# Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a book for anyone training any animal, and no critics raised objections.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended for training any animal (1 comments): "For anyone training any animal, I recommend the book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743523))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Don%27t+Shoot+the+Dog%21+The+New+Art+of+Teaching+and+Training+by+Karen+Pryor&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-shoot-the-dog-the-new-art-of-teaching-and-training/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).