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Coaching People to Train Their Dogs

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A Resource Manual for Pet Dog Class Instructors Practical Information and expert advice for dog training instructors.

404 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

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Terry Ryan

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August 21, 2025
Great book that covers a lot of information. It uses a lot of references to science, including the sources, which I really like. While the book is a little bit old, it does use a lot of modern dog training, focusing on rewards rather than aversive tools, which makes most information still useful in the present. The only ‘downside’ of this book, is that the author seems to have real connections with the inventor of the gentle leader which often appears and seems like an add. I would recommend reading this book when you are a trainer, but I would not copy ideas without checking current science first. It did give me a couple of new insights.
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11 reviews
January 1, 2020
A must read for any trainer instructing group classes - this book is full of so much information on instructing and developing curriculum!
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June 29, 2020
This book gave me invaluable ideas during my dog training days.
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7 reviews
November 26, 2019
An excellent reference book for aspiring instructors of dog obedience classes as well as for current instructors and also a useful and interesting read for people who with their dogs attend dog obedience classes.
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April 6, 2014
The plans and dreams and dog training centers on a cloud I have now...I can't even tell you.
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December 20, 2013
This book has some good information in it about dog training. It is especially helpful for problem solving ways to help people manage their dogs when they do not want to train them.
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