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Understanding 'Dog Mind': Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing Out the Best in Your Dog | 
 enlarge | Authors: Bonnie Bergin, Robert Aquinas Mcnally
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 892028
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0316091243
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780316091244
ASIN: 0316091243
Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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Condition: New softcover book.
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Product Description
Dogs are as individual as people. No two are exactly alike. So why should there be a single right way to train a dog? There isnt, says Bonnie Berginin a book that is at once a training guide and an exploration of why dogs behave as they do. Drawing on two decades of experience working with dogs of all breeds, Bonnie Bergin shares the secrets about dog mind that she has discovered. Bergins practical, caring approach invites us to appreciate fully the marvelous life and intelligence that dogs possess. Her book can work wonders for puppies and teach old dogs new tricks.
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 MIxed messages March 24, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some good dog advice, but some off-the-wall comments as well. E.g. in talking about dogs left home alone and destruction, she suggests on p 44 you "say to your dog in a commanding tone'Watch the house.' Your tone tells the dog it has something to do, and it will indeed do it - ..." Sorry, dogs don't work that way in my experience. Some of the grids and charts seem like a personal perspective that isn't necessary to the discussion. A lot of 'authority figure' discussions that are less useful than behavior modeling from other trainers. I'd go with someone like Karen Pryor or Ian Dunbar's books instead.
 Without equal August 22, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have read dozens and dozens of books about canine behavior and training and, in my opinion, this is the best. In fact, if I could have only one book on this subject, this would be it. Not only has it helped improve my relationships with my dogs, but it's given me tools to improve my relationships with all beings, including friends, family, and colleagues.I also recently enjoyed the book "The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia McConnell.
A great book to train your dog November 24, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book after receiving my Service dog Bassie from Assiatance Dog Inistutite in 1998. I reminds me of some of the commands I learned in class and a good reminder if you forget how to train your dog a command. Bassie knows over 90 of them! I highly recommend this book!
The Key to understanding why your dog does what he does July 10, 2000
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Decades of training pets and assistance dogs has resulted in this wonderful book. While Bergin covers all aspects of behavior, this is no dry, scientific tome. She provides very clear graphics and examples to help a dog owner identify what is going on in the dog's mind, based on the body language and behaviors observed. While that data is certainly useful, Bergin takes the next step and tells the owner what approach will work best for the particular type of dog.This book is the perfect answer to the recent trend in dog training to insist that one method works for all dogs. By going beyond breed group temperament differences to look at the individual dog, Bergin gives every dog owner the help they need to determine how to best deal with their own dog for both basic training and problem resolution.
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