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THE PUPPY TRAINING GUIDE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
My name's Steve Mann and I've been a professional dog trainer and behaviourist for over 30 years. As founder of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, I've helped transform the lives of over 100,000 dogs and their families - and now I want to help you, too! Whether you're living with a brand-new puppy, an adult dog or rescue dog, my methods will give you everything you need to know.
Using simple, proven, science-based and ethical techniques, I'll show you how to have the best relationship with your pup, as well as teaching you how to get: super-fast recalls, great loose lead walking, perfect manners and much, MUCH more...
I promise, it really is easy peasy and every tip, trick and lesson will bring you and your puppy closer together. I'll see you on the other side, Enjoy! - Steve Mann
Chaser has a way with words. Along with basic nouns like house and
tree, she knows the names of more than one thousand toys and can
retrieve any of them on command. Now she and her owner, retired
psychologist John Pilley, are tackling sentences with multiple
grammatical elements and learning behaviors by imitation. Chaser is
capable of deductive reasoning and complex problem-solving skills,
but she isn't unique. John's training methods can be adopted by any
dog lover. While sharing the poignant story of raising Chaser, John
shows how to incorporate learning into play and more effectively
channel a dog's natural drives. His work with Chaser points us
toward a new way of relating to our canine companions that takes
into account our evolving understanding of the way animals and
humans learn.
Modern Dog magazine's editor's choice and finalist for the 2019 Dog
Writers Association of America! "Part memoir, part tell-all, and a
fully no-nonsense handbook"-Susan Wilson, New York Times
bestselling author of One Good Dog Are you inadvertently rewarding
your dog's bad behavior? Are you misinterpreting the peeing at the
door? In Dog Training Diaries, lifelong dog trainer Tom Shelby
captures the basic guidelines of training dogs and offers advice,
strategies, and personal insight to deal with the most common
problematic situations dog owners face. Harmony obstacles include:
Pulling on the leash Jumping Eating chair legs Separation anxiety
Housebreaking Aggression And more! Tom's personal stories from his
life as a dog trainer allow readers to journey through all dog
walks of life-from mansions to suburban parking lots-as he explains
how to restore the special relationship between dog and owner. Dog
Training Diaries will help readers harmonize, understand, teach,
and learn from their dogs-because harmony between dog and family is
what it's all about.
Presenting a new way to work with your dog, with simple
step-by-step instructions and lists to help you teach your dog the
most important and necessary skills. Take your dog from wild to
well-behaved in just a few steps! Train Your Dog Now! takes the
best dog training tips, advice, and instructions and breaks them
out into bite-sized pieces to help you--and your dog-- learn
everything you need to know, fast. With step-by-step instructions
for teaching simple commands such as sit and drop it, guides for
getting your dog used to new environments, as well as
easy-to-follow instructions for teaching basic tricks and
correcting bad behaviors, this book has everything you need for
your pet. Lessons Include: 8 Steps to Housetraining 5 Steps to
Curbing Destructive Chewing 7 Steps to Stop Your Dog from Jumping
on People 3 Steps to Stop Pulling on the Leash 5 Steps to Curb
Excessive Barking
Enhance the operational capabilities of your K9 explosive detection
teamLearn how to: Train your K9 to detect the six principal
chemical categories of explosives.Choose the right search method
for your operational requirements.Care for and administer first aid
to your explosive detection K9.In the high stakes realm of
explosive detection work, where even the smallest mistake can have
fatal consequences, the margin of error is zero. When you and your
K9 are in the field, only the highest level of training will get
the job done. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak have worked with police
departments around the world to help them improve their K9
explosive detection training programs, and in this book they share
their expertise for handlers and trainers looking to enhance their
own performance.They teach how to pick the right dog for explosive
detection work and how to properly execute three types of searches
in training exercises: controlled, blind and operational. They show
you how to train K9s to detect the odors of the six principal
chemical categories of explosives, and they go over the many
factors to keep in mind that might influence a K9's work. Handlers
also learn how to properly conduct search actions in the field as
well as how to train K9s for the special tactics needed for mine
detection work.
