Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87304 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-11
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
This is a step-by-step foundation gundog training course, designed to teach a puppy right from the start, with kindness and rewards, what is required of him for life.

Customer Reviews

A joy to train my new puppy in this way
A great help when training my golden retriever, very useful to refer to before starting a new exercise and to dip into as a reminder if things don't go according to plan. Especially helpful with my new puppy. This method of starting training early is absolutely right for her, she is soaking up everything like a sponge; teaching her is an absolute joy; a different outlook on training and kinder than breaking bad habits later - very thought provoking.

Good for young puppies
I got this book to get me started with GDT for my year old Springer Spaniel. There's a lot of good dog psychology in there, very useful in understanding why they do what they do, but for me there's just not enough help on how to remedy existing problems. Would definitely use this when starting with a puppy I was just intending to work, but for me, with a pet dog who could just benefit with some extra training and stimulus to keep him happy and occupied, it's not that helpful. There are some nice tips in there, however, and the methods of positive and negative reinforcement are kind - no ear-pinching etc. Will be passing it on to a friend with a working 8-week old lab and I'm sure she'll find it very useful.

Taking Control by Anthea Lawrence. The How and Why of Basic Gundog Training
Brilliant book. Easy to read and easy to follow her thinking. Much more input on the handler 'thinking' before 'doing' than any other gundog training book I have read. Much more input on'why' and also 'why not'. Help when things go wrong - something else that is missing on other gundog training books. I use her methods myself so I know they work, not just for my dogs but for others too. No 'dog breaking' here. Wish I had read something like this when I started in dogs years ago. I would recommend this to anyone wanting sound information and advice on training a gundog. Also read 'Respect and Leadership'by the same author.