A Dog Who’s Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog (Paperback)
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You can take her with you…
If you’re like most dog owners, you want a trustworthy companion you can take on family vacations, to ball games, on hikes, and to cafes and festivals. You want your dog to behave when you have guests, stay peacefully at hotels, ride calmly in elevators, and maintain proper doggie decorum in all kinds of situations.
Chances are, you’ve watched and admired assistance and therapy dogs who are attentive to their owners’ needs no matter what. This book taps into the secrets of assistance and therapy dog trainers and shows you how to use focused foundation socialization training to make sure your dog is well behaved–even in unfamiliar environments loaded with distractions and temptations. It goes beyond typical behavioral training and basic commands and covers:
- Evaluating your dog and recognizing traits that will affect her needs
- Using reward-based processes to teach complex behaviors and self-discipline
- Creating a socialization program that makes your dog focused on you and confident in different environments
- Reading your dog so you can anticipate her reactions and keep her focused on your directions
With these sophisticated training techniques, you’ll turn your family pet into a sociable, take-anywhere dog who will always be welcome!
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You can take her with you…
If you’re like most dog owners, you want a trustworthy companion you can take on family vacations, to ball games, on hikes, and to cafes and festivals. You want your dog to behave when you have guests, stay peacefully at hotels, ride calmly in elevators, and maintain proper doggie decorum in all kinds of situations.
Chances are, you’ve watched and admired assistance and therapy dogs who are attentive to their owners’ needs no matter what. This book taps into the secrets of assistance and therapy dog trainers and shows you how to use focused foundation socialization training to make sure your dog is well behaved?even in unfamiliar environments loaded with distractions and temptations. It goes beyond typical behavioral training and basic commands and covers:
-
Evaluating your dog and recognizing traits that will affect her needs
-
Using reward-based processes to teach complex behaviors and self-discipline
-
Creating a socialization program that makes your dog focused on you and confident in different environments
-
Reading your dog so you can anticipate her reactions and keep her focused on your directions
With these sophisticated training techniques, you’ll turn your family pet into a sociable, take-anywhere dog who will always be welcome!
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I only found two pages devoted to tips for training in this book. The rest of the book just went on and on about how great therapy dogs behave in public, giving examples of their wonderful behavior in various situations. I kept reading, thinking they’d get to the part where they tell you how you too, can have such an admirable dog. But that part never came. Very disappointing book.
1.0 out of 5 stars
She can’t get her own dogs to behave
The author’s own dogs can’t come close to her ideal of “A Dog Who’s Always Welcome”. The book gives you a “could be” image but minimal training guidance to get there and proof…
5.0 out of 5 stars
A useful and well-written guide
This book is a valuable resource for those seeking the pleasures and rewards of owning a well-behaved dog.
i first saw this book when i was at a local book store and being a professional dog trainer, it peaked my interest. i only read a little in the store but thought it so good i went and ordered it on amazon (r). the rest of the book was anything but a disappointment. the author presents the techniques that professional service and therapy dog trainers use for socializing their working dogs in an easy to understand and use format for the average pet owner. there are many classes and instructors out there that spend most of their time teaching the all important sit, stay, heel exercises to students but when it comes to socialization they spend about 5 minutes or so simply saying to expose your dog to as many new situations and dogs as possible so they wont be afraid of them later. few people really understand the ART of socialization and how to develop a productive plan for socializing your dog. this book does not only that but also gives information on testing dogs to find out what the social “problem areas” might be so an extra emphasis can be placed on working through those issues. the book also gives great information on how a much deeper, more rewarding relationship with their dogs pet owners can have if their dogs are socialized well enough and have the “manners” to acompany them in to dog friendly public places. using service dog training as a model for the ideal companion dog . i think this book is a must for any trainer teaching pet and puppy classes and a great resource for any pet owner looking for more out of their relationship with their dog.
in the sample i read, lorie long has ‘got it’ as far as socialization. i can’t wait to read the rest. as a trainer for service dogs, i think i’ll learn some new ideas. thanks lori!