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Animal Behavior
(Hardcover)
Keller Breland, Marian Breland; Introduction by Robert E. Bailey
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Discovery Miles 28 280
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This comprehensive book describes innovative ways of training
sheepdogs and addresses a number of subjects that have not been
adequately covered in previous publications; such as working with
sensitive dogs and dogs lacking in confidence, the 'square
movement', and the 'concept of opposites'. Written by an
acknowledged expert, Sheep Dog Training and Trials discusses in a
variety of settings new concepts such as the author's theory of
'passive resistance' and the 'pressure on-off technique'. In
addition, the author considers ways of optimizing a dog's health,
energy, fitness and peak performance.
What should you do if you can't train your dog to heel? Or it keeps
tearing up the furniture? Or it's aggressive around other animals?
The Pawfect Guide to Thinking like a Dog doesn't waste time on
lengthy and complicated explanations that you will never finish
reading, let alone put into practice. Instead, it explains your
dog's behaviour from tail wagging to self-harming, and in brief
instructions explains how to train your hound, how to handle tricky
issues and how to address health matters. Featuring 110 colour
photographs, the book deftly addresses all manner of issues, from
fouling to whining, from barking to disobedience, from how to
travel with your dog to how to wash your dog to how to train your
dog to behave around children. Packed with easy-to-understand and
easy-to-apply information, The Pawfect Guide to Thinking like a Dog
is an essential guide to forging a lasting, healthy relationship.
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How Dogs Learn
(Paperback)
Mary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey
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R543
R467
Discovery Miles 4 670
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...this book should be on every animal trainer's bookshelf for
future reference. How Dogs Learn covers the content of an
undergraduate course in learning and behavior, but the examples are
taken from dog training it is practical and very useful without
sacrificing scientific and technical accuracy. --Jack Michael, PhD,
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University
How Dogs Learn explore the fascinating science of operant
conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn
explains the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used
to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems and eliminate
unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand
the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and
precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is
explained.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
Never before has canine body language been so thoroughly documented
with photographs and text! Hundreds of images in this almost 400
page book illustrate the incredible variety of postures, behaviors
and situations that the typical dog either manifests or encounters
in his day-to-day life. There isn't a dog trainer or behaviorist
who won't learn something new in this incredible volume. And there
isn't a dog owner who won't welcome the new insights they will gain
into the behavior of the family dog.
In Paul Long's heyday as a dog trainer, he was a true "guru" before
anyone even used that word to describe an oft-sought expert. "What
does Paul Long say about this?" was the frequent refrain on
training courses, and multiple answers were
provided in the original edition of this book.
Now reissued, Training Pointing Dogs again delivers the sage
guidance of this master dog trainer. In simple question-and-answer
format, Long addresses the questions most asked by trainers,
professional and amateur alike. Should I try to train my dog
myself? Do I need to use a whistle? How do I deal with a dog that
sulks after correction? What should I do if my dog will point a
dead bird but not pick up and retrieve it?
Paul Long's answers to these questions are practical and filled
with good sense and the subtle, wry humor of a wily veteran. His
answer to the last question above is a delightful example:
"Retrieving is a pretty sight and desirable. Elsewhere in the book
you will find suggestions for encouraging your dog to retrieve. But
if you have no success, remember that it is a rare sight to see a
man point a bird. However, many men have a back strong enough to
lean down and pick up a bird that a dog has located and pointed
dead."
The late Paul Long was one of the most innovative pointer trainers
in the country. His techniques are still in use, and they continue
to make a difference in the field. He died in 2003.
The Monks of New Skete, longtime breeders of German shepherds and
renowned dog trainers of all breeds, have codeveloped a new
training technique. In this book, the monks and Marc Goldberg, who
pioneered the approach, offer a leap into the future using a
game-changing tool: the remote electronic collar. The Art of
Training Your Dog presents their compassionate and efficient system
for the first time, with background and advice on choosing the
right collar. Using a light touch-one that many humans can't even
feel-at just the right moment, helps to focus a dog's attention.
The authors help you create effortless teaching moments that tie
into your dog's natural pack instincts and help strengthen the bond
with your dog. In as little as just 6 weeks, most pups will master
skills like great leash manners; obey commands such as "sit",
"down", "stay" and "place"; stop troublesome behaviours; and play
safely off-leash with consistent recall.
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