Dogs are from Neptune | 
 enlarge | Author: Jean Donaldson
Publisher: Lasar Multimedia Productions Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 125890
Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0968420710
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780968420713
ASIN: 0968420710
Publication Date: November 1, 1998
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Product Description
This is one of the most popular books offered by SitStay and is another great work by Jean Donaldson. Filled with useful information to help you understand and solve serious dog problems. Dogs are from Nepture will help you with those frustrating problems you haven't been able to solve. It deals with aggression towards strangers, dog-to-dog aggression, resource guarding, garbage raids, nipping, fear/anxiety displays and more. You'll find detailed step-by-step solutions that will guide you to a new understanding of your dogs and yourself! (Paperback, 160 pages)
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 Poorly written December 26, 2008
Jeffery R. Hanson (Albuquerque, NM)
This is a poorly written book, and I liked it less than Culture Clash, which I didn't really like either. Many of the problems she highlights, like pulling on a leash, end up with very little practical advice. Instead we get intellectualized jargon. Donaldson is in need of a very good editor, or prhaps a co-writer who knows the art of wordsmithing.
Dogs are from Neptune - Good Training Information April 4, 2007
Kathlyn E. Smiley (Tucson, Arizona)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After struggling through The Culture Clash, I found Dogs are from Neptune to be a much easier, more outlined reading experience. The book is organized around problem areas and while much of the training recommendations are repeated, it still gives the reader clear cut, easy to follow training suggestions. I have used the book as a resource guide many times when working with my cattle dog foster dogs and coaching other foster families. Dog owners looking for a quick fix may be dismayed at the amount of training she recommends to solve dog behavior issues. However, I have found her suggestions to work well. I still recommend The Culture Clash as a necessary read along with Dogs are from Neptune, however expect this book to be much easier to follow.
 Recommended November 10, 2006
C. Barker (New Zealand)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Easy to read, clear and sensible advice given in response to 'real life' scarios and dog problems.
Highly practical advice, entertainingly written November 9, 2006
Dog lover and trainer (Arizona)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Jean Donaldson is one of the world's foremost experts on how dogs learn and how to teach them. Her methods are humane, based on the well-studied science of behaviorism, not stressful or harmful to dogs, and very, very effective.
The gems in this book are practical solutions to the everyday problems dog owners face, with just enough information thrown in so that dog owners can understand why their old methods didn't work, why these methods do work, and how to apply the principles to other situations.
Ms. Donaldson's most famous book, Culture Clash, goes into much more detail about the learning theory, how dogs think, and why we so often use the worst possible methods to train them. It is less a "how to" book than a "why" book. For people whose dogs are giving them fits, Dogs are from Neptune is the book to start with. Then, follow up with Culture Clash for a deeper understanding.
As a dog trainer specializing in behavior problems, I often recommend Neptune to my clients and they love it!
 An Advice Column for Dog Issues January 15, 2006
citywulf (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
And, like all advice columns, sometimes you get an answer to your question, and sometimes you don't. There is a lot of good information on behaviorism buried in the recommendations...but sometimes you have to read about a completely unrelated training issue to find out about things like desensitization and counter-conditioning. If you have the time, definitely read entries on more than just the issue that interests you.
There is also a bit more jargon in here than I thought was strictly necessary - if you don't have the concepts of behaviorism and learning theory down, you probably need to read another book before this one. Try such gems as Sophia Yin's "How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves," which introduces the concepts *first,* then shows you how to apply them. Also check out anything by Patricia McConnell, who not only knows her stuff, but knows how to teach it.
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