The Evans Guide for Housetraining Your Dog

by Job Michael Evans

Book Overview

One Important Reason for the success of the human/dog relationship is the dog's ability to adapt to human environments and requirements. Housetraining is a prime example, but when humans humanize housetraining, points out the Evans Guide, the result is havoc. Now, for all puppies and older dogs and their owners, celebrated dog trainer Job Michael Evans presents a sensible, effective approach to do the job once, fast and right. The author's Access...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876055420
• ISBN13: 9780876055427
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Most effective house-training book I've seen

Clearest, easiest, most effective house-training book I've seen. I had a lot of trouble house-training my dog: it was my first dog, and a shelter puppy, plus I had a roommate trying to housetrain a dog of his own and we didn't see eye-to-eye on how to do housetraining. Difficult situation: it dragged on for months, with ruined carpets etc. I picked up this book, and I swear resolved the situation very quickly after that. Good stuff.

This book should go home with EVERY new puppy!!

Of all the dog housebreaking books on the market, this one is far and away one of the best. It is written in Job Michael Evans' usual manner...intelligent, without boring the first-time dog owner with technical jargon; lighthearted and funny (and we need all the humor we can get when housebreaking!); and best of all...he realizes that REAL people with JOBS buy puppies!! Some authors expect the average dog owner to put their pup out every two or three hours - and suggest that you're a failure as an owner if you don't!!! When I was teaching dog training classes, this book was 'required reading'. My dogs are usually housebroken in about 2 weeks with his methods. Start with a healthy puppy from a responsible, caring breeder, add this book and a great Puppy Kindergarten trainer...and you'll get through the rough parts of puppy raising with minimal stress - and minimal damage to your carpets!! :-) I own, exhibit and occasionally breed Rhodesian Ridgebacks - and I send this book home with every puppy-buyer a few weeks before the puppy goes it's new home.

wonderful, thought provoking book

Not only does this book explain how to train your dog, it explains WHY you should do it this way. After reading this book I thought about every "untrainable" dog I have known and could see the mistakes that the owners had made in their attempts to train them. We are getting a new puppy soon, and am delighted to have this information to guide me.

This book puts an end to all the POOP!

This has been one the the most useful book I've read on housetraining your dog. Micheal Evans makes it so easy to understand how to properly housetrain your loveable fuzz ball. I love the way he explains the psychology of how to quickly and easily let your dog know who's the boss (Alpha), and how to get your dog to "do his business" where you want it to be done. He also has a great chapter on feeding schedules and what your dog should be eating and avoiding. I was able to use advice from his book the same day I bought it and got positive results that very same day. This is a "must read" and "must use" book for those who want to housetrain their dogs the right way!

Evans knows what he's talking about!

As a breeder of large-type Airedale terriers, I am constantly asked for good sources of house training material. This book is it! It is very easy to understand, and Evans' topics are readily applicable to novice trainers as well as "experts". He injects humor into his writing, and gives excellent examples, as well as the reasoning behind why dogs do what they do. He correctly places the blame, if you will, of a dog's poor behavior where it most often lies--with the owner. He then corrects the owner by using common-sense reasoning and provides the support for training success. Pertinent topics covered include submissive urinating and unwanted leg lifting. His experience as a dog breeder shows through; his experience as a dog trainer and his program should give even the most inexperienced dog owner effective results.