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Your Outta Control Puppy: How to Turn Your Precocious Pup Into a Perfect Pet
Your new puppy is totally outta He chews your shoes and furniture, uses your carpet as a bathroom, and wakes up the neighbors. You got this cute little pup to enjoy the benefits of canine comapnionship, but it's not working out the way you planned. You don't know if you can take it anymore---You need help! Your Outta Control Puppy offers assistance to owners whose lives have been turned upside down by their puppy and helps build a better relationship between dog and owner. It offers step-by-step instructions on how to control common puppy misbehaviors that make living with your puppy a challenge, such ---Housetraining ---Chewing ---Barking ---Nipping and biting ---Jumping up
160 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2003
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November 4, 2015
5 Words: short, informative, puppy, training, ideas
Why am I reading this?
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This is a short but informative book about how to train your puppy in various ways, from crate training to house training, lead walking to simple tricks. Written in an informal manner, it makes you giggle a little and the anecdotes and questions remind you that everyone with a puppy has to face the same issues.
It is a little short though, and so the information is rather restricted. It's good for a quick guide so you know what to look for in other books or a refresher if you already know the stuff. In this case I read it as a refresher and it reminded me of a few things I forgot.
Why am I reading this?
Meet Belle:
This is a short but informative book about how to train your puppy in various ways, from crate training to house training, lead walking to simple tricks. Written in an informal manner, it makes you giggle a little and the anecdotes and questions remind you that everyone with a puppy has to face the same issues.
It is a little short though, and so the information is rather restricted. It's good for a quick guide so you know what to look for in other books or a refresher if you already know the stuff. In this case I read it as a refresher and it reminded me of a few things I forgot.
September 13, 2024
It's a decent enough puppy/dog training book, but it sure takes a while to get going. The first part of the book was on puppy growth and development, the various groupings of dog breeds according to the AKC, and dog training tips in general. I would've much preferred if it got right down to dealing with doggy bad habits.
Although there was some nice information about house training, crate training and dealing with biting or mouthing inappropriately, for the most part, these tips just flat out did not help with my dogs.
Specifically, they did not for:
* Pulling on the leash
* Barking like a lunatic
* Jumping up on me or other people. There's only one thing that solves that problem -- time. Puppies grow out of jumping up on people when they're about two years old. Funny how this little fact is rarely mentioned in dog training books.
There are some nice photos, but some are just generic without being helpful in any way. It would've been nice to see a pictorical step by step process. There was also a photo of a young puppy in a blocked off room in a house with a litter tray full of what looked like red cedar shavings. Red cedar shavings have been prove to be dangerous to guinea pigs and smaller rodents, so I can't think they's be any good for a two month old pup. The oils in cedar are strong, and often cause skin allergies and respiratory problems.
This is an okay book, but there are much better training books out there. Heck, even most YouTube videos on specific doggie problems are better.
Although there was some nice information about house training, crate training and dealing with biting or mouthing inappropriately, for the most part, these tips just flat out did not help with my dogs.
Specifically, they did not for:
* Pulling on the leash
* Barking like a lunatic
* Jumping up on me or other people. There's only one thing that solves that problem -- time. Puppies grow out of jumping up on people when they're about two years old. Funny how this little fact is rarely mentioned in dog training books.
There are some nice photos, but some are just generic without being helpful in any way. It would've been nice to see a pictorical step by step process. There was also a photo of a young puppy in a blocked off room in a house with a litter tray full of what looked like red cedar shavings. Red cedar shavings have been prove to be dangerous to guinea pigs and smaller rodents, so I can't think they's be any good for a two month old pup. The oils in cedar are strong, and often cause skin allergies and respiratory problems.
This is an okay book, but there are much better training books out there. Heck, even most YouTube videos on specific doggie problems are better.
February 11, 2010
A really good book for those of us with super active (read hyper and hard-headed) breeds. Very easy to read.
January 16, 2015
Good book and good tips, need to actually do it now.
April 13, 2014
I only bought this because it has a corgi on the front, but it was helpful.
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