Training Your Dog : The Step-by-Step Manual

New Successful Techniques for Dog Training! Take eight private lessons from two of America's foremost obedience instructors and enjoy the same success achieved by the thousands of students who have attended the authors' classes and clinics. These training techniques incorporate the latest findings on canine behavior, and their instructions are based on scientific research on how people learn a new skill. Both are models of simplicity and clarity. The approach to dog training in this book differs radically from other training methods. It was developed for people who are starting out with their first dog, and for those who do not have the aptitudes of an expert trainer. It is designed to work successfully with small dogs, larger dogs, mixed breeds, purebreads, young dogs and old dogs. The book is enhanced by 132 illustrations and detailed explanations of how dogs learn, what dogs can learn, and the best time to start training. Common sense tips on dog ownership such as housetraining, feeding, exercise,and traveling with your dog are included as well as explicit and effective instructions on dealing with such annoying habits as barking, chewing, digging and jumping. It's all here -- the hows and whys. Named Best Care and Training Book for 1983 by the Dog Writers' Association of America!A Howell Dog Book of Distinction

Gail Fisher has been training dogs professionally and teaching obedience classes for 12 years. She has developed and instructed a 2-year college program teaching others to be obedience class instructors. She also taught a college course for dog breeders. She has written many articles for Off-Lead, the obedience training magazine, and Purebred Dogs, the AKC publication. She has also given many lectures and seminars. <p> olhard has given obedience clinics all over America, Canada and England. He has written many articles for dog publications, including Purebred DogsùAmerican Kennel Gazette. He is the recipient of four awards from the Dog Writers Association of America. His film Puppy Attitude Testing was named Best Film on Dogs for 1980 by the DWAA. He is an Administrative Law Judge for the Department of Health and Human Services.