Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your DogThe book Dogwise recommends for all new pet parents because it is a complete training, puppy raising, problem-solving, and basic health guide for all ages of a dog's life. Written as a series of columns in Whole Dog Journal, it gives you information on day-to- day living with dogs in small, easily understood "bites." |
Contents
Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction | |
Key Behavior and Training Concepts | |
Understanding Your | |
The Key to Training | |
Who is Training Whom? | |
A Trainers Secret Weapon | |
PART TWO Puppy Training and Housetraining | |
Before You Get Your | |
Preventing and Overcoming Shyness | |
Bite Me Avoiding and Overcoming Aggression | |
Appropriate Chewing | |
Barking Up the Right Tree | |
Dont Leave Me Dealing With Separation Anxiety | |
Possession is NineTenths | |
Plays Well With Others | |
Break it Up Dog Fights | |
Starting Off On the Right | |
Housetraining Success | |
For Puppies and Older Dogs | |
The New Dog Owners Hope Chest | |
PART THREE Basic Training | |
Living With Humans | |
Sit Happens | |
Achieving Total Recall | |
Teach Your Dog to Leave It Alone | |
Wait a Bit Stay Awhile | |
Whether to Tether | |
Loosen Up Teach Your Dog to Heel | |
Does Your Dog Get | |
Right on Target | |
PART FOUR Preventing and Resolving Problem Behaviors | |
MY Human Canine Perspectives on Love Triangles | |
The High Energy | |
Canine Compulsive Disorders 30 When Felix Meets Fido | |
Kids and Dogs | |
PART FIVE The Dog Owners Toolbox | |
The SpayNeuter Decision | |
New Vaccination Protocols | |
Whats the Alternative | |
Collar Choices Tell On | |
Right and Wrong | |
King Kongs | |
All in a Days Care | |
Its Okay to | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog |
| Author | Pat Miller |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dogwise Publishing, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1929242158, 9781929242153 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Pets / Dogs / Training & Showing |
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