The Dog Behavior Answer Book: Practical Insights & Proven Solutions for Your Canine Questions (Answer Book (Storey)) (Paperback)

The Dog Behavior Answer Book: Practical Insights & Proven Solutions for Your Canine Questions (Answer Book (Storey))

Review
It’s hard enough for different people to live together let alone different species. What people often regard as doggy misdeeds are simply cases of dogs being dogs. In the Dog Behavior Answer Book, pet expert Arden Moore unleashes great advice on how to bridge the people-pet communication gap. Read this incredible book and you’ll learn new insights into the canine world, prevent problems, and meet your dogs on a richer, deeper level. Go fetch this book!

 

Marty Becker, Host, The Pet Doctor, PBS

 

 

What a great way to learn how to better communicate with our dogs, and why it is they do what they do. This book addresses some quality questions with in-depth answers that help develop that strong bond with Fido. Arden’s writing style packages useful information in a fun and entertaining way.

Nick Sveslosky, Editor, Fido Friendly Magazine



 

“This concise, small-format book in a question-and-answer format takes you through puppyhood to greet-and-sniff to your aging pet.  Baffling habits and destructive behavior are some of the many topics covered.”

 

Asbury Park Press, Jan. 15, 2007



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It happens all the time. Just when Max’s owner thinks she has him figured out, he exhibits a bewildering fear of the neighbor’s skateboard. Or, despite endless corrections, Bailey still refuses to understand that she doesn’t belong on the leather armchair.

Then there are the dogs that almost always behave appropriately and predictably but can still display a few surprise reactions in situations that disturb their routines. Houseguests might be ruining Buster’s sense of order — taking over his favorite room and distracting his humans from important things like fetch and dinner. And that dog park near Sadie’s new house is terrific, but she might be having a tough time understanding the rules of etiquette.

To all these situations and a hundred more, dog expert Arden Moore provides answers that clearly explain canine actions and reactions, and then helps readers with suggestions for modifying unacceptable behavior. For every canine misdeed, there is a human counter-response to fix the problem. Read about both sides of the story in these friendly questions and answers, taken from real-life situations with real dogs. There is hardly a behavior that will not have dog lovers nodding their heads in recognition.

The Dog Behavior Answer Book will solve the mysteries of canine shoe theft, food guarding, and grass eating for puzzled humans everywhere.



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Boxer: An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

Boxer: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

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An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet is the series to turn to when you want a basic reference that’s reliable, up-to-date, and complete. These guides feature:

  • Expert authors, plus renowned guest contributors on specialized topics
  • Full-color photos throughout
  • Basic information on the breed, species, or topic
  • Complete coverage of care, health, grooming, training, and more
  • Tips and techniques to make life with a pet more rewarding



From the Back Cover

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You’ll not only learn about the specie-specific traits of your special pet, you’ll also learn what the world’s like from your pet’s perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Boxer is written by a breed expert and includes a special chapter on training by Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist, and chapters on getting active with your dog by long-time Dog Fancy magazine columnist Bardi McLennan. Best of all, the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.



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Puppy Care & Training (Terra-Nova Series) (Hardcover)

Puppy Care & Training (Terra-Nova Series)

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The first book in this series to focus on the specific needs of puppies, Puppy Care & Training shows how to prepare for a puppy’s arrival and explains how to feed, groom, and train him during this impressionable stage. It also discusses preventive care and how to deal with common health issues in puppies to encourage a longer and healthier life.



From the Publisher

Discover a whole new world of dogs with these revolutionary, breed-specific guides accompanied by a free DVD.

From the leader in responsible animal care for over 50 years comes this exciting series of dog breed titles. Written by professional pet writers who are also experts on the breeds, each book is filled with valuable information on a variety of topics that are essential for cultivating health and happiness in a canine companion.

