PRACTICAL DOG TRAINING; OR, TRAINING VS. BREAKING. First edition, 1882

Practical Dog Training; Or, Training vs. Breaking. By S. T. Hammond (New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 1882). The uncommon first edition. An important work on the training of hunting dogs and the unusually modern training philosophy of Stephen Tillinghurst Hammond.

During the latter half of the nineteenth century, most dog training methods relied on strict discipline and punishment. Although trainers often spoke of kindness toward dogs, whips and physical corrections were commonly used when a dog made mistakes. Hammond was a notable exception. He opposed punishment-based training and instead advocated positive reinforcement, rewarding desired behavior. He systematically used food rewards, which was highly unusual in hunting dog training at the time, and taught dogs to wait and exercise impulse control (“To Ho”) by rewarding calmness and focus rather than punishing errors. (Based on the article by Chris Pearson: “Creating Hunting Dogs: S.T. Hammond’s Practical Dog Training, or Training vs Breaking (1882)” from Sniffing the Past: https://sniffingthepast.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/creating-hunting-dogs-s-t-hammonds-practical-dog-training-or-training-vs-breaking-1882/

Pagination & size: (2), 97, (9) pages. 19 × 13 cm. 0.200 kg.

Publisher’s decorated cloth binding, solid and well-preserved with minor superficial wear. Clean, bright text pages..

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