Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7252 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 314 pages

Customer Reviews

Train your puppy well
This book teaches you how to train your puppy without "punishment".

Sounds too good to be true, but the theories are sound and were all reinforced by the animal behaviourist we saw at our vets (and paid £50 to see!).

It is not about yelling, hitting, restraining etc - it is about controlling access to resources. You control the resources (food, attention, toys, access to sofas etc), and you control the dog. It also helps give you realistic expectations about your dog and his behaviour.

We have trained a strong-willed English Springer Spaniel from 8 weeks old. He learned his commands very quickly with this method, and we curbed normal aggressive "puppy" behaviour like constant biting during play.

It took a lot of persistence, but only over a short period of time, so well worth the effort. And we feel so much better for not smacking his nose and yelling at him all the time - which didn't work anyway and actually made him more aggressive.

Love your dog - take the time to train him the right way and you'll have far fewer problems in the future and a much happier household.

We found the use of the "clicker" as advocated in this book as optional - we were able to manage his training the same way without using it. So it is up to you - you just need to see which way brings the most success.

There is a lot of time in this book hammering home the "theory" behind the method and why it works, with the latter half of the book going into more detail about how to apply it. You need to understand the theory in your head first before you try to apply - so don't skip it!

Lucid, intelligent, brilliantly written
I'm a vet - well, I used to be - now I do other things, but am still involved in dog training. For years, I've been telling people to buy 'Don't Shoot the Dog'. Having read this, I'll be changing - or at least telling the new/prospective puppy owners to try both together. DSTD is still seminal, but this is one of the best, most useful, coherent books I've ever read on the subject. Every possible angle of dog training is covered in straight forward steps, with plausible examples which should give even the uncertain dog owner an idea of how to train their dog along intelligent scientific lines without resorting to sadism, force, thoughtless violence or the old, disproven methods of dog training. It's brilliant. If you want just one book to help you train your dog, this is the one.

Positively the best dog training guide
This is a great book to guide you through building a great relationship with your dog and training him / her without punishment...... I bought it when I got my lurcher puppy and have read and re-read it and worked through the whole book with her..... she is a sensitive dog and definitely would not have responded to harsh words or manhandling (I don't ever have to move her around to teach her something) - we now do obedience and I do believe she enjoys and understands what is required of her because of the training methods in this book. Its easy to read - cover to cover - it keeps you riveted, easy to follow and explains in simple terms with reminders so it stays in the brain! I really can't recommend this book highly enough!