DogPerfect

Sarah Hodgson

Description

The bestselling dog training guide - revised edition

Are you at the end of your leash with your dog? Tried everything and nothing seems to work? Don't give up hope-your dog can learn with the simple, proven training methods in this book. DogPerfect has helped thousands of dog owners transform their rowdy canines into well-behaved companions. Now, dog trainer Sarah Hodgson has refined her easy-to-follow, upbeat guide. Up-to-date chapters cover everything you need to know, step by step-from how your dog learns obedience basics to housetraining to dealing with anxiety.

Your dog will learn how to Sit, Stay, Settle Down, Come and Heel like the well-mannered companion you want him to be. DogPerfect is a positive, unintimidating guide that can help any dog owner-especially when the pooch in question is less than perfect. You'll discover how to:
* Use clicker, target and point training to spice up your lessons
* Stop your dog from pulling you down the street
* Teach your dog to Sit while greeting company
* Play fun and instructional games with your dog
* Handle problem barking, chewing, jumping and much more!
Acknowledgments.

A Welcoming Wag.

Why Bother Training?

1. Who Is My Dog and How Does He Learn?

2. Tools of the Trade.

3. The Teaching Lead and Other Training Strategies.

4. Starting Off on the Right Paw.

5. Basics for Your Best Friend.

6. Out and About.

7. Your Off-Lead Companion.

8. The Encyclopedia of Canine Etiquette.

Appendix.

Puppies.

Kids and Dogs.

Multi-Dog Households.

References.

Names to Know in the Dog World.

Sujets

• Pets
• Sarah Hodgson
• Dogs

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 21 avril 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470326046
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

DogPerfect
S E C O N D E D I T I O N
The User-Friendly Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog

A Quick, Fun and Easy Approach
Simple Steps You Can Apply to Everyday Life
User-Friendly Terminology
An Entire Encyclopedia of Canine Etiquette
BY SARAH HODGSON
To Job Michael Evans ,
My mentor and friend
As long as we remember, you ll never die .
Copyright 2003 by Sarah Hodgson. All rights reserved.
Howell Book House
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Hodgson, Sarah.
DogPerfect : the user-friendly guide to a well-behaved dog / by Sarah Hodgson.- 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-7645-2499-2 (alk. paper)
1. Dogs-Training. 2. Dogs-Behavior.-I. Title: Dog perfect. II. Title.
SF431.H728 2003
636.7887-dc21
2002156455
Manufactured in United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Second Edition
Book design by Marie Kristine Parial-Leonardo
Cover design by Jos Almaguer
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

A Welcoming Wag

Why Bother Training?

1 Who Is My Dog and How Does He Learn?

Dog Psychology 101

The Leadership Principle

The Attention Factor

Doglish

The Same, Only Different

Personality Profiles

Breed Differences

Drives

The Age Issue

2 Tools of the Trade

Dressing for the Occasion

The Snack Pack

Treat Cups

Jingle Jar

Cool Collars and Other Friendly Restraints

The Gentle Leader

Neck Collars

Body Harness

Leads and Leashes

The Teaching Lead Transformer

The Short Lead

The Flexi-leash

Long Lines

Canine Containment

Indoor Containment

Outdoor Containment

Car Control

Other Essentials

Flat Mats and Cozy Beds

Chew Toys and Bones

3 The Teaching Lead and Other Training Strategies

The Teaching Lead Method

Leading

Anchoring

Stationing

Doggie Breaks

Clicker Happy Training

Lure Training

Targeting

Point Training

4 Starting Off on the Right Paw

The Power of Praise

The Conversational Technique

The Magic Seven

Sit

Buddy Let s Go!

Excuse Me

Buddy

Wait and OK

Nope

Settle Down

Universal Discipline

The Passive Director

The Active Director

The Grab-and-Go

The Noise Maker

The Runaway

Playing With Your Dog

Good Games

Bad Games

5 Basics for Your Best Friend

Heel

Tell and Show

Ask and Appreciate

Request and Enforce

Stay

Tell and Show

Ask and Appreciate

Request and Enforce

Down

Tell and Show

Ask and Appreciate

Request and Enforce

Come

Tell and Show

Ask and Appreciate

Request and Enforce

Stand-Stay

Stand-Stay With Treats or a Toy

Stand-Stay Without Treats

Game Gallery

Fancy Fetching

Four-Footed Fax

Happy Heel

High Five

Jumping Jimminy

Paw, Please

Puppy Ping Pong

Quick Down

Rollin , Rollin , Rollin

Simon Says Speak

Sneak-n-Seek

Sniff-n-Snarf .

