How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want A

Why settle for anything less than a best friend? Every dog wants to perform -- and deservedly gain your love and affection. With Warren Eckstein's expert guidance, you can forget about frustration and disobedience, and enjoy years with a loyal, alert, and very happy dog! Here are wonderful insights, witty observations, and step-by-step advice for: * Communicating with your dog * Hassle-free housebreaking *The training ABCs -- from sitting to heeling and beyond * Diet, grooming, exercise and dentistry tips * Coping with canine old age * And much, much more! "Too bad Warren isn't a marriage counselor! If only he could do for husbands what he does for dogs!" Kathie Lee Gifford

Warren Eckstein is a noted pet psychologist and has worked with the animals of such celebrities as David Letterman, Cheryl Tiegs, and Lily Tomlin. He has his own nationally syndicated radio show telling owners how to best treat their pets. Warren and his co-author and wife, Andrea Eckstein, live on Long Island, New York, with their dogs, cats, pigs, and birds.

Andrea Eckstein co-wrote How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want with her husband, noted pet psychologist Warren Eckstein.

Introduction

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WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT YOU GET OUT

3

(11)

A Dog's Self-image

3

(7)

Does Fido Think?

10

(4)

IT'S OKAY TO TALK TO YOUR DOG

14

(27)

Doggy Dialogue

14

(6)

Doggy Dialogue--How Your Dog Talks to You

20

(1)

Doggy Dialogue--Body Language

21

(4)

Fido's Watching!

25

(1)

All Dogs Are Not Alike

25

(2)

The Fine Art of Doggy Dialogue--Verbalization

27

(2)

Body Language

29

(2)

How to Tell How Fluffy's Feeling

31

(6)

Be a Good Observer

37

(1)

Making Direct Eye Contact--A Must for a Highly Developed Relationship

37

(1)

Crawl Around on the Floor

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(1)

You Don't Have to Be a Psychic to Understand Your Dog

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(2)

WHY DOES FLUFFY DO THAT?

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(7)

Why Does Fluffy Pant?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Raise Her Front Paws?

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(1)

Why Does Fido Attach Himself to My Leg?

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(1)

Why Do Fido and Fluffy Sniff Each Other's Rear Ends?

42

(1)

Why Does Fluffy Lick My Hands, Face, Etc.?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Jerk Her Legs While She's Sleeping?

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(1)

Why Does Fido Like Having His Chest Stroked?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Roll in Filth?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Circle Before Lying Down?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Eat Grass?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Circle Before and Scratch the Ground After Defecating?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Chase Her Tail?

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(1)

Does Fluffy Smile?

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(1)

Why Does Fluffy Wag Her Tail?

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(1)

FIDO'S MENTAL HEALTH

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(32)

Recognizing Your Dog's Emotions

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(1)

Doggy Stress

49

(1)

Mental Stimulation for Good Mental Health

50

(1)

Don't Miss the Chance to Do One of the Most Important Things You Can Do for Your Dog

51

(1)

Doggy Depression--Is It Real or Are We Crazy?

52

(8)

Latchkey Dogs Left Alone All Day

60

(5)

Fido's Midlife Crisis

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(2)

Do Dogs Cry Emotional Tears?

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(2)

First-Dog Psychology--How to Introduce a Second Pet to Your Dog

69

(1)

Fighting Like Cats and Dogs? It Ain't Necessarily So!

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(10)

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM FIDO WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING

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(5)

The Question Most Commonly Asked by Parents-(and Grandparents)-to-Be

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(1)

Why Is This Sibling Rivalry Scenario So Prevalent?

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(1)

The Biggest Mistake--Not Planning Ahead

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(1)

My Seven Easy Steps to Ease the New Arrival

81

(4)

SEX AND THE SINGLE DOG

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(9)

The Best Sex Is No Sex

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(1)

The Ultimate Form of Birth Control--Spaying and Neutering

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(1)

Will Fixing Fido Create Better Behavior?

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(1)

Misconceptions About Spaying and Neutering

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(1)

When's the Big Day?

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(1)

Birth Control Alternatives

88

(1)

Oops! What Are Those Six Things Cuddled Up in the Back of the Closet?

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(1)

If You're Dead Set on Breeding...

89

(1)

Can Fido Be a Homosexual?

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(1)

Mounting, or What's Less Tastefully Called Humping

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(2)

Can Fluffy Be a Nymphomaniac?

