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 enlarge | Author: The Monks Of New Skete
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
Buy Used: $2.93
You Save: $22.06 (88%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 1796
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 274
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0316578398
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
UPC: 400307318974
EAN: 9780316578394
ASIN: 0316578398
Publication Date: March 20, 1991
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Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Name on flyleaf, otherwise like new Very Good Condition
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 Compulsive methods that are unnecessary June 18, 2007
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
There is nothing divine about the methods recommended in this book. Most were developed as far back as the early 1900's for police and military K9 training. These methods were never developed to address behavior problems (military and K9 dogs were of sound temperament - those with behavior problems were destroyed).
These methods not only set dogs up to fail, waiting for them to make mistakes and then punishing them for it, they require owners to constantly react to the dog. This is an extremely energy-intensive way to raise a puppy, and excessive punishment used when raising a puppy runs a large risk of creating a puppy with serious behavior problems when they get older.
In working with dog owners who have read this book, they have misused and overused so many of the methods (such as the penny can) that they have desensitized the dog to the point that the dog no longer responds.
If owners want a practical, non-aversive approach to raising a puppy, check out books by Ian Dunbar, Trish King, Jean Donaldson and Patricia McConnell.
 Very, very informative June 11, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a must for new puppy owners. It is full of helpful information and tips!
Great book for picking and training your puppy. June 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great guide especially if you pick it up before you get your new dog. It helps you to pick a puppy that is right for you and to test its temperement. It helps you with conditioning your small puppy for a smooth transition into formal obedience training and how to deal with common puppy problems.
They use gentle corrections advising you the sooner you start trianing your puppy the less corrections you will need. It is a great book I learned a lot. It was also very easy to read.
Excellent Book May 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anybody that deals with a working dog of any kind, will benefit from reading this book. It was full of useful information and ideas.
 the art of raising a puppy May 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
very good book, full of useful info and easy to read, showing how patience and kindness do work best
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