Big dog, small dog
Book - 2021
"Dog behaviour expert Selina McIntyre uses a natural and direct method, helping humans understand how dogs deal with things like fear, change and anxiety"--
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- Published
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Auckland, New Zealand :
HarperCollinsPublishers
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-390).
- ISBN
- 9781775541615
- Introduction
- 1. My story
- 2. The puppy makes the dog
- Choosing a puppy
- Your pup's personality
- How to socialise your pup
- Puppy classes
- 3. Dogs are body language masters
- Lessons in training
- 'Sit'
- 'Come' - the recall
- 'Stay'
- Calm time
- Some general training tips
- Licking
- 'Leave'
- Daily enrichment for mental stimulation
- 4. The outside world
- Dogs and cats
- 'Watch'
- Fixation
- Pent-up energy
- The walk
- Walking on the lead
- Fear of strangers
- 5. Leadership, status and rank
- Leadership
- Status displays start early
- Rank signals
- Bossy behaviour
- Dogs jumping up on people
- 6. The challenge of consistency
- Consistency within the family
- Commands
- The way a command is given
- Chewing and other destructive behaviour
- Stress in dogs
- Tail chasing
- Food stealing
- Dogs scavenging when left alone
- 7. Fear and anxiety
- Mouthing and nipping
- Barking
- 'Quiet'
- Safety of children around dogs
- Signs of fear in a dog
- Signs of overt aggression in a dog
- Reducing noise aversion
- Desensitisation
- Separation anxiety
- 8. Multi-dog households
- Hierarchy
- Toilet training
- Dogs hiding
- Dogs running out the gate
- Young dogs with older dogs
- The benefits of having two dogs
- Territorial aggression
- Dogs chasing bikes
- Dogs on leads
- 9. Sure, we've got a working dog, but we have a large property
- Choosing the right breed
- Different lines of the breed
- Dog-to-dog aggression
- Preventing and responding to aggression
- Training your dog to deal with aggression
- The importance of play
- The dog park
- Dog sports
- 10. Our kids have all flown the nest, our dog is our baby
- Empty nesters
- Protectiveness in the car
- The crate
- Aggression towards strangers
- Growling
- 11. Small dogs and big dogs
- What the small dog is allowed to do but his big brother is not
- Small dogs and big dogs are not always friends ...
- Puppy farms
- Inter-dog aggression between dogs in the same household
- Dog-training collars
- Easing anxiety
- 12. Best laid plans ...
- Desexing/neutering
- Predatory aggression
- Keeping your dog fit
- Fear impact periods
- 13. The effects of change on dogs
- Rushing at visitors
- Barking at the television
- 'Mat'
- Changes that can affect your dog
- Change can result in dogs being left with rescue organisations
- 14. If we can do this, we can do a baby, right?
- Mouthing and tugging at the lead
- Crate training
- Chasing shadows
- Bringing a little human into your pack
- How your dog might react to a new baby
- Make your baby positive to your dog
- 'Shoo' or 'Go away'
- If your dog growls or snaps at your baby
- Poor-quality diet
- Resource guarding
- 'Drop'
- 15. I'm not as fit as I once was but I thought I'd manage
- Older people and dogs
- Dog breeds for older people
- 16. Old dog, new tricks
- Working with senior dogs
- Endnote
- Bibliography