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The Koehler Method of Dog Training |  | Author: William R. Koehler
Creator: R.T. Yankie
Publisher: Howell Books
Category: Book
Buy Used: $41.90
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Seller: charlestonsoon
Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 324607
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 190
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0876055773
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780876055779
ASIN: 0876055773
Publication Date: July 1996
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Product Description
Since its first appearance in 1962, this popular dog training book has gone through 38 printings and sold more than 475,000 copies. The instructions and training approaches given here can be equally successful with groups in a training class environment or for individuals training alone. This new edition presents a pertinent update of AKC Novice obedience requirements. 46 illustrations.
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 Only for those with strong stomachs June 27, 2009
Glenn A Moody (Tulsa, OK United States)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I picked up this book in the library. I consider myself pretty open-minded about dog training.
I believe that we can use similar "corrections" that a mother dog would use or adult dogs would use with each other and be perfectly OK. I bit of a startle or mild pain is not a bad thing. But, when I got to page 38 where he advocates using a length of washer hose with a wooden dowel in it to strike a dog on the muzzle to correct some biting behaviors, I reached my limit. If you are trying to save yourself from a dog attack, then fine. But, this is supposed to be a correction??
Maybe I am just a too tender-hearted person, but there has got to be better ways than this. I have no doubt that done exactly as described, the dog would "behave", but only through blind fear! I don't want a dog in that condition!
Zero stars is my rating on the part of the book I read....
 great step by step April 14, 2009
Joshua Nichols
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
great basic obedience training methods. Really sets the foundations of training step by step. Make sure you read the whole book before you judge. You do what this guy says, your dog is perfect.(some of his problem solving at the end of the book may work but its too harsh for me. it definitly shows the era of this book. if you follow step by step his training method you won't ever need to address any of those problems. This method really turns your dog into a receiver anxios for his next job/ command. i hoghly recomend it for any trainer to at least give it a read. Best book out there.
A must for training a difficult aggressive breed!!! April 11, 2009
Tsavo's mom (Sterling Heights, MI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Buying this book was the best decision I could have made. I have a Cane Corso that no trainer has been able to help me with. With this book I have seen more progress than with the $1000 trainer I had hired. I would recommend buying and reading this book before wasting money on a trainer. My dog will not listen to anyone but me so you can see why a trainer was not any help for me. People who say that this method is inhumane has not read the whole book. This method is used as a last resort for many difficult and aggressive breeds that other methods have failed. This book will also help you understand how a dog interprets certain behaviors from their owners. I really hope this helps others as much as it has helped me.
Still the best April 5, 2009
Lawrence J. Konis (Thousand Oaks, CA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have trained dogs through Utility using this system, though many years ago. I have a new puppy and am amazed by the new thinking with food rewards. With Koehler, I knew darn well that my dog would drop on command if a truck was coming. I seriously doubt anyone using "treats" would have that kind of confidence. It's still the best way to train a dog if you want a really well trained animal.
Great book February 7, 2009
Tracy A. Gilpin (Waterford, CT USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've trained three dogs and two children (now adults) using this method and they've all turned out great. NO, I DIDN'T USE THE CHOKE COLLAR ON THE KIDS. Just the basic idea that it is better to correct seriously the first time and get the point across once, rather than to correctly semi-seriously over and over again and have the student never learn the lesson.
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