| Dog Logic: Companion Obedience, Rapport-Based Training (Howell Reference Books) |  | Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
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Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.8
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
ASIN: B000GPI8PS
Publication Date: November 15, 1992
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To train your dog effectively, you must establish more than authority and obedience. You must train the dog to want to please you. You must establish rapport. It is upon this basis that the excellent training regimen given in Dog Logic: Companion Obedience is developed. Understanding your dog's natural behavior and responses to the world he lives in is the key to achieving the training results you want. That key is provided in this book and will result for you in a responsive, obedient dog that accepts your leadership and happily lives by your rules. This is mutual respect that works! The exercises in Dog Logic are for the companion dog and, if you like, the obedience trial dog. They guide you gradually and expertly through the whole series of training objectives, and your ultimate reward is a dog you can always be proud of. Week by week and level by level, you will see your dog gaining poise, polish and the admiration of all who meet him. You and your dog will become a living example of what it means to be a smoothly functioning dog/human partnership. These training methods are tested, proven and reliable and can make a world of important difference for you and your dog.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
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 The Most Important Book on Dogs I Own February 24, 2008
I hope to one day love and understand dogs as well as Mr. McMains does. This book has profoundly shaped and influenced my understanding of the canine-human relationship. If you want to be the best owner to your dog -- the owner your dog truly deserves -- then buy this book.
 Don't let the title fool you March 10, 2005
14 out of 22 found this review helpful
The sub-title of this book, "Rapport-Based Training," made me give it a try, even though I do not employ force-based training methods. I do, however, try to give everyone a fair shake.
However, there were some things in this book -- which is full of hypocrisy, BTW -- that turned my blood cold. His inclusion in puppy testing of checking for pain sensitivity (he calls it touch sensitivity), because your training program will assume the dog will respond to pain, is chilling. And the statement "Experience says that force is an inescapable training element" shows that, no matter how open-minded he says he is in the preface, this trainer has not explored all options. He views "tough" dogs and "submissive" dogs as irredeemable, while other training programs not based in force have turned these dogs into wonderful companions.
Although at no time does the author suggest that he is not a force-based trainer, he states repeatedly in the front matter that he gives a dog a chance to learn before applying force; yet from lesson one he recommends giving a new verbal command to a dog and applying pressure with a pinch collar to force a dog into various as-yet unlearned positions.
I was hoping to find in this book something more based in relationship-building than the traditional correction-based methodology, something I could recommend to those who cling to force-based methods. Yet the only place where I could agree with this author is that a pinch collar is less damaging than a choke chain (which, frankly, has no place on any dog). It was a disappointment.
Better reading materials for those who don't want to use strictly food-based training methods include "Excel-erated Learning" (Pamela Reid), "So Your Dog's Not Lassie," and "Never Say No"(Dr. Mugford).
Excellent book June 30, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found that the author explains the procedures for understanding and being more in feeling with a dog's behaviour very good.His training tips are excellent both for beginners and experienced trainers alike.It is obvious to see from this book that Mr McMains is a professional at training as he shares his experience with the reader.I think that this book will be both informative for professional as well as non professional trainers.I have used many of Mr McMains suggestions while training my 2 dogs and have been pleased with the results.
GET THIS ONE!! June 6, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
My only complaint about this book is that I couldn't put it down! Without a doubt the best single book (I still recommend buying several different training books for scope) on dog training ever. This is written for all of us average folks who just want a very stable and well behaved pet that responds to our leadership role in the family. Joel is one of the few authors I've read who seems to really UNDERSTAND dogs and the dog/human relationship as it should be--not as politics or fads would have them be...a must read for the first timer, as well as those of us with years of dog experience. I would also recommend "Manstopper" for a genuine insight into how dogs learn by association. Even if you have no desire or interest in protection training, it will prove invaluable for problem solving (and prevention) in your basic obedience training at home....it teaches you how to think associatively like a dog does. Dog Logic is not a book for the wishy-washy or those of us who don't have time to invest in a regular training routine...it's for people who are serious about having a well mannered dog and want to train in such a way as to INCREASE the trust and love between you and your pet. Happy Training!
A simple book, a simple review April 15, 2003
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book when I got my first dog of my own. My family have always had dogs but had always been content to get as far as "sit" and then let them do what they wanted. I wanted something more from my dog and suspected what was confirmed by the book: that a trained dog is a happier dog. I've recommended the book to countless others and am about to order it as a gift for someone who recently got their first dog. I hope that it will provide him with as much insight as it gave me and I can assure you that you'll gain plenty of tools, both practical and thoughtful, from this book. More than just giving you a series of instructions, this book will help you to have a little more of an idea of what's going on inside the canine head. And McMain manages, in spite of the obvious love that he feels for dogs, to strip away some of the sentimentality that often clouds our relationships with our dogs. I offer him my thanks, and if he could, I'm sure that my dog would too.
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