21 Days to Train Your Dog: Learn how any dog can be taught the basics of obedience training in just a few minutes each day - Hardcover

Tennant, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554070120 ISBN 13: 9781554070121

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2004

Synopsis

A practical and proven approach.

21 Days to Train Your Dog is a practical guide to ensuring a stress-free canine-human relationship. This book shows how any dog can be taught the basics of obedience training in just three weeks.

The training approach -- called the Leadership Program -- explains why dogs must fit happily at the bottom of the family hierarchy and why problems arise when that place is in question. In other words, "treat a dog like a human and it will treat you like a dog." While this approach recognizes that puppies are naturally easier to train, it enables the training of mature dogs as well.

21 Days to Train Your Dog focuses on the everyday basics of good doggy conduct:

• Not pulling on the leash
• Not jumping on others
• Returning when called
• Sitting still on command.

Accessible text and clearly illustrated step-by-step photographs and diagrams explain the techniques. Easy exercises are designed to take about five minutes, three times a day. Training exercises rely primarily on positive rewards and compulsion techniques for difficult dogs are also provided.

Topics include:

• Differences in canine and human perception
• Recognizing manipulative behavior in dogs
• How hand signals reinforce vocal commands
• The best training aids to use (collar, leash, harness, whistle)
• Managing rewards to motivate your dog.

21 Days to Train Your Dog is the perfect training reference for both first-time and longtime pet owners.

About this title

About the Author

Colin Tennant, an expert in dog and general pet care and behavior, is the author of Breaking Bad Habits in Dogs. In addition to writing numerous articles for magazines, he produces pet-related television and video programming.

Reviews

As the author points out, well-trained dogs are welcomed into the world at large because their behavior can be controlled. But how do we learn to control our dogs and to teach them to behave in a manner that makes them good canine citizens? Tennant, a longtime dog trainer, emphasizes that training is a preventive measure--a dog that consistently obeys commands and knows its place in the hierarchy is a dog that can be fully trusted. The first step of his training program, the Leadership Program, teaches the owner how to become the dominant member of the family pack. When leadership has been established, it is much easier to teach a dog the standard commands (sit, stay, come, heel). The author starts his section on specific training techniques with advice on the psychology of puppies. The final sections outline the schedule for the author's 21-day training plan and offer details on the training of specific behaviors. This very nice introduction to dog training, well illustrated with clear photos, belongs in all collections. Nancy Bent
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Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554070120
• ISBN 13: 9781554070121
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160