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  • What Shamu Taught Me about Life, Love, and Marriage

  • Lessons for People from Animals
  • Written by: Amy Sutherland
  • Narrated by: Hillary Huber
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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What Shamu Taught Me about Life, Love, and Marriage

Written by: Amy Sutherland
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own life?

The next time her husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, "What would a dolphin trainer do?" The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they don't. As she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental, and that their marriage improved.

What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using these training techniques with all the people in her life, with great results.
©2008 Amy Sutherland (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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"This engaging, often humorous, insightful book belongs in all public and academic libraries' self-help, psychology, and animal behavior collections." ( Library Journal)

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Surprisingly Good!

I listened to this at the recommendation of a friend, and I was not disappointed!

The narrator took a bit for me to warm up to, but I'm glad I gave it the time needed for me to do so.

The book is entertaining and informative. I'm going to apply some of the strategies not only to my work with my rabbit, but also to myself!

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