Product Description

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has an unparalleled reputation for breeding, rearing and training dogs. Over the years it has been responsible for producing thousands of well-behaved animals. Now, for the first time, this great bank of knowledge and expertise is being made available to all dog owners. This superbly illustrated book, which includes more than 150 colour photographs, is the only dog training book officially approved by Guide Dogs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108882 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From the Back Cover
If you have ever seen a guide dog at work you will have been amazed by the level of training that produces such good behaviour. But now every owner can transform that lively, mischevious puppy into a beautifully-trained adult. Puppy Training The Guide Dogs Way, published in conjunction with The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, will show you how.

About the Author
Author Julia Barnes is a former journalist who has written many books, including several on dog behaviour and training. She was editorial director of Ringpress Books as it grew into Britain's largest, specialist publisher of dog books. In addition, she is an experienced dog handler, and has been responsible for puppy walking a number of assistance dogs.

Customer Reviews

Good Practical Book
This is a good guide to raising a puppy, we found it more practical and less prescriptive then The Perfect Puppy. Don't be put off by the title, the guidance given here is applicable to all pups

A great book for ANY dog owner
I bought this book for my mum when we got her a new puppy.

The reason I chose it, is because I thought that the principles used by guide dog trainers would transfer well to my mum, and ensure that her puppy was well behaved and calm, after all; who wouldn't want a dog as calm and responsive as a guide dog? I have to say my theory was right.

After a few short weeks the puppy was responding well to training, and the most important task for my mum has already been achieved (walking calmly to heel, my mum has a bad shoulder and can't cope with being pulled).

My mum loves the book, as it doesn't promote harsh training methods and allows her to strike a balance between treating your puppy like a dog, and also gaining that much needed pet relationship.

The only comments I feel i should make are that this book will probably vary in effectivness depending on the breed of your dog. Some breeds are just not best suited to being guide dogs, so the result may not be a promising as expected. However your dog will still be made the most of.

A well trained dog is a HAPPY dog.
First of all I am registered blind ( I use special software to help me use the computer) in the same way I can scan a book and the computer will read it to me. I have been a guide dog owner for 20 years and am always being asked "Why are your dogs so obedient" Well I can't take the credit for that but in order to help me understand my dog I got this book, excellent quality - excellent book, thank youPuppy Training the Guide Dogs Way