Every book in the Terra-Nova series contains:

* 208 pages of brand new text, featuring highly breed-specific information
* an extensive health chapter, reviewed and approved by a respected veterinarian
* chapters on feeding, grooming, and beginner and advanced training
* a bonus DVD featuring socialization, safety, and training advice from a professional dog trainer and detailed information from a veterinarian on what happens at the vet and how to perform regular home health checks
* a comprehensive resource section
* an ideal mixture of informative text and accompanying photographs–plus sidebars and tip boxes


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Dog Training 101 (Paperback)

Dog Training 101

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Dog Training 101: The Book You Need to Take Control by Karen Freeman Duet and George Duet is a veritable boot camp for puppies and adult dogs and includes all a dog owner needs to know to get results. From choosing your dog and dealing with dominance and aggression issues to traveling with your canine companion, titles, and certification. This 245-page book runs the gamut of virtually everything a dog owner needs to know during the life of their dog.



About the Author

Karen Freeman Duet and George Duet began training and breeding top quality dogs nearly thirty years ago. Their clients coined the phrase “Boot Camp” in reference to their training program knowing that George retired from the U.S. Army after serving twenty years in Special Operations. Owners of Kingsden’s Kennels, K-9 Companions Dog Training, and K-9 Security & Detection International, the couple specializes in obedience, home manners, management and protection training and have successfully bred and trained Champions, Schutzhund, French Ring, Obedience and Agility titled dogs. In addition, they are both Certified Personal Protection Specialists and are pioneers in the use of dogs in protection and security. In 2000 they were presented with a lifetime achievement award from Nine Lives Associates an internationally recognized security association. Co-authors of The Home and Family Protection Dog and The Business Security K-9, Karen co-authored a third title, Advanced Schutzhund with Ivan Balabanov which was nominated for the prestigious Maxwell Award.


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Knack Dog Tricks: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching Your Pet to Sit, Catch, Fetch, & Impress (Knack: Make It easy) (Paperback)

Knack Dog Tricks: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching Your Pet to Sit, Catch, Fetch, & Impress (Knack: Make It easy)

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Featuring 450 step-by-step, full-color photos, the book first establishes training basics, and then shows how to enhance core training sessions with classic tricks as well as advanced obedience games; agility training; jumping, retrieving, and digging tricks; flashy frisbee tricks—and useful tricks such as finding the remote, retrieving the newspaper, and cornering the cat.



From the Back Cover

Dogs love to play. Whether you have a difficult dog or a charm-school puppy, capitalizing on her play drive by teaching her tricks will make training fun for your dog—and doing so can hone obedience skills. With Knack Dog Tricks in hand, anyone can teach a dog a new set of tricks. Featuring 450 step-by-step, full-color photos, it establishes training basics, and then shows how to enhance training sessions with classic tricks. It also covers advanced obedience games; agility training; jumping, retrieving, and digging tricks; flashy Frisbee tricks—and owner-friendly tricks, such as finding the remote, retrieving the newspaper, and cornering the cat.
 
450 full-color photos covering:
The Right Tricks for Your Breed * Clicker Tricks * Obedience Games
Fetch * Shake Hands * Roll Over * Agility Training * Dancing Dogs
Tricks for Two Dogs



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How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend: A Training Manual for Dog Owners (Hardcover)

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: A Training Manual for Dog Owners

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The Monks of New Skete share their invaluable training techniques and philosophy in their bestselling book, How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend. First and foremost, the Monks–who themselves breed and raise German shepherds in Upstate New York–emphasize that “understanding is the key to communication, compassion, and communion” with your dog. Outlined in seven highly readable and informative chapters, the training principles offer a better knowledge of your pet’s psyche and personality–ultimately deepening the bond between human and animal. Striving to educate and sensitize new and potential owners to dog kind, the book explores different breeds and temperaments, and assesses the best places from which to obtain a dog. Thanks to a succession of neatly ordered chapters and subsections on everything from crates and leash training to dog treats and massage, training is made accessible and even fun. The Monks lay particular emphasis on the importance of training with “spirit, humor, and most of all, physical and verbal praise!” Whether you’re a new owner or an old-timer, How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend is one of the best training guides available, written with compassion, empathy, and humor. –Naomi Gesinger



