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Dog Talk: Training Your Dog Through A Canine Point Of View |  | Authors: John Ross, Barbara McKinney
Creators: Jocelyn Sandor, Cathrin Cammett, James Parker
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 385312
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1St Edition
Pages: 288
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312117787
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780312117788
ASIN: 0312117787
Publication Date: April 15, 1995
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Product Description
The only dog-training book that really gets through to the canine brain beneath all that fur.
Incorporating the revolutionary teaching of John Ross's prominent dog-training school, this is the first and only dog-training book that truly takes owners inside the canine mind. Central to Ross's technique is the notion that a dog responds to its owner as the pack leader, and that this leader must take the dominant role in the relationship between human and dog. By encouraging owners to act in a canine manner, Ross emphasizes sure-fire techniques to help dogs through the behaviors they need to learn. Among the hundreds of useful training tips included in Dog Talk are:
* Always use your dog's name prior to the command: "Bentley, heel!"
* When training a puppy, try moving a desired object like a dog biscuit over and behind your dog's head to induce him to "sit."
* Do not use your dog's name-- which he associates with being called toward you-- when commanding him to "stay."
* Don't yell "Come!" in a threatening manner while chasing after a disobedient puppy or you may well have just trained him to run away on command.
* Giving a "No" command while your dog is thinking about a bad behavior is even more effective than giving it during the behavior.
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Dog Training made simple September 5, 2009
Derek F. Drolet (Somersworth, NH USA)
I read this book years ago prior to owning my first dog. I went out and got a beautiful Lab puppy. I used what I had learned from the book and was very pleased with the results. I had a wonderful well trained canine companion for 15 years. I recently purchased this book to refresh my memory as I am now in the market for a new canine friend. If you are looking to purchase a newborn Puppy, I would also recommend "Puppy Preschool" by the same author. I bought both of these books and have not been disappointed.
Great Book For Obediance Training a Dog as a Pet January 20, 2009
Dean (Twin Cities, USA)
This is a good instructional book on obedience training for the pet owner. The authors approach is rational and logical.
Many of the training books out there are written for competition obedience training. For a pet owner who isn't interested in competition and does not need this type of training, these books are unnecessarily difficult for the owner and for the animal.
I have used this to train two dogs with great results--one dog was hard to train, the other was easy--and I am using it to train a third. People have frequently commented on how well behaved my dogs are.
I have not used this book in years. In returning to it I find it as valuable as when I first read and used its ideas.
Excellent guide! September 6, 2008
G. Trepanier (Maryland)
I have trained dogs for years, and I make a point to give this book to everyone I know who gets a dog or is having difficultly with their dog. It covers a wide variety of topics from basic obedience to problem solving. It explains the differences between how dogs and humans process information, AND gives practical ways of using those differences to effectivly shape the dogs' behavior to get the desired "good dog" result. I appreciate that it is written in down-to-earth, everyday language for people who want to enjoy their dogs, and doesn't assume that everyone is going for a best-in-show title, as many alternatives books do. Though, you could use this book as a launching poing for higher level training as well. I highly recommend this book!
 Not the best book out there... October 5, 2007
J. Jones (Chicago, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been reading book after book on dog behavior, trainging, etc. in preparation for my new puppy. Of all the books I've read this is my least favorite. I feel like the tone of the book is a over-simplified while other great books like "The Other End of the Leash" and "Good Owners, Great Dogs" respect the intelligence of their reader. I also think that using the book recommended "NHAA" over a simple "No" is silly. Anyway, this book is alright, but there are MUCH better out there. Try the two listed above as well as "Positive Perspectives; Love your dog, Train your dog" by Pat Miller and "The Art of Raising a Puppy" by the Monks of New Skete.
 This dog trainer uses it religiously May 25, 2004
The Pooch Professor (Atlanta, Georgia)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've read a LOT of dog training books over the years, from the earliest Koehler (traditional trainer) to the latest "fad" titles like "Positive Puppy Training Works" by Joel Walton. John Ross's book really boils down the basics to brass tacks, and makes it easier for the layperson to understand. I don't use a text for my classes, but if I did, this would be it.The thing I like best about this book is John's balanced approach. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to learn that dogs, since they can't learn our language, need for us to communicate in ways that are meaningful to them. Balanced training is just better communication, period. Dogs understand it, so they learn faster. The "positive only" folks out there want you to think all corrections are going to ruin your relationship with your dog, but that is simply not so. Humane, effective corrections are a part of teaching dogs, and if you train the right way, you don't need them very often. Ross explains how to train the right way, with praise, rewards, and yes, corrections if needed. He's not afraid to tell it like it is. I find this refreshing, and I know--it works. I do agree that there is no substitute for a good training class, including this book. Use them together (you do have to do your homework) and you will end up with a really well-behaved dog. Since training never ends, the book will give you something to refer back to to keep Fido in excellent form long after the class is over. You owe it to your dog to communicate with him in a language he understands. "Dog Talk" will show you how.
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