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 enlarge | Authors: Karen B. London, Patricia B. Mcconnell
Publisher: Dog's Best Friend, Ltd.
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 27280
Media: Paperback
Pages: 38
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1891767062
EAN: 9781891767067
ASIN: 1891767062
Publication Date: August 1, 2001
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 Leaves you wanting more... November 16, 2003
40 out of 42 found this review helpful
This book is a reference to refer back to often, as we multiple dog owners struggle with issues that arise and lead us to search for answers to better understand and lead our "pack" in the most peaceful manner. It's peace that we want, and while this guide teaches us how to stay focused on primary leadership behavior, we can't help but want to read and discuss more about the individual nuances that we observe with our canine companions. I highly recommend this guide as a basic tool for effective leadership of multiple dogs. There is, however, more to be said and shared on this multiple dog arrangement that incorporates and integrates our canine-canine and human-canine structure and dynamics. I hope that Karen London and Patricia McConnell won't stop here.
Good for owners, not for trainers September 26, 2003
41 out of 46 found this review helpful
This is a good, basic introduction to living with several dogs. The bad thing about it is that this is common sense to anyone willing to live with two or more dogs. Try to check it out from the library, or borrow it from a trainer in your area if you can. Use your money on a new chew toy instead!
 Disappointed... May 27, 2003
82 out of 90 found this review helpful
I too should have read the description more thoroughly. Some good advice but expensive for 38 pages. I thought I was getting a book, not a bookLET. Definitely don't feel I got a bang for my bucks.
Not What I Expected April 3, 2003
109 out of 113 found this review helpful
I have to say that I was disappointed with this booklet. I think I should have read the description better as I was expecting a book and got a 38 page booklet.
I didn't find the information all that helpful in dealing with my three-dog household. I felt most of it was in umbrella terms and there were very few specifics. Also many topics on things to do with your dogs, but for more details or the how-to's you were referred to a book-list in the back of the book.
Most of the information was common sense.
Probably good for beginning owners of multiple dogs but if you have owned multiples for awhile, I don't think this information will be new.
short and sweet November 25, 2002
51 out of 53 found this review helpful
Nice little booklet. I don't have many problems with my pair of dogs, but I like to think I can spot new issues and head them off pretty quickly - she gave me more signals to watch and more tools for dealing with the issues.She has interesting ideas about group naming and group commands. Good advice for when another dog is being added to an already extant group of dogs - she also differentiates between an adult and a puppy - which are accepted differently by dog society. Great pointers on when play is play, play is 'powerplay'and when to stop the powerplay from becoming a fight. My dogs can play rough and sometimes I am aware that it is becoming a grudge match - it was nice to have someone say that its alright to break it up and you DON'T have to let them 'sort it out'(sometimes I just don't want to listen to 15 minutes of growling and banging around during the 'play herding' phase). I find after a couple times that I have stopped the 'powerplay' that they seem to be playing more politely/quietly because they know that I am watching and ready to tell them 'go bed'.
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