What All Good Dogs Should Know: The Sensible Way to Train
The bestselling dog training book is now completely updated, but still refreshingly uncomplicated. A practical guide to positive training techniques for your puppy or older dog, it covers basic commands, includes information about walking on a leash, housetraining, and other “good dog” behaviors, and covers ways to correct objectionable behaviors. It even addresses issues common to rescue and shelter dogs, including shyness and insecurity. A new chapter on the canine personality profile helps you understand your dog better.
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What All Good Dogs Should Know: The Sensible Way to Train
The bestselling dog training book is now completely updated, but still refreshingly uncomplicated. A practical guide to positive training techniques for your puppy or older dog, it covers basic commands, includes information about walking on a leash, housetraining, and other “good dog” behaviors, and covers ways to correct objectionable behaviors. It even addresses issues common to rescue and shelter dogs, including shyness and insecurity. A new chapter on the canine personality profile helps you understand your dog better.
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Overview

The bestselling dog training book is now completely updated, but still refreshingly uncomplicated. A practical guide to positive training techniques for your puppy or older dog, it covers basic commands, includes information about walking on a leash, housetraining, and other “good dog” behaviors, and covers ways to correct objectionable behaviors. It even addresses issues common to rescue and shelter dogs, including shyness and insecurity. A new chapter on the canine personality profile helps you understand your dog better.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470146798
Publisher: TURNER PUB CO
Publication date: 02/01/2008
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jack Volhard, internationally known as a "trainer of trainers," is the recipient of six awards from the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA). He is senior author of "Training Your Dog: The Step-by-Step Manual" (Howell Book House, 1983), named Best Care and Training Book for 1983 by the DWAA; "The Canine Good Citizen: Every Dog Can Be One" (Howell Book House, 1994), named Best Care and Training Book for 1994 by the DWAA; "Puppy Aptitude Testing, " named Best Film on Dogs in 1981; and, among other books, "Dog Training For Dummies" (Wiley Publishing, 2005). His books have been translated into four languages. He has also written numerous articles for various dog publications, and together with his wife, Wendy, produced four training videos.
For forty years he has taught obedience classes and given lectures, weekend seminars, and five-day training camps, teaching dog owners how to communicate with their pets and how to make training fun for both owners and their dogs, thereby achieving a mutually rewarding relationship.
Jack was an American Kennel Club Obedience Trial Judge for thirty-three years and is now an Obedience Judge Emeritus. He is also a member of the Hall of Fame of the International Association of Canine Professionals.

Melissa Bartlett's animal artwork has won top prizes nationally and has been featured in magazines such as "Sporting Classics" and "Just Labs." She has also been named Dog Cartoonist of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America, and her first article, "A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing," published by the "AKC Gazette, " appeared in 1979. Since then her numerous articles and delightful illustrations have been included in various publications. In addition to co-authoring "What All Good Dogs Should Know, " she has illustrated three other books on dog training.
Years ago, she trained her first obedience dog with Jack and Wendy Volhard. Since then she has gone on to successfully compete with her own dogs in conformation, obedience, and carting events, as well as instruct dog-training classes for the family pet. Melissa and her Bernese Mountain Dog are a familiar sight at local schools, nursing homes, and retirement centers doing dog-therapy work. She is also an active advocate for shelter dogs and rescue groups and owns a rescued Australian Shepherd.

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Table of Contents

About the Authors     ix
Why Train Your Dog and When to Start     1
What Is a Good Dog?     2
What Is Involved in Training?     3
When to Begin Training     6
Building Trust     9
Consistency Is Key     11
Taking Charge     12
Where to Train     14
A Personality Profile for Your Dog     15
Behaviors in Each Drive     15
Your Dog's Personality     17
Now What?     20
Bringing Out Drives     20
Practical Application     22
How Your Dog Thinks     25
Can Your Dog Read Your Mind?     25
"Reading" Your Dog     25
Interpreting Your Dog's Body Postures     29
How Your Dog Learns     33
Who Is Training Whom?     33
A "Baby-sitter" for Your Dog     39
Advantages of a Crate     39
Selecting a Crate     41
Introducing Your Dog to the Crate     41
Getting Your Dog Used to the Crate     42
A Word of Caution     44
Housetraining     45
Housetraining Your Puppy     45
Dealing with Accidents     51
Sit and Stay     53
Jumping on People     53
Safety     55
Commands to be Taught     56
Go Lie Down     67
Teaching Your Dog to Lie Down on Command     67
Teaching Your Dog to Remain in Place     71
Teaching the Go Lie Down Command     72
Walking Your Dog     75
Leash-Training Your Dog     76
Teaching Your Dog Not to Pull     76
Still Not Getting It?     80
Coming When Called     83
Exercise, Exercise, Exercise     83
Be Nice to Your Dog When He Comes to You     83
Teach Your Dog to Come When Called as Soon as You Bring Him Home     84
When in Doubt, Keep Your Dog on Leash     84
Always Touch His Collar Before You Reward with a Treat or Praise     85
The Game of Coming When Called     85
Going Outside     87
Adding Distractions     88
Leave It     93
Step 1     95
Step 2     95
Step 3     96
Step 4     97
Step 5     98
The Rescued Dog     101
The Shy Dog     101
Separation Anxiety     106
Overprotectiveness     108
Resource Guarding     109
Objectionable Behavior     113
Your Options     113
Why Does Your Dog Do It?     116
What to Do About Unacceptable Behavior     122
Epilogue     127
Bibliography     128
Index     129
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