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 enlarge | Authors: Patricia B. Mcconnell, Karen B. London
Publisher: Dog's Best Friend, Ltd.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 15736
Media: Paperback
Pages: 59
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1891767070
EAN: 9781891767074
ASIN: 1891767070
Publication Date: June 2003
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 You have to know what you have before you can fix it January 16, 2006
32 out of 38 found this review helpful
This book is primarily for dogs aggressive on leash, same dogs off leash are fine with most, if not all, other dogs. It is only one of 28 catagories of aggression or combination thereof. The benefit to getting this booklet is that 1) you can determine if this is really the problem before you invest in a lot of more expensive books that deal with all manner of aggression. AND 2) You should be working with a trainer on ANY kind of aggression issue. This booklet will help you to know what type of methods are likely to be effective and you will have something to refer to as you are working with the trainer - I would not work with anyone who is not familiar and endorses at least some of McConnell's positive training recommendations.
Her booklets in general cover more information with more pages than you will find in a single chapter of a lot of training or dog problem books. This gives you 59 pages dealing with just one very common, very specific issue! You would get far less for a lot higher price if you brought a book on a more general behavior topic.
If you found the booklet useful, great! If you didn't, be glad you didn't spend more for it, quit yer bitchin and donate it to a rescue group who can use it - it's tax deductable
 Feeding Feisty Fido September 8, 2005
17 out of 25 found this review helpful
This method requires constant food as a distraction to the dog. The book was better than Cautious Canine but still left me without a workable solution to the problem. Cost too much for the type of book this is (booklet)
 Teaching good avoidance. July 19, 2005
13 out of 33 found this review helpful
This book is good if you want to take years fixing your dogs problems and avoid every problem until then. I personally can't avoid every 'unperfect' dog until then. It goes over desentization (not rocket science) but doesn't give any good answers to what to do when your dog is having issues. I'm not a fan of the 'just run the other direction' theory. It's not good if you want to actually address your problem and avoids the topic of when it's puppy-ness or real aggression concerns.
Some good suggestions for fear aggressive dogs May 18, 2005
66 out of 87 found this review helpful
This booklet contains some good suggestions for changing the behaviour of dog-aggressive dogs, specifically targeting dogs that aggress on leash. The author suggests reasons that dogs may behave in an aggressive manner, and then go on to describe three exercises that owners can use to desensitise their dogs to the presence of other dogs.
This booklet is well written and easy to understand, and I imagine it would be very useful for the owners of fear aggressive dogs. However, it has several annoying limitations that would prevent me from recommending it to most dog owners.
Most importantly, this book only addresses dogs that attack due to fear or insecurity. Little mention is given to dogs that aggress for other reasons such as medical reasons, misplaced prey drive, dominance issues or innate high fight drive. And although the suggestions in the book would doubtless work wonderfully to desensitise a fear aggressive dog to the presence of other dogs, I know for a fact that they would be less useful to treat a dominant aggressive dog who finds fighting self-reinforcing.
Secondly the authors write from a purely behaviourist standpoint. Although this short booklet can't be expected to include all relevant suggestions, I feel that leaving out all mention of canine pack structure is a fairly important omission when attempting to diagnose and treat dog aggression problems. This is especially true for dogs that display signs of aggression not just to strange dogs, but also towards their human or canine family.
Thirdly, the authors are from the "purely positive" school of thought, and claim that any form of punishment (and especially any form of training collar) is of no use in dog aggression cases. Again, this is often not the case in dominant aggressive animals. When used under the guidance of an experienced trainer, training collars and e-collar "crittering" can be very useful for SOME dogs.
In short - if you have an aggressive dog you might as well buy this booklet; it is cheap, cheerful and has some useful practical suggestions. But please don't use it as your sole reference source. There's a lot more information out there!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --ESPECIALLY if you have rescued a dog! April 24, 2005
15 out of 24 found this review helpful
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --ESPECIALLY if you have rescued a dog!
McConnell addresses the specific actions you must take quickly as soon as you see unwanted aggression.
I had a mixed-breed dog that I thought had a completely non-aggressive nature. With what I learned from reading her book, I was able to interrupt a potentially dangerous situation involving a 2 year old and his clueless parents.
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