What All Good Dogs Should Know: The Sensible Way to Train

146 Pages·2008·5.213 MB·English

by  Jack Volhard

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What All Good
Dogs Should Know
The Sensible Way
to Train
Second Edition
Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett
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What All Good
Dogs Should Know
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To our teachers:
all the dogs who have taught us how to train
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What All Good
Dogs Should Know
The Sensible Way
to Train
Second Edition
Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Volhard, Joachim.
What all good dogs should know : the sensible way to train /
Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett. —2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-470-14679-8
1. Dogs—Training. 2. Dogs—Behavior. I. Bartlett, Melissa. II. Title.
SF431.V65 2008
636.7'0887—dc22
2007028199
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
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Second Edition
Book design by Erin Zeltner
Cover design by José Almaguer
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services
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Contents
About the Authors ix
1 Why Train Your Dog and When to Start 1
WHAT IS A GOOD DOG? 2
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING? 3
WHEN TO BEGIN TRAINING 6
BUILDING TRUST 9
CONSISTENCY IS KEY 11
TAKING CHARGE 12
WHERE TO TRAIN 14
2 A Personality Profile for Your Dog 15
BEHAVIORS IN EACH DRIVE 15
YOUR DOG’S PERSONALITY 17
NOW WHAT? 20
BRINGING OUT DRIVES 20
PRACTICAL APPLICATION 22
3 How Your Dog Thinks 25
CAN YOUR DOG READ YOUR MIND? 25
“READING” YOUR DOG 25
INTERPRETING YOUR DOG’S BODY POSTURES 29
HOW YOUR DOG LEARNS 33
WHO IS TRAINING WHOM? 33
4 A “Baby-sitter” for Your Dog 39
ADVANTAGES OF A CRATE 39
SELECTING A CRATE 41
INTRODUCING YOUR DOG TO THE CRATE 41
GETTING YOUR DOG USED TO THE CRATE 42
A WORD OF CAUTION 44
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5 Housetraining 45
HOUSETRAINING YOUR PUPPY 45
DEALING WITH ACCIDENTS 51
6 Sit and Stay 53
JUMPING ON PEOPLE 53
SAFETY 55
COMMANDS TO BE TAUGHT 56
7 Go Lie Down 67
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO LIE DOWN ON COMMAND 67
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO REMAIN IN PLACE 71
TEACHING THE GO LIE DOWN COMMAND 72
8 Walking Your Dog 75
LEASH-TRAINING YOUR DOG 76
TEACHING YOUR DOG NOT TO PULL 76
STILL NOT GETTING IT? 80
9 Coming When Called 83
RULE 1: EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE 83
RULE 2: BE NICE TO YOUR DOG WHEN HE COMES TO YOU 83
RULE 3: TEACH YOUR DOG TO COME WHEN CALLED
AS SOON AS YOU BRING HIM HOME 84
RULE 4: WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP YOUR DOG ON LEASH 84
RULE 5: ALWAYS TOUCH HIS COLLAR BEFORE YOU
REWARD WITH A TREAT OR PRAISE 85
THE GAME OF COMING WHEN CALLED 85
GOING OUTSIDE 87
ADDING DISTRACTIONS 88
10 Leave It 93
STEP 1 95
STEP 2 95
STEP 3 96
STEP 4 97
STEP 5 98
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11 The Rescued Dog 101
THE SHY DOG 101
SEPARATION ANXIETY 106
OVERPROTECTIVENESS 108
RESOURCE GUARDING 109
12 Objectionable Behavior 113
YOUR OPTIONS 113
WHY DOES YOUR DOG DO IT? 116
WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR 122
Epilogue 127
Bibliography 128
Index 129
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