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Melissa C. Alexander

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I’ve been critter-crazy since birth, and I wrote my first “novel” (27 whole pages!) when I was in third grade. It’s not surprising that I’ve spent the rest of my life pursuing, and frequently combining, those two passions.

In 1999, I “discovered” clicker training while doing pre-puppy research. I was hooked! A year later I and my friend Debbie Otero founded the ClickerSolutions mailing list and Web site, and a couple of years after that my book, Click for Joy!, was published by KPCT (then Sunshine Books). I have taught clicker training classes, given clicker training seminars across the country, and clicker trained chickens, dogs, and horses.

I mostly retired from the clicker world in 2007, though I still maintain the ClickerSolutions Web si ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 97 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Click for Joy!: Questions and Answers from Clicker Trainers and their Dogs (Karen Pryor Clicker Books) 3.86 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doubting River 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Let's Get Digital: How to Self-Publish, and Why You Should

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