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