How can I train my dog?


Well-trained dogs are not created with magic. Such dogs are the product of an important investment made by their owners -- an investment in time, patience, and proven training programs.
Dog Talk - Preface

The key to this wonderful relationship is good canine manners. If your dog is out of control, his freedom is restricted, and your joy is diminished. In fact, at out-of-control dog is a downright nuisance. Herein lies what you need to understand about your dog, to become the owner he will respect and love, and to have a pet you can be proud of.
Dog Talk - Foreward - Honey Loring, M.A.Ed.




DOG TALK
Training your dog through
a canine point of view

authors: John Ross &
Barbara McKinney

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Table of Contents:

I. Before you begin training

how a dog thinks
puppyhood to old age
personality types & trainability
pack leader

II. training fundamentals

training tools
rewards and corrections
guilty or not-guilty

II. training programs

step-by-step program
sit - stand - stay - down
heel and come commands

IV. household manners

housebreaking - chewing
barking - biting - roaming

V. what every dog owner should know

choosing an obedience instructor
spaying and neutering
dealing with the loss of a pet
let's go for a swim

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