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(1)

False Pregnancy

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(1)

One Final Piece of Advice

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(1)

CANINE KINDERGARTEN

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(35)

Get a Head Start on Fido's Education

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(2)

Lesson Number One: Potty Etiquette

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(1)

To Housebreak or Not to Housebreak--That Is the Question

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(1)

The Big Housebreaking Boo-boo

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(1)

The Key to Successful Housebreaking--Patience, Not Panic

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(1)

Confinement

100

(1)

Regulating Fido's System

101

(2)

Scheduling Fido and Yourself

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(1)

Accidents Will Happen

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(2)

Fido Refuses to "Go" Outdoors

106

(1)

Paper-Training

107

(2)

All Potty Problems Are Not the Same

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(1)

Believe It or Not, Fluffy Is Not Trying to Be Spiteful

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(3)

Changing Fluffy From an Outdoor Dog to an Indoor Dog

112

(1)

Senior Fluffy Has Lapses

113

(1)

Praising Fluffy

113

(1)

If You Must Correct Fluffy...

114

(1)

Some Words for Moral Support

114

(1)

Lesson Number Two: Teaching Fido to Walk on a Leash

115

(4)

Step-by-Step Instructions for Stepping Out with Fido

119

(1)

Step One: Purchasing the Right Outfit

119

(2)

Step Two: Fido's Introduction to a Collar

121

(1)

Step Three: Fido's Introduction to a Leash

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(2)

Step Four: Let Fido Decide Where You're Going

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(1)

Step Five: Going Where You Want To Go

124

(2)

Step Six: Stepping Out with Fido

126

(1)

Helpful Hints If Fido's the Nervous Type

127

(1)

A Few Final Words of Advice

128

(1)

CANINE KINDERGARTEN, PHASE TWO: THE DOGGY ALPHABET

129

(41)

The Doggy Alphabet

129

(2)

The Keys to Successful Obedience Training

131

(1)

What About Hand Signals?

132

(1)

The Three Biggest Training Mistakes to Avoid

132

(1)

The Training Sessions--When and How Long?

133

(1)

Now It's Time for You to Learn: The, Obedience Correction

134

(1)

Heel

135

(5)

Teaching Fido to Heel--The About-Turn Method

140

(2)

Problems with the Heel Command

142

(2)

A Final Word of Advice

144

(1)

Sit

144

(4)

The Automatic Sit

148

(2)

Stay

150

(5)

Down

155

(5)

Come

160

(6)

Coming Off the Leash

166

(1)

"Rope-a-Dope" and Other Games that Can Try Your Nerves

166

(1)

Come From Motion

167

(1)

Using a Longe Line

168

(1)

One Final Piece of Advice When Teaching Fluffy Her ABCs

168

(2)

THE MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS

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(28)

The Shake Can

171

(1)

Chewing

171

(6)

Mouthing

177

(2)

Stealing

179

(1)

Hole Digging

180

(1)

Jumping on People

181

(4)

Jumping on Furniture and Other Household Items

185

(1)

Lack of Table Manners

186

(1)

Fear of Noise

187

(3)

The Other Noise Problem--Excessive Barking

190

(3)

Aggression, Growling, and Biting

193

(5)

DOGGY AEROBICS, CANINE CALISTHENICS, AND FIDO'S PHYSICAL FITNESS

198

(9)

Exercise Isn't Just for Fat Dogs

198

(1)

Overweight Dogs Are a Priority and Owners Need to Clean Up Their Acts

199

(1)

Taking Action

200

(3)

Doggy Massage

203

(4)

ON THE ROAD WITH AND WITHOUT FIDO

207

(29)

Traveling with Fido

207

(8)

Can Fluffy Fly?

215

(2)

Traveling on Trains and Buses

217

(1)

Tranquilizers

218

(1)

Psychologically Desensitize Fido

219

(1)

Once You've Arrived at Your Destination

219

(2)

Is Everyone Ready to Go?

221

(1)

Happy Canine Car Travel

222

(4)

Selecting a Carrier

226

(3)

Desensitize Fido to the Car

229

(3)

Choosing a Boarding Facility

232

(3)

A Tearful Good-bye

235

(1)

FIDO'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN

236

(33)

Doggy Denistry

236

(4)

You Could Be Killing Your Dog

240

(3)

Fido's Diet and Nutrition

243

(4)

Doggy Makeovers

247

(7)

The Heimlich Maneuver

254

(1)

Getting a Second Opinion

255

(2)

Holistic Medicine, Acupuncture, and Chiropractic

257

(3)

Senior-Citizen Dogs Need Special Care: What You Can Do to Extend Your Pet's Life

260

(5)

Emotional Aids to Keep the Older Dog Feeling Young

265

(2)

Be a True-Blue Friend

267

(2)

THE FINAL GOOD-BYE

269

(2)

When It's Time to Say Good-bye

269

(2)

THE NEXT HELLO

271

(2)

Paws Through the Shelter Bars

271

(2)

Index

273

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How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want A Loving Approach to Unleashing Your Dog's Astonishing Potential

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