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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This book had me argueing with myself on several occassions. Really makes you think about all the past training methods that have been instilled into us by various training celebreties and how sucked in we've been to believe what turns out to be utter nonsense. Now trying to convince others. The book covers all angles with a for and against approach. Excellent read
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have to admit, for the past 5 years I was a huge Cesar Millan fan and totally agreed with his concept of dominant dogs, but after beginning my training to become a dog trainer, I knew that my understanding of 'dominance' needed to change. So I thought I'd do some research. I came across this book Dominance in Dogs: Fact or Fiction? and thought it might be a good place to start!
The author begins by outlining that the idea of dogs being dominant is flawed and goes on to explain why, the crux of the argument essentially being, dogs aren't wolves and even if they were, the idea of the violent struggles for power in wolf packs that is so widely believed by so many, just isn't true. The author isn't really making this argument himself, he is drawing on the research of others, which is thoroughly referenced in this book for further reading. In some ways this almost makes the book seem too short and the arguments lightly qualified, however the extensive bibliography really adds its weight to the author's facts - I certainly have a lot more reading to do.
I really enjoyed reading this book, it wasn't overly repetitive, it was interesting, well written and incredibly convincing. It actually made me feel quite sad that the dominance theory is so prevalent but so wrong, with so many dog owners following advice that just confuses our poor dogs even more.
If you are a trainer looking for arguments to disprove the dominance theory, someone sat on the fence about it all, or a firm believer that dogs are dominant I urge you to pick up this book and have a read. At very least it will give you some great food for thought, and hopefully it will give you a new understanding of the wonderful animals we share our lives with.
The author begins by outlining that the idea of dogs being dominant is flawed and goes on to explain why, the crux of the argument essentially being, dogs aren't wolves and even if they were, the idea of the violent struggles for power in wolf packs that is so widely believed by so many, just isn't true. The author isn't really making this argument himself, he is drawing on the research of others, which is thoroughly referenced in this book for further reading. In some ways this almost makes the book seem too short and the arguments lightly qualified, however the extensive bibliography really adds its weight to the author's facts - I certainly have a lot more reading to do.
I really enjoyed reading this book, it wasn't overly repetitive, it was interesting, well written and incredibly convincing. It actually made me feel quite sad that the dominance theory is so prevalent but so wrong, with so many dog owners following advice that just confuses our poor dogs even more.
If you are a trainer looking for arguments to disprove the dominance theory, someone sat on the fence about it all, or a firm believer that dogs are dominant I urge you to pick up this book and have a read. At very least it will give you some great food for thought, and hopefully it will give you a new understanding of the wonderful animals we share our lives with.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A must read,if you are wanting to read a book that clearly states how dogs behave and why then i would suggest that you throw away all your other books and just read this one.They always say that scientific evidence is needed with regard to any studies.This book has wolf experts that have explained the true identity of a wolf and its behaviour.This and the behaviour of dogs certainly raises question's of old fashioned training methods and will easily explain the findings.Very interesting and possibly the answer to alot of misunderstandings from human's.
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Dominance in dogs
This was purchased as a gift and the recipient was pleased with it - but I can put little else.
Published 3 months ago by T. Kett
Excellent reading for Understand Your Dog
This is an excellent small book to help dispel the myth that the dogs in our lives are domesticated wolves trying to lead the household by fair means or foul. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. M. Lond
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