The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training: How

Zusatztext Roger A. Caras President of the ASPCA Mordecai Siegal emerges as one of the best writers in the pet world today. Informationen zum Autor Mordecai Siegal has written more than thirty books about dogs, cats, and horses, and edited The Cornell Book of Cats, the most highly respected reference guide on feline medicine for pet owners. He has appeared on many TV shows, including Good Morning America. He has written hundreds of articles and columns for magazines, such as House Beautiful, Harper's Bazaar, Reader's Digest, and Good Housekeeping. He writes a monthly pet column on www.goodnewsforpets.com. He lives in New York City. Klappentext Did you ever stop to think that there's only one thing getting in the way of training your dog?You!From the bestselling authors of I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?; Good Dog, Bad Dog; and When Good Dogs Do Bad Things comes this invaluable resource guide to shaping up your lovable canine companion. With their trademark praise, affection, humor, and easy-to-follow style, Siegal and Margolis will teach you how to:* Housebreak your dog for good!* Test your dog for temperament type* Create an everlasting emotional attachment with your dog* Evaluate, choose, and find the best training equipment* Master all the basic commands, such as sit, stay, heel, down, and come* Troubleshoot some of the most common behavior problemsSo join the many happy dogs and their owners who have gotten a new leash on life with the help of television's favorite trainer. Your pet will love you for it! Leseprobe Introduction Curling up with an enjoyable companion book has many of the same benefits as curling up with an enjoyable companion animal. The difference between the two is merely a tail. It has been proved that petting a friendly dog can reduce tension and lower pulse rate. The same can be said of a user-friendly book, and in particular, a companion book to a popular television show. The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training was written to complement and amplify the fun and highly useful dog training information found in every segment of the television series Woof! It's a Dog's Life with Matthew Margolis. This entertaining television series is now seen throughout the United States and in many parts of the world. Presented on PBS by WGBH Boston, Matthew has become known to his vast TV audience as Uncle Matty, a nom de pooch that has become permanently stamped into the minds of the dog-owning public. It began in a casual, spontaneous way. Whenever one of his tail-wagging students performed a command properly, Matthew rewarded the dog with exuberant praise and affection. He would say in a high-pitched tone of voice, "Oh, my dog. Uncle Matty's so proud!" Everyone watching fell in love with the way he praised the dogs and the animals' exhilarated response to him. Matthew has since become America's dog trainer -- and to his affectionate audience, he will forever be Uncle Matty. Although The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training is a dog-training book, it is not like any other. Of course, it presents expert obedience training for dogs and dog lovers. If you read it, you will learn. However, the instructions offered in this book are given within the framework of scenarios between the dog, Matthew, and the dog's owners, as is done in the television series. All the essentials of dog training are here -- including bonding, training equipment and commands, all bundled into an effective obedience program for you and your dog. But there is one big difference between this book and other training manuals. We have added an important character that usually never appears in this type of book, the person who has to do the work, the dog's owner -- meaning you. Before you can teach your dog obedience training you must learn how to do it first. Every dog-training book by necessity is about teaching people how to train thei...

About the author

Mordecai Siegal has written more than thirty books about dogs, cats, and horses, and edited The Cornell Book of Cats, the most highly respected reference guide on feline medicine for pet owners. He has appeared on many TV shows, including Good Morning America. He has written hundreds of articles and columns for magazines, such as House Beautiful, Harper's Bazaar, Reader's Digest, and Good Housekeeping. He writes a monthly pet column on www.goodnewsforpets.com. He lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Margolis, Matthew "Uncle Matty" Margolis, Margolis Matthew, Mordecai Siegal
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780684856469
• ISBN: 978-0-684-85646-9
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; PETS / Dogs / General, Dogs as pets