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Informationen zum Autor STEVEN APPELBAUM is President and CEO of Animal Behavior and Training Associates, Inc., the largest independent dog training company in North America, which over the last five years has trained over 100,000 dogs and owners! He is also President of Animal Behavior College, Inc., (ABC), a highly innovative school that is helping to train and ABC-certify the next generation of professional dog trainers. Klappentext With the proliferation of titles in the market today! why another book on pet dog training? Because most of them sound wonderful! but don't work! And the dogs being trained often develop problems as a result. Frustrated pet owners are looking for practical! humane answers -- that provide results. The experienced approach contained in "The ABC Practical Training Guide has proven itself with over 40!000 dog owners across the United States and Canada who have found their answers "as simple as ABC." Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.ABOUT THE AUTHOR.CHAPTER 1: A DOG STORY.CHAPTER 2: IF YOU HAVE A DOG! YOU ARE A TRAINER.CHAPTER 3: HOW YOUR DOG LEARNS: A BASIC PRIMER THAT MAKES SENSE! WITHOUT A LOT OF JARGON AND PSYCHOBABBLE.CHAPTER 4: YOUR DOG AS A FAMILY MEMBER.CHAPTER 5: SIMPLE! EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS BASIC PROBLEMS! PART 1.CHAPTER 6: SIMPLE! EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS BASIC PROBLEMS! PART 2!CHAPTER 7: OFF-LEASH OBEDIENCE!CHAPTER 8: FINDING A TRAINER WHO'S RIGHT FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG.CHAPTER 9: HAVE FUN: RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG.INDEX.