Wonderful, clearly written positive training book full of PRACTICAL and USEFUL training exercises that work. Good overview of how dogs learn, how to read their body language to understand what they're communicating, how to use reinforcement schedules properly, how to introduce a new dog into your household -- in short how to set your dog up for success.
For those looking for specific help with a particular issue (such as teaching "Come") each chapter starts off with a brief outline, making it easy for you to see at a glance what each chapter covers.
The writing is broken up into bite-sized paragraphs making it easy for you to work with your dog with the book open to help coach you through each step.
Each chapter also contains interesting tidbits of dog information, simple and clear definitions, and easy pointers to help get you going.
Whether you're on your first dog, or perhaps have switched breeds and what worked for your old breed isn't working for your new breed, or it's been awhile since your last dog, or you just want a refresher -- this book is will help you and your dog achieve great things together!