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 enlarge | Authors: Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier
Publisher: Harmony
Category: Book
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 6963
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0307381668
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780307381668
ASIN: 0307381668
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
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 I have better communications with my dogs November 20, 2007
G. Deyell (Victoria, Australia)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Cesar Millan has again added knowledge and gave me have a better understanding of how I can transform my dog's life so that he may live the way he should, a balanced dog.
It is simple reading with good examples. It tells you how to overcome your issue by giving you practical advice so you can apply the theory to the practice. I took it upon myself from Cesar's theory of backpacks for dogs, so I bought two dog backpacks from the USA and they have been added to the variety of ways to drain the energy from the dogs while walking.
I am calmer, more assertive; we have rules, boundaries, and limitations. I have now; exercise, discipline and then affection. For the life of the ten year old dog he is now a changed dog as is his owner.
This is a MUST read book in conjunction with, `Cesar's Way'. I look forward to receiving and reading the next book due out in April 2008 which I have pre-ordered. Together with my two dogs we love watching the, `Dog Whisperer' every week night. I had to take photos to prove it.
Thank you for making me a better communicator with my dogs.
Refer to my other book review for, `Cesar's Way' as well.
His methods really work November 19, 2007
S. Bizier (Maine, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this book because I was adopting a puppy and already had an older dog that needed some work on her behavior. I started implementing some of Cesar's methods and noticed a difference in my 6 year old dog immediately. It's amazing to me how a dog can sense any type of tension, stress or weakness in their humans. This book is a wonderful tool in understanding your dog's needs and behaviors.
Better than the first book November 15, 2007
Karen Karnopp
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just finished reading the book so I haven't mastered all that Cesar says but I have learned a lot. I think if you don't agree with what he says it's because you youself don't want to change. I had to see my shortcoming and take responsibility of owning a contented dog. When I read Cesar's Way, I thought dogs were our babies. After reading this book, I now see my dog as a dog but in my heart she is still my baby. I didn't like walking for as long as Cesar says, (I still don't because I live where it can get pretty cold as well as hot and hunid) but I can see how much my dog enjoys it and she is so much more contented when we get back so I disipline myself to take the time to walk. It's good for me as well. I also like to use the calm assertive talk because it gets my dog's attention better than hollering or scolding. Since I just finished the book, I still have more work to do and I probably won't follow it to a T ( like walking EVERY day when it gets 20 below ) but all in all, Cesar is right---- exercise, disipline, and for me, to give lots and lots of affection makes a very contented dog. In our down time at night, my dog is right besides me sound asleep.
Great book November 14, 2007
Cristy S. Peeren (Lihue, HI United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Cesar's second book is a wealth of useful information. He not only discusses dog psychology, but tools and how to use them properly, what owners need to do to achieve a balanced dog, and which breeds have certain personality traits that affect your dog's behavior. This book is a "must have" for every dog owner.
A Better Book than Cesar's Way November 11, 2007
citywulf (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
98 out of 109 found this review helpful
Cesar Millan truly loves dogs and wants to make their lives better by teaching us how to interact with them in instinctual ways that they will understand and by showing us how to fulfill their true needs. His repeated reminder that dogs should not be humanized cannot be emphasized enough, nor his mantra of calm-assertive behavior (which excludes both pampering and hostility in equal measure). Anyone who has worked with groups of dogs at liberty knows the truth behind the words - dogs respect the one who carries him/herself with confidence and remains consistent and fair.
I also greatly admire that Mr. Millan has sought out professionals in behavior and positive reinforcement to increase his understanding. A willingness to continue one's education and expand one's knowledge is exceptional and commendable.
I hope he continues his quest for knowledge, because it still comes up short in some areas. His unfailing belief in "alpha always first" has been largely undermined by recent study. In several packs, members other than the alpha lead the hunt - a smart leader knows when to defer to superior skills. Wolves on the way to a hunt may disperse and regroup along the way - sniffing, playing, marking, and enjoying - until they are closer to their prey. Helen Thayer observed wolves switching off the lead position, sharing the arduous job of breaking trail through snow. Leadership is about guidance and good decisions, not about absolutes; therefore I cringe when he insists that the only "correct" way to walk a dog is to keep her behind or beside you, using "high collaring" or compulsion to do so. The correct way is whatever the leader decides, and if I want to defer to my dog to lead me out of the woods, that's my decision (and a smart one, given our relative navigation skills). I really don't care whether she is ahead, beside, or behind me, so long as she is not pulling and is paying attention.
He also continues to insist that positive reinforcement is fine for training behaviors, but ineffective for rehabilitation. Sadly, it appears he has only encountered trainers who don't properly implement the proven, effective method of counter-conditioning (pairing the trigger of a dog's fear or aggression with positive experiences to alter the association). CC does not involve simply throwing food or comfort at a dog who is already aggressing or reacting. Dogs are worked sub-threshold (at the level that does not set them off) and gradually worked closer and closer to the trigger. It is very nuanced, and can take a long time, but it certainly works when done correctly and is a valid option for people wanting to avoid physical methods. However, it certainly can and should be paired with "calm-assertive energy" in the handler, as so many of these problems are fear-based, and the dog can benefit from the handler's energy/attitude.
Sadly, this book, like its predecessor (this book being much better-organized and thought out than the original), will probably be demonized without justification. Mr. Millan so clearly emphasizes that all things are to be done in a calm, controlled, fair and pain-free manner that he simply cannot be compared to the compulsion trainers of the dark, not-so-distant past. He likewise advises that each person answer to his/her own conscious, particularly in deciding what "tools" to use. He makes far too many good points to place this book into the "bad" category, and I hope trainers who do not agree with his methods will read the book before vilifying it.
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