Train Your Dog, Change Your Life: An Interactive Training Program For Individuals, Families, and Their Dogs

By Maureen Ross and Gary Ross

Book Overview

This forward-looking training book provides an accessible, positive reinforcement training method to replace the obedience methods of the past. Training is essential for dogs to live peacefully and happily among humans. If you're a dog owner who seeks to build trust rather than establish dominance, you'll appreciate this approach to training that emphasizes listening, observing, relaxation, self-help, change, and games. Chapters cover lifestyle management, body language and attitude, socialization, housetraining, nutrition and exercise, grooming for health and self-esteem, creativity and games, and other important lessons.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076456319X
• ISBN13: 9780764563195
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Reading and Learning

This book was very informative, easy to read with associating pictures. I especially liked how chapters 6 through 11 were broken into lesson plans (e.g.) Chapter Six, Lesson Plan:Week #1. Chapter 3, Recognizing Canine Calming Signals was very interesting. Twelve calming signals were introduced by the author in a manner that was easy to understand. I can see how this chapter is essential for training and observing other canines. I highly recommend this book for training your dog. No canine owner should be without it.

Great info for abused dogs.

I was given a 5month old German Shepard that had been abused verbally, and physically, no socializing, no housbreaking nothing. I purchased this book and started reading every part of it, I was determined to make this dog a good dog. It worked, everyone that knows my dog Ranger cannot believe the progress that was made with him. This book helps you think the way the dog thinks and is very helpful from that point of view. I would recommend this book for anyone who ownes a dog-----especially a puppy!!!!!! Thank you Moe & Gary Ross awesome job.

great dog book

Everything about this book is positive amd if you love your dog that's the way it should be. How nice to teach our puppy that the world is a great place and learning is fun!

Train Your Dog, Change Your Life

I found this book to be extremely helpful and easy to read with "down to earth" information and examples. To reinforce the information, there are also very helpful "homework" assignments that are easy to incorporate into a very hectic schedule. Results were obvious within the first two weeks - my puppy suddenly started listening and responding just the way I wanted him to! THANK YOU!!!

Great training manual

I found this book to be very informative and easy to read. It gave me a better understanding of my own two dogs [ German Sheperds 10 and 11/2 years old ] how to read there body signals and the way they interact with each other, people, and every- day situations they are exposed to. Also the importance of socializing your dog to make him or her a good canine citizen and a safe and loving member of your family. It's obvious that the authors are very knoledgeable and put alot of thought and time into creating this training manual. If you have or are thinking about getting a dog I highly reccomend getting this book.