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Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence: A Positive Training Program (Howell reference books) |  | Author: Carol Lea Benjamin
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 270986
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0876057423
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
UPC: 021898057426
EAN: 9780876057421
ASIN: 0876057423
Publication Date: October 15, 1993
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As any parent knows, adolescence is the most challenging part of raising a child. However, as Carol Lea Benjamin proves in "Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence," illustrative cartoons, pertinent case studies, and good advice can certainly make that challenging age easier to handle. As a professional dog trainer, Benjamin focuses her advice on positive training techniques designed to help both parent and teen through the tumultuous adolescent period. Many of her insights are portrayed through the eyes of a canine, and help to illustrate the types of thoughts entertained by the teen dog. These range from the dog who responds to his owner's calls of "Come" with "When Pigs Fly," to the dog who demonstrates his tenacity by staking out a mole hill with a flag that says "Never Say Die." Also included are techniques for effective training, guidelines for appropriate dog-owner relationships, and tips for dealing with specific dog "problems." Case studies of real-life dogs offer substantial evidence to back up Benjamin's recommendations. A must-read for any owner of an adolescent dog, "Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence" can help any parent understand the teen dog and help to provide guidelines that result in a rewarding relationship for both dog and owner. --Jennifer Pugh
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In Praise of Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence "Carol Benjamin has brought her usual wit and insight to bear on what is one of the most troubling phases for dog owners.... Whether you're having difficulties with a youngster or have a puppy who will soon be an adolescent, you can't help but benefit from reading this book." —Robert G. Maxwell President, The American Kennel Club "A concise and practical guide Zthat] confronts almost every potential problem...with solid advice and good humor. It is destined to become a dog owner's next best friend." —Roger A. Caras President, ASPCA
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 Understanding your pet September 25, 2009
Aaron P. Graff
People don't realize that dogs are very similar to kids. They go through growing phases just like the kids do and one day they do what you expect very well and the next day they act like they have no clue as to what you are talking about. This book puts it all in perspective.
 Too long August 14, 2009
K. Duenas
This is a really good book, although I think it is too long and wordy. I like things to be straight and to the point. This book does help you realize why sometimes your dog does what he does. And also it helped me to stop giving my dog treats to obey my commands. We still have problems but my dog is stubborn as can be.
Still good info after 15 years July 10, 2009
Kelly O'neill (Vancouver, WA, USA)
I purchased this book when my first Golden Retriever, Bailey, reached adolescent in 1994 and found it invaluable. She went on to get her CD in obedience and NA in agility, became a therapy dog and lived a wonderful 15-1/2 years. Now my new Golden, Riley, just turned 7 months so I got the book down to re-read it. It's just as helpful now as it was then. I'd forgotten all the "fun" of adolescence, but now I'm prepared and can catch some of these before they become real problems. If there were more stars to give this book, I would easily give it 10.
very educational September 16, 2008
Tami Jo Klopf (Dallas, TX USA)
I found this quite helpful we have used a number of training techniques from this book.
If you have a teenage dog, get this book June 17, 2007
Cassie Abbott (WA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book that discourages treat training and encourages understanding and praise. It covers the differences between puppies and adolescents, winning your dog's respect, having an appropriate relationship with your dog, tools you do and don't need, understanding how breed and character affects behavior, trade secrets, how to train basic commands, rules for rehabbing a problem dog, dealing with problems, and how to 'build' the dog of your dreams. Behaviors covered range from aggression to grooming problems to wildness. Although it is geared for the adolescent dog, this book would also be suitable for someone adopting a dog or just needing to retrain his or her own difficult pet.
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