Product Description
This practical handbook is based on the authors’ successful 10-week training course. Learn all the aspects of dog training by following the clear step-by-step photographs and instructions. By the end of the course even the most unruly of dogs will be transformed into a happy and obedient companion.
All dogs are better and happier with proper training, as are their owners. The book is firmly based on the authors’ 10-week training course, and builds up dog and trainer confidence step-by-step as each week progresses.
The reader is taken through all aspects of dog training, with specially commissioned, clear step-by-step photographs. Each step is simply explained and throughout there are useful checklists.
The Collins Dog Training Handbook will transform a lead-pulling, disobedient dog into a happy, obedient companion and not leave the owner exhausted. In fact, throughout the book the emphasis is on making the training both fun and easy to do.
Chapter Breakdown:
1. Why train your dog?
2. How and when do I start?
3. Training Methods
4. The Weekly Training Course (Weeks 1-10)
5. After the Training Course
From the Back Cover
'Collins Dog Training Handbook' is based on the author's 10-week training course, and builds up dog and trainer confidence week-by-week. The reader is taken through all aspects of dog training with clear step-by-step photographs. Each step is simply explained and throughout there are useful checklists. This course will transform a lead-pulling disobedient dog into a happy obedient companion.
• Designed to be a hands-on manual to benefit owners with dogs of any age or breed
• Training methods are based on being kind to the dog, with emphasis on praise and reward
• Expert advice on how dogs learn
• Essential information on the different training needs of large and small dogs.