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 340
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1890948047
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.953
EAN: 9781890948047
ASIN: 1890948047
Publication Date: September 1, 2000
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Product Description
This classic adventure story will delight anyone who loves animals and the sea. Lads Before the Wind is also the most readable book written on the new science of training and communicating with positive reinforcemnet.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Now I know how they train dolphin to jump... December 7, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I always wondered how in the world did they train a dolphin to jump, flip and do all those fancy moves and now I have some idea. I mean afterall, the dolphin is in the water and you are on land? With dogs, at least, you can say commands with your voice and reward it by petting it. Well, this book answers all those questions you wondered about how they trained dolphins but were to afraid to ask or afraid to look stupid by asking. It is written in a very friendly, easy to read language and I was very pleasantly surprised with the book. I would highly recommended to to anybody and who knows, you might pick up a pointer or two on how to train other animals!
For the trainer, the dolphin enthusiast, or both! August 9, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
As someone who has loved dolphins her entire life (when I was little I wanted to be a dolphin trainer), this book intrigued me just because it was about dolphins and written by a dolphin trainer. I was pleasantly surprised on how much I was actually able to learn by reading it. Not only is it a great wealth of information about cetaceans (dolphins), it is also a very interesting read on training. It is full of anecdotes, making the book entertaining, and scientific data and fact, helping to lend a bit of seriousness. The unique training ideas that Karen Pryor discovered by trial and error can be, and are, used on every animal from a dolphin to a cat to a human. I highly recommend this book.
Great book-a must have! June 12, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book provided a great insider's look to what is means to be a dolphin/marine mammal trainer. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering this for a career path. I know I am and that this book has helped me gained a great perspective and tips on dolphin training. The stories are really touching and before you know it, you're feel like standing right next to the author feeding and playing with the dolphins. This book is a definite must-have!
Most Fun and Information Book February 14, 2002
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was great!!! Karen Pryor is a great writer and a wonderful scientist!!! I have never read a more inciting book! It was great, it gave me different perspectives on dolphin training and even some insight on careers!! Buy this book, you won't regret it!!
Fun to read again and again December 6, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I first read this book almost 20 years ago, when I was a kid and in love with dolphins. I have re-read it two dozen times since then and enjoyed it just as much every single time. It will help the reader understand behavior in general...of your pets, your kids, your co-workers, your spouse...and how you can affect that behavior with timely and positive reinforcement of desirable responses. A delightful book! Hugely entertaining throughout.
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