Teach yourself visually dog training

Sarah Hodgson

Book - 2006

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Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Pub 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Sarah Hodgson (-)
Physical Description
242 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780471749899
  • Chapter 1. Your Dog's Worldview
  • Dogs Have Personality, Too
  • Test Your Dog's Personality
  • Get a Proper Education
  • Chapter 2. Learning to Speak Doglish
  • Understand Pack Theory
  • Understand Your Dog's Motivation
  • Play on the Same Team
  • Encourage More Than You Discourage
  • Learn to Interpret Doglish
  • Read Your Dog's Postures
  • Develop Sensory Awareness
  • Understand Cause and Effect
  • Chapter 3. Training Tools
  • Creative Confinements
  • Mats and Beds
  • Toys and Chews
  • Measure Your Dog for a Collar or Harness
  • Training Collars
  • Leashes
  • Containment Leads
  • Teaching Lead
  • Housetraining Aids
  • Irreplaceable Extras
  • Clicker Training
  • Chapter 4. Proofing and Prevention
  • Everyday Handling
  • Teaching Food-Bowl and Toy Acceptance
  • Interrupting Sleep
  • Being Around Children
  • Adapting to Environmental Sounds
  • Coping with Household Noises
  • Chapter 5. Puppy Kindergarten: Early Conditioning
  • Meeting Your Puppy's Needs
  • Say YES More Than NO and Say It Often
  • Structure Spaces
  • Condition Your Puppy to Wear a Collar and Leash
  • Introduce Stairs
  • Teach Early Manners
  • Discourage with EP, EP
  • Distract Your Puppy
  • Puppy Point
  • Chapter 6. Grade-School Lessons
  • The Magic Five
  • Leading
  • The Concept of NO
  • Discourage Chewing with NO
  • Other Uses for NO
  • Point Training
  • HEEL
  • DOWN
  • COME
  • STAND
  • SIT-STAY
  • DOWN-STAY
  • Fun Medleys
  • Chapter 7. The Invisible Leash
  • Practice Paying Attention
  • Hands-Free Control with a Short Lead
  • An Off-Lead Concept of NO
  • When Your Dog Breaks
  • Reinforce the Three Steps of COME
  • Know When to Trust Your Dog to COME
  • Avoid Overusing COME
  • Deal with Less-Than-Perfect Reactions to COME
  • Work Around Distractions
  • Train with a Retractable Leash
  • Work on a Ten-Foot Security Line
  • Use a Long Line
  • Emergency DOWN
  • Default Behavior
  • Chapter 8. Socialization Plus
  • People
  • Places
  • Other Dogs
  • Other Animals
  • Things
  • Surfaces
  • Stimulation
  • Chapter 9. Games and Tricks
  • Runaway Come
  • Two-Ball Toss
  • Treat Cup Name Game
  • Toy Along, Tag Along
  • Swing Toss
  • Soda Bottle Soccer
  • If You're Happy and You Know It
  • BOW
  • CRAWL
  • PAW
  • OVER
  • THROUGH
  • BRING
  • GIVE
  • SPEAK and SHHH
  • PLAY DEAD
  • Roll Over
  • Chapter 10. The Civilized Companion
  • Doorway Etiquette
  • Digging (If You Must)
  • Greeting
  • Housetraining
  • Mouthing
  • Chewing
  • Staying Off the Furniture (Or Not)
  • Visiting
  • Chapter 11. Crisis Management
  • Chasing
  • Destructive Chewing
  • Grab-and-Go
  • Leash Pulling
  • Housetraining Difficulties
  • Marking
  • Nipping
  • Jumping
  • Mounting
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Stool Swallowing
  • Stimulated Peeing
  • Timidity
  • Appendix A. Choosing the Right Breed
  • Choosing a Breed if You're Dogless
  • Selecting a Puppy
  • Selecting an Older Dog
  • Finding a Dog or a Puppy
  • Appendix B. Finding the Right Professionals
  • Choosing a Veterinarian
  • Finding Additional Help
  • Appendix C. Everyday Care and Concerns
  • Brush Your Dog
  • Nail Clipping and Bathing
  • Teeth, Eyes, and Ears
  • Other Important Healthcare Checks and Techniques
  • Have Your Dog Spayed or Neutered
  • Dietary Decisions
  • Different Forms of Dog Food
  • Appendix D. Kids and Dogs-from Coming Home to Everyday Living
  • Preparing for a New Baby
  • Kids and Dogs
  • Credits
  • Index