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 Perfect for any dog owner! May 28, 2008
This is perfect for a new dog owner to learn the basics, or for experienced dog owners to brush up and refining their technique. With simple illustrations and explanations that are easy to understand, this book makes dog training simple and fun. It covers all areas from basic sit, stand, to how to teach it how to not jump on furniture. Plus it has tricks to train your dog.
To the point. Best pictures. December 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unlike many other training books, this book gets to the point. I hate some of the others that waste fifty pages on the philosophy of dog training. The various sections are color coded and easy to navigate. This is nice when you need to refer back to a page while working with your dog.
The illustrations are by far the best i've seen. Each step is shown clearly with real people and dogs to demonstrate how to do things.
My favorite thing this book covers is that it gives extra help and tips on what to do if your dog isn't learning something. For example, your puppy is having trouble staying in the down position. Alternative methods are given or you are directed to master a previous command first before moving on.
 Puppy Book August 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a general dog training book. I guess the people that wrote this just read some books and rewrote their book from that. This is not a #1 dog training book...at least that is my opinion.
Outstanding -- Pictures Paint Many Thousands of Words June 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a certified pet dog trainer (CPDT), I'm always looking for better dog training books for pet owners. Unfortunately, most are cheaply produced and lack appealing, clear layout, much less beautiful, detailed photographs. These logically progressed serial photos that show movement are brilliant -- they show at a glance what takes too many words to say. Of course, the photos wouldn't matter if they got the science of animal training wrong, a.k.a. learning theory. But they got it all right! This is a gem, a one-of-a-kind resource in dog training publications today. It's now the first book I recommend and give as gifts to clients, friends and family.
Ok, but not great November 5, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is easy to read and provides great instruction for various points in training a new puppy. My only "beef" with the book is that, like the DK books, it puts information in pictorial form and in paragraph form in each section, but unlike DK, the information provided is identical in the two areas. For me, I may start out reading the pictorial description, but if I've then decided to read more in the paragraph portion, I'm looking for more indepth info or to read something different. It isn't helpful to have the same exact words written two times on each page. I actually preferred the "Keep it Simple Series"--puppy training book from DK that I purchased (unfortunately loaned out and not returned) when we got our other dog 4 years ago.
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