This fun and informative guide is packed with expert advice that will transform a difficult or even dangerous dog into a well-adjusted, loving friend. Readers will learn to work with their dog's natural behavioral instincts using a fair and thoughtful training method that includes TTouch bodywork, and exercises. Practical step-by-step instructions, clear photographs and helpful tips demonstrate effectively how to create a happy, safe family pet.
This was an OK dog-training book, I guess. Let me say first off that we have two dogs, Daisy, a Parson Russell terrier who has no interest in being trained, and Sam, a golden retriever mix who wants more than anything else to be a Good Boy. (The book, unfortunately didn’t tackle the question of working with more than one dog at a time.) Anyway, there’s an introduction here to clicker training, and to “T-touches,” and the first half of the book gives pretty good instruction on how to use those tools to work with your dog. The last section goes into some pretty elaborate tricks, like what you’d teach your dog if you were going to have him in competitions—that didn’t interest me at all.