6 Out and About

Going Public

Car Manners

Once You Get There

Greeting People

Greeting Dogs

Entering Buildings

Curb Etiquette

Grates and Other Scary Objects

Impressing Your Veterinarian

Going for an Overnight Visit

7 Your Off-Lead Companion

Off-Lead Psychology

New Equipment for Learning Right

Using the Long Line

The Check-In

Name

Wait

Sit

Down

Come

Using the Flexi-Leash

Name

Wait

Sit-Stay

Heel

Nope

Emergency Down

Using the Tree Station

Using the Indoor Drag Lead

Using the Short Lead

Off-Lead Wrap-Up

8 The Encyclopedia of Canine Etiquette

Aggression

Eight Types of Aggression

A Closer Look at Dominant Aggression

A Closer Look at Territorial Aggression

A Closer Look at Protective Aggression

A Closer Look at Predatory Aggression

A Closer Look at Spatial Aggression

A Closer Look at Fear-Induced Aggression

A Closer Look at Dog-to-Dog Aggression

A Closer Look at Psychotic Aggression

The Last Word on Aggression

Barking

Attention Barking

Startle Barking

Defensive Barking

Play Barking

Frustration Barking

Sound and Motion Barking

Chasing

Car Chasing

People Chasing

Cat Chasing

Child Chasing

Chewing

Digging

Garbage Grabbing

Housebreaking

Four Steps to Get You Started

Preventing Accidents

A Housebreaking Schedule

Inedible Ingestion (Pica)

Jumping

What Kind of Jumper Are You?

Mounting

Nipping/Mouthing

Young Puppies

Mature Puppies

Runaway Dog

Separation Anxiety

Stimulated Sprinkling

Stool Swallowing (Coprophagia)

Other Creatures Stools

The Dog s Own Stools

Timidity

Objects

People

Play Dates or Puppy School

Thunder

Appendix

Puppies

Puppies and Babies

Puppies Under 12 Weeks

It s a Puppy

Have Fun

Socialization

Snowflakes

Needs

A Puppy Needs Chart

Maturity

Kids and Dogs

Help!

Cool Sayings and Catchy Phrases

Attention, Attention!

Teasing

Dog Stress?

Caring for the Family Dog

Multi-Dog Households

A Dog Is a Dog, But

Hierarchy

Privileges

Almost Twins

Different Ages

Discipline

Is Wrestling OK?

The Name Game

Feeding

Toy Wars

Dog Fights

References

Names to Know in the Dog World
Acknowledgments
Thanks to my publisher and editor, Dale Cunningham, who got all rolled into one for this rewrite.
A quick note of deep appreciation for the many great theorists and teachers who have influenced me, and have in turn touched the lives of the dogs and people I teach: Karen Pryor for her clicker work, Sue Sternberg for her ongoing shelter dog work and theories on aggression, Jack and Wendy Volhard and others-Carol Benjamin, Job Evans and my first teacher, Mickey Niego.
My clients, both dogs and people, are too many to name personally. My apologies! You have been my learning source as much as I ve been your teacher. I m lucky to have found you.
Thanks to the many people, from past clients to good-hearted veterinarians, pet supply stores, groomers and other trainers, who have kept my name in circulation. I would not be where I am, professionally, without you.
My friends and family. Four-legged and two. Thanks for keeping me sane.
A Welcoming Wag
When my publisher approached me to update DogPerfect , I jumped at the chance! Having written the first edition in 1995, I knew my teaching style and theories had evolved, but I had no idea how much! The biggest change? I have adopted a more cheerful, positive flair. I ve evolved into a YES teacher rather than a NO trainer, using anything and everything to encourage good behavior. And everyone seems to be enjoying the process even more!
One gigantic epiphany? That everybody, human and dog alike, likes attention for doing something right. ( Gee, Mom, that was a great dinner. What a great job you did mowing the lawn. Thank you for helping out. You re the best kid in the world! ) Rather than addressing a dog when he misbehaves, the time has come to focus first on the good stuff and on teaching a mutual language: Good dog for chewing your bone. Good sit! Good stay! Three cheers for chasing your ball. As the accolades for good behaviors continue, a dog builds a strong sense of what he can do right and a good feeling about being with people. When situations arise that need refocusing (inappropriate chewing, jumping, accidents and so forth), this approach allows for discouragement with positive redirection! The training ends on a high note, not with isolation or frustration.
Are some of you crossed-eyed now, thinking, My dog never does anything right! ? Start to look for the little stuff. When your dog is asleep or stretching, chewing a bone or eating a meal, praise that. Be creative!
Before we jump in, however, I want to clear the air about something. There is no such thing as DogPerfect, no single animal who embodies it all. In fact, there are as many ideals of perfection in dogs as there are in people. Perfection, when it comes right down to it, is a very personal thing.
Whether your goals are short-term problem-solving or long-term off-lead control, with a dog or a