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“Delightful! Another valuable book from Patricia McConnell.” –Ian Dunbar, Founder, Association of Pet Dog Trainers”Family Friendly Dog Training is a hit! Each chapter provides humane, fun-filled easily implemented exercises for owners seeking a well-behaved family pet. It has become the primary textbook for all of our Family Dog Classes.” –Linda Campbell, RVT, CPDT Director of Programs Humane Society of Missouri”Practical knowledge, presented in a friendly, down to earth style. I heartily recommend it.” –Trish King, author of Parenting Your Dog
This user-friendly and engaging book describes a six-week program to get people and dogs off on the right paw, and help prevent future dog problems. I (more…)
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Aug 10, 2010 | | Recommendations
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“In the course of becoming a renowned dolphin trainer, Karen Pryor learned that positive reinforcement (the only kind useable with dolphins, who can’t be reached with leashes, bridles, fists, or yells) is even more potent that prior scientific work had suggested. . .This new book looks like the very best on the subject–a full-scale mind-changer.”–Stewart Brand, The Coevolution Quarterly .
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“Whatever the task, whether keeping a four-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will go fast, and better, and be more fun, if you know how to use (more…)
Aug 07, 2010 | | Recommendations
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“We recommend this invaluable little booklet to pet owners and working dog owners alike.” –Michelle Givens, Lighthouse Kennels
Learn how to love your dogs without spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation. This dog training booklet clarifies how to be a benevolent leader and avoid aggression related to fear or dominance. If you want to be a natural leader to your pack and teach your dog that being polite is fun, this booklet tells you how to do it in a peaceful, kind way. The ideas and exercises are based on the way dogs communicate with each other, so they are highly effective and easy for your dog to understand. Written by Patricia McConnell, it is an essential part of any can (more…)
Aug 04, 2010 | | Recommendations
Instead of Going Out of Your Mind, Get into His. The only American to study and work with the renowned Barbara Woodhouse, Brian Kilcommons solves all those “bad dog” problems that drive owners crazy-and shows you how to raise a puppy into a happy, perfectly behaved dog. The trick is to understand how dogs think, read their body language, and, with the secrets Kilcommons shares in this book, be “fun, fair, and firm.” A dog-training guide that gives you immediate results even with an adult dog, this manual trains you, as it gives owners everything they need and everything dogs need to become… Good Owners, Great Dogs Includes specific tips on how to: * housebreak both puppies and adult dogs * teach your dog to come to you re (more…)
Aug 01, 2010 | | Recommendations
