- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd; First Edition edition (18 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0062734571
- ISBN-13: 978-0062734570
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 548,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"If you're frustrated and about ready to give up on the "perfect dog" you adopted several months ago, don't pack it in without first perusing this compelling guidebook." "The Seattle Times"
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OK. You're dog doesn't live to please you. There, we've said it. Contrary to what you've always heard, not all dogs want to earn their owner's approval. Sometimes they seem as if they could not care less. But this is no secret to you -- you know your dog's not Lassie.
With this book you will come to understand and appreciate that for hundreds of years dogs were bred for qualities like independence, dominance and determination. While these traits make dogs excellent hunters, trackers and fighters, they can make day-to-day living with your pet a real challenge.
Betty Fisher and Suzanne Delzio will teach you how to employ or overcome the traits that make your dog difficult to train. They will show how to use body language, food, voice, training structure and style to convince your stubborn dog to do what you ask. Without force, you can turn your difficult dog into a perfect pet, or even a successful show dog.
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Perhaps living with many dogs which are allowed certain permissions, such as sleeping on the bed, but with rules, has allowed the authors certain insights that I have not seen elsewhere.
I have a golden retriever, which should be classified as highly trainable. After reading many behavior books, nothing was really working. The authors explained that this is because first you must deal with the dominance issue.
The authors are very specific in what your actions mean to your dog, which you would never guess on your own. I found our family was making many mistakes even though it was obvious we had a dominance problem. Another insight was that the dog knew exactly what we were asking for; when he didn't respond, he had his own reasons.
This book clearly shows what your dog wants for rewards and is great fun to read. I learned that what dogs want for motivation for learning is no different than any of us humans.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Leaving aside the obvious fact that the author is writing from the other side of the pond, the enthusiasm she has for the subject is like a breath of fresh air. For those of us who are attempting to train the not-so-easy-to-train breeds, I found the advice and methods to be both practical, helpful, and most important of all, effective. It is encouraging to read that it will, and does, take an age to train these 'not Lassie' dogs to retrieve. But the author encourages every step of the way. I find it a source of great solace and encouragement; and heartening to read someone saying what I found out the hard way, that for my dog, 'no payola, no worka!!' He CAN count!! I now know it's not me, it's the breed. If you are a trainer of a club with the more difficult than normal dogs in classes such as a whippet, staffie, bull dog, gaze hound or sled dog, this is the book for you. If you own one of the more difficult breeds, as I do, and are struggling with the ethos of 'standard English training', ie they do it because they love you (rubbish) you will find it a useful tool - once you have accustomed yourself to the very American way of writing. I lent it to someone in the puppy class who owns a staffie, and she read it and is now nearly as good as my whippet puppy!! Happy training, 'cos as the author says, training is fun.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book to owners of all breeds, not just the "traditionally challenging" breeds. Fisher and Delzio describe training techniques which would work with any dog. Furthermore, they clearly recognize that dogs are individuals. Their guide to recognizing whether your dog is independent, dominant or fearful is the best I have seen and is easily understood by the lay trainer. This book also contains a very sensible approach for becoming a leader in your household. My dogs are not Lassie and I hope never will be, but with the help of this book they are gentlemen in public and successful in the obedience ring.
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