Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Book Review
THINK DOG
By John Fisher
I chose this book as my next read because I wanted a dog training text that would provide me with a bit of decent dog psychology. I wanted to read something that might help me soothe my often stressed Corgi mix and I have to say that with Think Dog, I wasn't disappointed by the teachings offered.
'Think dog' addresses how dogs think, how they learn, and how our actions are often interpreted by dogs that tend to think in black and white. It covers the basic principles of positive reinforcement training and offers suggestions of how to put positive lessons into use to cure almost any dog behaviour problem. The book concludes with an a-z of problem behaviour cures, and offers suggestions of both natural remedies and behaviour modifications to correct any issues you might have with your own pet. Whilst I didn't agree with a couple of the training cures, what I did like about this book is that the author dared to make suggestions in terms of how he would train - often authors are wishy-washy when it comes to dishing out advice incase they're criticised for it later.
The training advice offered was actually worth reading in my opinion. This is the sort of book a novice trainer or owner might learn something from that could actually change their attitude towards their dog and help aid a household live in harmony. If you have problems with aggression or anxiety in particular, then this training manual is definitely worth purchasing.
Overall, this is one of the best dog training books I've ever read.
By John Fisher
I chose this book as my next read because I wanted a dog training text that would provide me with a bit of decent dog psychology. I wanted to read something that might help me soothe my often stressed Corgi mix and I have to say that with Think Dog, I wasn't disappointed by the teachings offered.
'Think dog' addresses how dogs think, how they learn, and how our actions are often interpreted by dogs that tend to think in black and white. It covers the basic principles of positive reinforcement training and offers suggestions of how to put positive lessons into use to cure almost any dog behaviour problem. The book concludes with an a-z of problem behaviour cures, and offers suggestions of both natural remedies and behaviour modifications to correct any issues you might have with your own pet. Whilst I didn't agree with a couple of the training cures, what I did like about this book is that the author dared to make suggestions in terms of how he would train - often authors are wishy-washy when it comes to dishing out advice incase they're criticised for it later.
The training advice offered was actually worth reading in my opinion. This is the sort of book a novice trainer or owner might learn something from that could actually change their attitude towards their dog and help aid a household live in harmony. If you have problems with aggression or anxiety in particular, then this training manual is definitely worth purchasing.
Overall, this is one of the best dog training books I've ever read.
// posted by Vicki @ 11:15 AM 
