Andrea Arden

Dog-Friendly Dog Training (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Praise for the 1st Edition of Dog-Friendly Dog Training:

"I'm a dog fanatic, read everything I can find on dog behavior, and this book is terrific . . . the methods are clearly spelled out-how to do them, why they work, how they make the doggie-human bond a more loving one."
-Amy Tan author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, and Saving Fish from Drowning

"... [Arden's] approach is humane, user-friendly, dog-friendly, and guaranteed to produce the desired results. A must-read for owners."
-Dr. Nicholas Dodman author of The Dog Who Loved Too Much and Dogs Behaving Badly

The classic dog training guide, now updated and revised

This update of the perennially popular guide provides everything you need to know to develop a healthy relationship with a well-behaved dog. With easy-to-understand instructions and helpful illustrations, Dog-Friendly Dog Training, 2nd Edition begins with the necessary tools for teaching your dog, and then covers housetraining, socialization, basic manners, and problem solving, all using proven, positive methods. Key updates include information about:

• Instilling impulse control
• Training a dog who is safe to handle
• Teaching the Roll Over exercise safely and humanely

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470171417
• Artikelnr.: 50003511

Autorenporträt

ANDREA ARDEN is best known as the trainer and field host for The Pet Department, Fox's Emmy Award-winning show. She is a pet expert for many shows, including the Today show, and has authored Train Your Dog the Lazy Way and On the Road with Your Pet. Andrea has been the behavior columnist for Dog Fancy, The New York Dog, and Hollywood Dog magazines and a contributing writer for Modern Dog. She is the Director of Andrea Arden Dog Training and a charter member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Inhaltsangabe

1 What Is Dog-Friendly Dog Training? Focusing on Rewarding Good Behaviors.
Preventative Management. Using Gentle Teaching Methods. The Four E's of
Training. Training Techniques Go Full Circle. Building a Bond with Your
Dog. 2 Tools to Help You Teach. Rewards. Consequences for Inappropriate
Behavior. Training Tools to Buy. The Reward/Reprimand Rainbow. Training
Tools You Won't Need. How Dogs Learn. 3 Housetraining. Tools for Time
Management. Choosing a Doggy Toilet. House-Soiling Mistakes. Submissive or
Excitement Urination. The Three Steps to Successful Housetraining. 4
Improve Your Dog's Social Life. What Are Socialization and Habituation?
Puppy Socialization and Habituation. Adult Dog Socialization. Problems
Caused by Failure to Socialize. Maintaining Socialization. 5 Gentling and
Handling. Handling Exercises. Sharing Exercises. Preventing Nipping in
Play. Teaching Your Dog to Take Food Gently. 6 Impulse Control. Good Things
Come to Those Who Wait. Impulse Control Exercises. 7 Basic Manners. Why
Train Your Dog? Preparing to Teach. Reasons to Teach Sit, Down, and Stand.
The Three Methods for Teaching Sit, Down, and Stand. Teaching Your Dog to
Stay. Just to Be Close to You. Hand Targeting. Time to Reward Randomly. 8
Behavior Problems. Barking Nine to Five. Whining. Jumping Up. Chewing
Inappropriate Items. Couch Hog. Separation Issues. Garbage Raiding. Eating
Feces. Digging. Hyperactivity. Chasing. Fear of People. Canine Squabbles.
Resource Guide. Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Books. Videos. Catalogs.
More Fun and Games. Kennel Clubs and Registries. Getting in Touch with the
Author. Index.