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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Headline (19 Feb 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0755317033
ISBN-13: 978-0755317035
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 15.4 x 3.8 cm

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'From the enchanting photograph on the front, through to the moving dedication and on through pages of good advice, I found the book a most useful and apposite read'

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Graeme Sims – the man who "speaks dog" – is hailed as one of the world's most respected dog trainers. His approach depends on his matchless ability to get into the mind of the dog - to be truly a 'dog whisperer'. Many of our difficulties in training dogs come from a failure to appreciate how differently from us they respond to situations; and he explains how our misinterpretation of their reactions can cause them unhappiness and contribute to behavioural problems.

In a series of case studies, he shows how, with understanding and patience, we can reach the nervous, the difficult or the disturbed rescue dog, and help them finally to feel that they have a real home. His book gives you a chance to look at life from the dog's point of view and to understand thoroughly what you see; it is for anyone who wants to earn the right to be their dog's best friend.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Misleading Title, 2 Sep 2009

By	Livia "Dog Botherer" (Midlands UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Give a Dog a Home: How to Make Your Rescue Dog a Happy Dog (Hardcover)

I both work and live with rescue dogs so the attraction of this book is obvious. However I found it too narrow in focus being mainly based on his own pack of border collies, the two 'rescue dogs' being one bred by him and then returned by its owner and the other bred and actually kept by him: this is not what most people would regard as rescue dogs. True, he later includes one or two other cases but everyone seems to live in the country with a large acreage and plenty of time and resources: this is not your average 'rescuer' either, or at least not in Birmingham.

I have no quarrel with his methods being basically: use patience, clarity and consistency. Try and find the dog's 'magic button' (whatever motivates it) and shape training around that in small easily digested portions. Use grooming to strengthen the bond between you and don't believe all the rubbish written about dominance. Fair enough.

However finding the 'magic button' in border collies is fairly easy: they live to herd. But what about a large guarding breed that has been poorly socialised but lives in the city? Or an average mutt that destroys the house the minute your back's turned? Or one that howls continually when you're out shopping (or earning a living) to the point where the neighbours are trying to get you evicted? Or the dog that resists toilet training? These are all common - and solvable - problems for urban dogs but this book will not act as a practical guide to their solution.

I also found his style irritating especially his habit of putting 'important' - and endlessly reiterated - messages in large type as if the reader was not paying attention and needed shouting at, something he would definitely not recommend for dogs.

To sum up: In my opinion this is not a practical guide to living with rescue dogs, it's dog training by Patience Strong. If that's your cup of tea, enjoy it in good health.

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5.0 out of 5 stars e a dog a homeGiv, 10 Mar 2009

By	K. Bishop "rex harper" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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A delightful book written by a man who understands and appreciates just how close the relationship between man and dog can be. To be able to work a team of eight or more dogs at one time takes more than just training, for each dog is an individial and the handler has to understand its strengths and weaknesses to find the right place for it in the show or exibition.

Taking on a rescue dog can be extremely rewarding,if one is prepared to be patient .Remember that the dog rescue centre may only have the barest details of the dogs previous life so unexpected problems may occur, especially during the first few days and weeks following the adoption.

The golden rule is to carry out some research before you decide to take on a dog, to make quite certain that the breed of your choice is right for your lifestyle. Rex Harper M.B.E.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As reviewed in Dog Training Weekly., 17 April 2009

By	Mrs. Janet W. Martineau "Janet Martineau" (Gloucestershire, uk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Give a Dog a Home: How to Make Your Rescue Dog a Happy Dog (Hardcover)

Give a Dog A Home.
By Graeme Sims.
Published by Headline Publishing Group

This is subtitled How to make your rescue dog a happy dog.
It is not a step by step what to do sort of book it is far more than that.
Graeme Sims is more that a dog trainer. He is a man of many skills. He is an artist, is a one time vicar, quite a philosopher, an excellent writer with some lovely turns of phrase, and, apart from all that he knows his dogs.
His main experience is with sheep working collies. We learn of all the dogs he has now and their individual features. We learn of the deep thought he has had to put in when dealing with the ones that didn't fit the pattern. As he says some of the dogs he is writing about are not `rescues' in the true sense of the word but they still need rescuing from certain aspects of their lives with which they cannot cope because of their innate characters. And there are stories of other dogs and their rehabilitation by other dog rescuers.
The book is interspersed with many emboldened quotes which I noted. One or two of which are -
As I get older I realise that having the best behaved dog in the world rather misses the point - what we should aim for is to have the happiest dog in the world.
Thinking about theory benefits the thinker whereas thoughtful application benefits the dog.
Theory is all well and good but it is practice that makes it valid and gives it life and colour.
He has many techniques to help form a good partnership with his dogs. One is to make firm body contact in a certain way - this tells the cocky dog gently but firmly that he is bigger and stronger than it is, but that he is still kind, and it tells the nervous dog that it can be reassured and comforted by being close to him.
He does not believe in treats as he feels it makes one seem a lesser being. I can see where he is coming from but I also take issue here for I feel that to use food treats in the right way can also prove to the dog that you have a high opinion of him and that he can earn your approbation. His feeling is that the dog should be allowed to work as the reward which is well and good if your dog has a job but most are pets with not a lot in the way of natural work to do.
I totally agree that some breeds are hard-wired to work and that if not given something along the lines of their intended `job' the frustration caused will end you up with all sorts of behavioural problems.
And how to you like this one? There is nothing worse for a dog than a human who is in love with authority but an absolute stranger to careful thought.
And writing a few words just after telling us of the occasion when his first real rescue, Annie, had to be put to sleep. From a scrappy little waif she had become one of his most memorable dogs. "The only thing you can give away in great measure and still have more than you started with is love. Annie changed my life just as I helped to change hers."
This is a memorable book. I enjoyed it. Lots to think about.
Janet Martineau

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