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 How to be your Dog's Best Friend August 28, 2007
Vera A. Northrup (Union, ME usa)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
When we adopted our black lab/shepard mix we sent for a copy of this book and felt that we successfully trained our dog using the monks' methods. Then our daughter (a school teacher) just got a purebred yellow lab so we obtained this particular copy of the book for her to use. She and her husband have read the book and using their methods of training. We and they are very happy with the results of the training of our dogs.
Your dog is a dog and not a human August 14, 2007
isala (Fairbanks, Alaska,, US)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Most other books about dogtraining have prettier pictures, and simpler advice. However, this book gives really exhaustive advice on how to train your dog in a way the dog understands and accepts. I also think that many other books about dogs anthropomizes the dogs. This one doesn't, it all the times reminds the reader that a dog is a dog (and 100% genetically wolf), and all the training is based on that fact. It is not denigrating to the dogs, rather it focuses on the dogs feelings and point of view, so, rather, it is more respectful of the dog.
There are some caveats with this book though: these guys raise big dogs, so, naturally, their advice works best with big, and more powerful dogs - like labradors. Secondly, this book does not really focus on puppies, so you might want a comeplementary book which deals with the art of raising puppies.
Excellent Book, Great Tips for Dog Training June 8, 2007
L. Macherey (Blacksburg, VA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is excellent, easy to read, has plenty of pictures to demonstrate methods, and the most important thing, the methods work! My dog would not heel no matter what method I tried, I took him to obedience training, and read a number of books for help. So I decided to buy this book, and within THREE MINUTES my dog was heeling like a pro using the Monks of New Skete's training methods. Now I no longer get dragged down the street while trying to walk my dog! They also have excellent exercise tips for your dog, many other training methods that can tackle a number of problems, and also a really great section on how to include your dog more in your daily life. Overall, EXCELLENT book and I would recommend this book to anybody who has a dog.
Train don't complain May 23, 2007
Nancy Anne (Illinois)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been a dog trainer for many years and this is one of two books that I suggest for people to read. A lot of knowledge in this book.
 Too many other better & more effective methods May 12, 2007
click (NY, NY USA)
4 out of 32 found this review helpful
When my dog was younger, I was advised that the best way to keep him from running into the street and in front of cars was to actually hit him with my car. That's right, hit my dog with my car- "not too hard, but enough to scare him so he won't forget it." That same person gave me this book and said it was the best for dog training. I doubt the car hitting advice is part of this book, but I never did finish reading it. I only needed to read a little to see that instilling fear and punishment were a large part of the Monks "technique". It was the same mentality as hitting my dog with my car. For me, I feel that there are a lot better ways to train a dog. There are a lot of misinformed people that think positive training means wimpy coddling. Its not, and other commenters here have already cited some books that are good examples.
The shelter system is already overflowing with dogs with "behavior" problems. Are there that many bad dogs? Or are some just the products of well-meaning but inexperienced owners that used heavy-handed punishment "training" because they got bad advice from a bad book?
Incidently, I normally donate any books I'm finished with, but not this one. I didn't want to be responsible for disseminating it any further. It went straight to the recycling bin, hopefully to be recycled in to something better..... like toilet paper.
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