Claire Arrowsmith is a zoologist and applied animal behaviorist. She has conducted research in dog aggression, animal rescue, behavioral consultations and the training of hearing dogs for the deaf. She is the principal practitioner for the Pet Behavior Centre. Her books include Brain Games for Dogs.
Due to my inclination of favoring animal training that supports cognitive development, I was excited to learn from this book. . . Each behavior that is explained in the book has a diagram that shows the location of where you should train, the level of difficulty and the props needed. Behaviors are also categorized by the level of interaction, such as solo games with some supervision, games with supervision recommended and puppy-and-owner games. The layout allows readers to easily reference a new behavior once the previous behavior is trained. The book is a win-win due to promoting least intrusive training techniques such as positive reinforcement.-- (11/30/2014)