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 enlarge | Authors: Jack Volhard, Wendy Volhard
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 31879
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0876054521
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
UPC: 021898054524
EAN: 9780876054529
ASIN: 0876054521
Publication Date: July 15, 1997
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Condition: Minimal cover wear; limited highlighting; E-mail sent to you when item is mailed; we ship every day except Sunday and holidays.
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 Easy read, straight-forward, good images = good book! July 31, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just received this book a few days ago, but sat down and skimmed it cover to cover. I realized a few things that we were doing with our 4 month old GSD puppy that we should change. The book was easy to understand. The drawings/images help demonstrate proper techniques. There is a great 8-week training schedule to help get any dog trained and manageable. The book also goes over the elements of how a dog is tested for the Canine Good Citizen test and ways to approach the 10 different elements to prepare him/her for the examination. Additionally, it lets you know what you can or cannot do during the test - such as constant verbal contact with the dog being acceptible and no use of food for motivation. I'm excited to start this training and hopefully get our girl her CGC certification.
 What every dog should read! June 12, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent primer for teaching your dog good manners and was very helpful when I began teaching my dog, Coco, to be a pet assisted therapy dog.
 Not a lot of content July 30, 2005
4 out of 18 found this review helpful
The notion of drive states is interesting. The description of the particular states is not altogether convincing. Basic criticism: Not much development/content for a book.
Good all-around basic training book April 8, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book centers around the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen test, outlining the purpose and content of the test, and providing training information to prepare your dog for the test.
It also provides a useful way to determine the best methods to train your dog, based on your dog's individual drives (a test is provided to determine the level of prey/pack/fight/flight drives in your dog). I found it very helpful in preparing for the CGC test, as well as providing insight into understanding my dog, and ideas to work with her in a productive manner - it includes a very helpful section on stress & training. It does not go into much detail regarding more severe problem behaviors, but covers the basics in a clear & easy-to-understand manner.
Every dog owner NEEDS this book August 24, 2002
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
This book is a step by step, week by week training book. It's not a "Train your dog in 2 hours" book. Any dog owner know that it take time, patience and more time to train a dog. There is an exercise at the beginning to teach your dog who is in control. It takes 30 minutes to do and you need to do it 5 days a week for 4 weeks. If you don't have that kind of commitment this book isn't for you. If you do, then you're in luck. I could see a change in my dogs after the first week. During the 4 weeks that you are doing the control exercises, you will also learn a new command each week for 8 weeks. If you have the time and commitment, BUY THIS BOOK. You and your dog will be good citizen!
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