From Publishers Weekly

The Monks of New Skete have been raising and training dogs for over 30 years at their Cambridge, New York, monastery, and this volume-updated from the 1978 version-offers solid insights on dog training, behavior, grooming, feeding and a host of other topics. Whether discussing country, city or suburban dogs, the monks dispense good advice on humane care, such as admonishing owners to avoid “canine incarceration,” i.e., leaving a dog confined alone for long periods of time. While the book does contain many useful, tried-and-true techniques for obedience-stay, heel, down-stay, recall and the like-its unique value lies in the monks’ insights and thoughts about the human-canine bond. Concepts such as discipline and praise are more than merely a means to an end, the monks maintain: they are extensions of a caring attitude and real communication with a canine companion. Without devolving into New Age psychobabble, the monks make philosophical and spiritual observations that no dog lover could resist, and which just might make a convert of the uninitiated. 87 b&w photos.
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Potty Training Breakthroughs For Your Boxer Puppy (Kindle Edition)

Potty Training Breakthroughs For Your Boxer Puppy

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There are probably 100 wrong ways to potty train your boxer. Don’t make those mistakes - Learn the right way. In this book you will easily learn the most effective methods that get the best and quickest results. And along the way you will learn some basics about obedience training as well.

There is nothing worse than having your home smell like dog urine when guests come to visit - even if you have gotten used to the odor. With the proper training techniques that you will learn in this book you will never have to worry about this embarassing situation.


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Boxers (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) (Hardcover)

Boxers (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)

Product Description

This unique guide covers the variety of sports and events that best showcase the athletic nature of the Boxer.



From the Publisher

T.F.H. Publications, Inc. has teamed up with Animal Planet(tm), the only television network devoted to the unique bonds between humans and animals, to present an exciting new series of comprehensive guides to superior pet care.

Each book in the Animal Planet(tm) Pet Care Library offers incredible value, featuring:

* 112 pages of all-new, current information from pet care and animal experts

* No canned text–content text is newly written for each book

* Family-friendly design with over 60 full-color photographs plus helpful tip boxes

* Includes advice on feeding, housing, grooming, training, health care, and fun activities



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Dogs Are from Neptune 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Dogs Are from Neptune 2nd Edition

Review

“Must-reading for the serious trainer or behaviorist.” — Newsletter of the Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers<br /><br />”Neptune has it all: intelligence, brilliance and passion…” — Daniel Tambourine, owner, Training With Tambourine<br /><br />”Neptune is a damn good read. Dog owners, dog trainers, animal shelter personnel - all will find these pages invaluable. Jean’s advice is orderly, effective, motivating and humorous.” — Sue Sternberg, owner, Rondout Valley Kennels and Shelter<br /><br />”This book, which is highly readable because of Jean’s wit and her flair for analogy is destined to totally revolutionize how trainers, veterinarians and owners view dog behavior.” — Pamela J. Reid, Ph.D. author of Excel-erated Learning<br /><br />”Written with the engaging, humorous language that is Donaldson’s trademark, and contains a wealth of information based on positive training methods.” –Whole Dog Journal



Product Description

But people are on another planet! Dogdom s most influential dog trainer and behaviorist, Jean Donaldson, is back with a newly revised and expanded edition of her popular Dogs are from Neptune. In 41 essays, Jean highlights the common and frequently wrong-headed notions people have about why dogs behave the way they do, and explains what really motivates your pooch and how to change behavior. Jean s innovative ideas are delivered via quirky and witty but always scientifically based essays will help create Aha! moments for every dog lover on earth. If you loved Jean s best selling The Culture Clash, you will enjoy learning more about the dogs who inhabit planet Neptune and the people who don t!

Your dog is from Neptune narrow the gap by learning more about:
The truth and power of consequences and how you can use them to train your dog.
The best ways to deal with common problem behaviors including guarding, separation anxiety and fear.
Why you should be skeptical of anyone whose training techniques and philosophies sound appealing but cannot be backed up with scientific evidence.
Dispel common myths associated with using food in training, dominance and whether playing tug with your dog really encourages aggression.
While we may be on different planets, learn how the fundamentals of behavior apply equally to dogs and people.
Why it seems that owners become more attentive trainers when they dress their dogs in costumes!



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