Karen Pryor

  • 19

    Catalog books

  • 6

    Works

  • 1973 to 2008

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Karen Pryor has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 19 catalog-linked books across 1973 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Reaching the Animal Mind and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pocket and Scribner.

Best Place To Start

Reaching the Animal Mind

Scribner • 2008 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Pocket and Scribner

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pocket and Scribner.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Reaching the Animal Mind

    Scribner • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 320 pages.

  2. Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training

    Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1999 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Positiv verstärken, sanft erziehen. Die verblüffende Methode nicht nur für Hunde.

    Franckh-Kosmos Verlag • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  4. Karen Pryor on Behavior

    Sunshine Books (MA) • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 280 pages.

  5. Dolphin Societies: Discoveries and Puzzles

    Univ of California Pr • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 405 pages.

  6. Nursing Your Baby

    Pocket Books • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 416 pages.

  7. Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Pryor, Karen

    Bantam Books • 1985 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1985 • 187 pages.

  8. Lads before the wind: Adventures in porpoise training

    Harper & Row • 1975 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1975 • 278 pages.

  9. CLICKER TRAINING FOR DOGS

    Sunshine Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 52 pages.

  10. Nursing Yr Baby

    Pocket • 1983 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983.

How The Picks Compare

  • Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training is the easier short commitment, while Reaching the Animal Mind asks for more reading time up front.
  • Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Reaching the Animal Mind leans later in the catalog.
  • Positiv verstärken, sanft erziehen. Die verblüffende Methode nicht nur für Hunde. is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Reaching the Animal Mind.

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