The Beginner's Dog Training Guide: How to Train a Superdog, Step by Step

by Gwen Bailey

Unleash your dog's potential and build a rewarding relationship that will last a lifetime!

From walking on a loose lead to carrying the shopping, The Beginner's Dog Training Guide has everything you need to know to train your dog and ensure you have a happy canine companion. Choose the right dog breed for you and then keep your dog healthy by understanding their exercise, diet, and grooming needs. Follow clear, step-by-step explanations and illustrations to learn every aspect of owning and training a dog, from basic obedience to advanced tricks.


Expert advice accompanied by over 800 clear photographs provide a user-friendly visual guide to training your dog, by showing you exactly what to do. Filled with tips and tricks, this book will help you become the owner of a well-behaved, healthy, and happy dog!

This dog training book

-  An easy-to-follow approach to understanding dog behavior and dog training based on the latest research into canine intelligence
- Offers expert guidance on selecting the right dog for you, with a catalog of the most popular breeds
- Features behavioral analysis to help you understand what your dog is thinking
- More than 800 photographs provide clear visual guidance so you know exactly what to do to succeed with your dog

A must-have volume for families training their new pet, for first-time dog owners and experienced owners alike as well as those interested in training theory and dog psychology.
 
 

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 2022

About the author

Gwen worked for a leading UK national animal welfare charity from 1988-2002 and pioneered the use of dog behaviour knowledge in the rehoming of unwanted animals.

She was the first person to be appointed by a national animal welfare charity as a full time Animal Behaviourist, eventually heading a team of behaviourists.

Gwen has successfully solved behaviour problems in thousands of rehomed dogs, helping to prevent dogs with behavioural problems being passed from home to home and improving the rehoming success rate.

Gwen lectures at national and international conferences, runs training courses for staff at animal charities around the world and has written many books & education leaflets. She is a Trustee for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Reviews

[Becky Loader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good refresher.

[Polly · Rating 2 out of 5]

We bought this book to read before we got our puppy to use as a guide for training. Prior to the arrival of our pup, it seemed fine & sensible however it has turned out to be pretty useless.
The author claims in the text that everything is 'easy'. See, toilet training, sit, come when called, down, wait, sit at a distance, wave, spin, play dead, find the lost toy etc.
Perhaps it is easy for an experienced dog trainer but it's not true for everyone & there's no information to suggest at what age these techniques may be 'easy' to teach.
The information about toilet training is woefully inadequate - just one paragraph.
There's also too much information about different dog breeds which I don't think is necessary in a book on dog training.
The reason for two stars is that there's an interesting chapter called 'Building bonds' about how dogs think & thinking about things from the perspective of dogs.

[Max Balch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book!