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Always In Trouble |  | Author: Corinne Demas
Creator: Noah Z. Jones
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 79891
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0545024536
EAN: 9780545024532
ASIN: 0545024536
Publication Date: January 1, 2009
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Product Description
"Emma's dog, Toby, was always in trouble. On Monday he got into the garbage. On Tuesday he ran into the road. On Wednesday he ate a loaf of bread that Emma's dad had just baked." No matter what day of the week it is, Toby's up to no good. His owner, Emma, doesn't know what to do! So she takes him to dog training school, where Ms. Katz teaches him everything a dog needs to know. By week's end, Toby has learned some surprising new tricks, leaving no doubt as to why he is top dog in Emma's eyes!
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 If you are a believer in responsible dog ownership, don't read this! October 12, 2009
Bo Bipidty (Ohio)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The story involves a mischievous dog that wrecks havoc on a household. As a previous dog trainer I was quite shocked that the author indicated that the dog training school did not change the dog's misbehavior. This perpetuates an inaccurate and quite misleading myth that dog training is supposed to train the dog with no responsibility on the owner. In fact obedience classes trains people how to communicate with the dog. But dog training does not end at the end of obedience training.
If this is not bad enough, the story goes on that the dog trainer takes the dog home and gives it "special" training. Wrong, wrong, wrong!. This in fact would NOT change behavior as the dog would only respond to the trainer. No good dog trainer would ever recommend this. The owner is not taking appropriate responsibility for the actions of the dog and not learning how to obtain the dog's trust and respect -- You must establish yourself as the alpha in the pack by setting limits and encouraging positive behavior through lots of praise. Dog training requires patience, understanding, and most of all consistency and repetition. Clearly the author has never trained a dog nor did any research into dog training for the book. Children are taught from this book that they cannot properly communicate to a dog to discourage bad behavior and only a dog trainer can and that dog training school is a waste of time. This is a real shame as it was a unique opportunity to vanquish this myth and educate dog owners how valuable basic dog training can be.
Every year there are thousands of dog bites, with most victims being children and most are bit in the face. These tragedies, like so many others, can be avoided with some basic education and training. Dog bites are serious incidents and tragedies that result in long-lasting physical and emotional scars. Please do your homework and educate yourself, your children and your dogs about appropriate behavior. The only saving grace of this book is the adorable pictures. If not for that, I would've given it one star.
 This is a hilarious book that every dog owner with a chewed up sneaker or two can relate to! September 22, 2009
D. Fowler (Vermont)
Toby was a bad news dog. If there was any trouble to be had, he could
find it. He would chomp on books hanging out of knapsacks, he'd get
into the garbage, run out into the road, he ate "bread that Emma's dad
had just baked," he'd bark "in the middle of the night," he'd piddle
on the floor and he'd chew on buttons (of course the coat was new).
That dog had something rotten to do every day of the week. Of course
after he did something rotten, those big wide eyes just looked so
innocent. Sunday's were for rest and he looked like an angel.
By Monday he was right back at it. Emma's mom was fed up big time.
"Something has to be done about that dog!" Looked like he ate a
sneaker. Emma tried to pay a lot of attention to Toby so he'd behave,
but he was right back at it chomping crayons on Tuesday. For a couple
of days he was a good boy, but on Thursday he was right back at it.
"Something has to be done about that dog!" Looked like Toby was
headed to dog training school, but would he ever be the perfect pup or
would he still be up to his antics?
This is a hilarious book that every dog owner with a chewed up sneaker
or two can relate to. The illustrations of the Simpsonish looking
wide-eyed Toby (who only looks like an angel on Sundays) is adorable
and very appealing. This book will be one that is loved by both the
adult and the child. If you are a cat lover, you need not apply here!
Fun drawings accompany Emma's attempts to turn a bad dog good July 22, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Corinne Demas' ALWAYS IN TROUBLE pairs pictures by Noah Z. Jones with the story of a very bad dog who is always in trouble, wetting the rug, running into the road, and eating forbidden food. What's a owner to do? Fun drawings accompany Emma's attempts to turn a bad dog good.
Grandparents: here's a book you'll enjoy reading to your grandkids! April 28, 2009
good cook (new york,new york USA)
This is a happy exuberant book that my two youngest grandchildren (5 and 3) simply love. They ask on a daily basis for someone to read it. They, too, have a dog, Columbo, who also gets into trouble: he chews on clothing, "steals" food, doesn't listen to commands that he understands perfectly well. It's a wonderful book for a grandparent to read aloud: it's lively, interesting, and lends itself to the inclusion of experiences from the listeners' own lives -- whether or not they have a dog. The five-year-old especially liked the ending and announced it was right: no one is perfect (which, I imagine, he's heard a few times himself). Plot, vocabulary, sentence structure, rhythm -- all make this charming story a pleasure to read.
parents will love reading this one, too March 20, 2009
Rorke Haining (Seattle)
What a great book! Our 3 year old daughter insisted on reading this book every night for weeks, and I didn't mind because it's so much fun to read (and she laughs out loud every time we read it). The story is very cute and the drawings are simply adorable. It's also got an interesting "twist" ending, but I won't spoil it. I'll definitely keep an eye out for other books by this team!
Most people see this book as being about a dog, and the trouble that a dog can get into. Yes and no. I see it as being about young children and the trouble they can get into. All the things Toby (the dog) does are things that energetic, curious, or naughty children might do, too. In this respect, Toby is a lot like Curious George: children identify with the animal protagonist, who is generally nice but often does bad things. And the downside of Curious George is also the downside of this book: there are never any real consequences for bad behavior, neither in terms of the harm it causes nor in terms of punishment. Perhaps such books teach children to act cute and get away with anything.
But I can't hold that against this book. It's simply too delightful and charming, and besides, virtually every other children's book has the same lack of consequences. We'll laugh at Toby's antics, and I'll teach her about consequences, and the difference between stories and real life, separately.
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