How to be the Leader of the Pack...And have Your Dog Love You For It. ("How to" booklets from Dog's Best Friend)
by: Patricia B. McConnell
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Learn how to love your dogs without spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation. This booklet clarifies how to be a benevolent leader and avoid aggression related to fear or dominance. If you want to be a natural leader to your pack and teach your dog that being polite is fun, this book tells you how to do it in a peaceful, kind way. The ideas and exercises in this booklet are based on the way dogs communicate with each other, so they are highly effective and easy for your dog to understand. An essential part of any canine library!
Learn how to love your dogs without spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation. This booklet clarifies how to be a benevolent leader and avoid aggression related to fear or dominance. If you want to be a natural leader to your pack and teach your dog that being polite is fun, this book tells you how to do it in a peaceful, kind way. The ideas and exercises in this booklet are based on the way dogs communicate with each other, so they are highly effective and easy for your dog to understand. An essential part of any canine library!
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Book
Wish I had this book when I first got my dog.Made a lot of mistakes in the beginning and paid for it.Biggest mistake was not taking the role of pack leader and as a result was challenged quite a bit.Fortunately, after watching a lot a dog training programs prior to reading this book,it reinforced what I had already learned and now practice from the television.Had I gotten this book first, I would have saved on a lot time in front of the tube.
Anyway, this is a great little ... Read More
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- Solid advice for understanding your dog
The book provides good advice for training your dog especially if you have a dog with aggression or other tough behavior issues.
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- Not worth paying for
The information in this PAMPHLET is in all of her books so not even worth paying for. Altho I love her approach to training and she has much helpful info in all of her books I felt this was just an effort to get a few bucks extra.
Rating: - Great Little Book~ Perfect for the new dog owner
This is a wonderful book for Dog Trainers to recommend or give to their clients & students for their first lesson or class. Patricia McConnell is great and this book gets right to the point and is small enough for a new student to read and not be overwhelmed with too much training theory and long explanation. Worth reading for the experienced trainer also.
Rating: - Good pamplet for the clueless
This pamphlet has 12 briefly explained points on how to be the leader of your dog. Most of them are obvious. Actually there wasn't a single thing in this pamphlet that taught me something new. You can learn all of this through a google search of NILF (nothing in life is free).Some of the tips are: don't alpha roll your dog, initiate play and end it, teach your dog to heel, don't let your dog demand attention. Most people know these things, I think? I knew the pamphlet was short but I thought it ... Read More
- Great BookWish I had this book when I first got my dog.Made a lot of mistakes in the beginning and paid for it.Biggest mistake was not taking the role of pack leader and as a result was challenged quite a bit.Fortunately, after watching a lot a dog training programs prior to reading this book,it reinforced what I had already learned and now practice from the television.Had I gotten this book first, I would have saved on a lot time in front of the tube.
Anyway, this is a great little ... Read More
- Solid advice for understanding your dogThe book provides good advice for training your dog especially if you have a dog with aggression or other tough behavior issues.
- Not worth paying forThe information in this PAMPHLET is in all of her books so not even worth paying for. Altho I love her approach to training and she has much helpful info in all of her books I felt this was just an effort to get a few bucks extra.
- Great Little Book~ Perfect for the new dog ownerThis is a wonderful book for Dog Trainers to recommend or give to their clients & students for their first lesson or class. Patricia McConnell is great and this book gets right to the point and is small enough for a new student to read and not be overwhelmed with too much training theory and long explanation. Worth reading for the experienced trainer also.
- Good pamplet for the cluelessThis pamphlet has 12 briefly explained points on how to be the leader of your dog. Most of them are obvious. Actually there wasn't a single thing in this pamphlet that taught me something new. You can learn all of this through a google search of NILF (nothing in life is free).Some of the tips are: don't alpha roll your dog, initiate play and end it, teach your dog to heel, don't let your dog demand attention. Most people know these things, I think? I knew the pamphlet was short but I thought it ... Read More
