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This book is dreadfulAugust 29, 1999 Save your money. The only 2 things the authors have to say are 1) to get your pet to obey you, throw a sneaker at it; and 2) feed your dog fresh vegs & meat instead of store-bought food. You wouldn't mind if they backed up these points with research, data, and solid arguments, but instead all you get is completely unsubstantiated claims, assertions, and the occasional letter of testimony from a supposed customer. Much of the material, beginning with the whole of Chapter 1, is so pointless and badly written that you want to throw something a lot harder than a sneaker at the publisher.
This book gave us peace with our dog.August 26, 1999 The technique works! No question about it. It makes perfect sense. We had a very aggressive dog as a puppy and now we have a loveable dog. She only reponds to the magic touch.
She hated crates from the moment she was a puppy and the tether was the perfect answer for her and us.
Fresh food is easy and she enjoys it. She will eat only what she wants and never begs from the table because she is eating what we are. She is healthy and happy. Isn't it curious as soon as your dog feels ill the vet quickly tells you to give the dog chicken and rice. Wow! why change their diet? - What is in the dog food that is so bad that our food is better. And isn't our food just fresh food! Why can't dogs have fresh food???
GREAT BOOK - Great Philosphy
This book gave us peace with our dog.August 26, 1999 The technique works! No question about it. It makes perfect sense. We had a very aggressive dog as a puppy and now we have a loveable dog. She only reponds to the magic touch.
She hated crates from the moment she was a puppy and the tether was the perfect answer for her and us.
Fresh food is easy and she enjoys it. She will eat only what she wants and never begs from the table because she is eating what we are. She is healthy and happy. Isn't it curious as soon as your dog feels ill the vet quickly tells you to give the dog chicken and rice. Wow! why change their diet? - What is in the dog food that is so bad that our food is better. And isn't our food just fresh food! Why can't dogs have fresh food???
GREAT BOOK - Great Philosphy
Paul Loeb works miracles with pets.August 19, 1999 I can't say enough good things about Paul Loeb's training techniques. His methods are quick and effective and last a lifetime. He is constantly recommended by a lot of the vetinary community in NY because of his success rate. His stories are entertaining and are true and make the point about different training techniques. His philosophy of training comes from the fact he believes an animal should learn to live your lifestyle, not you theirs. This book and "Smarter Than You Think" make for interesting reading.
A poor choice for any pet owner.August 6, 1999 The authors play so loose with facts that they must think their readers are dumber than the animals they write about. They rarely explain or justify any of the advice they give. I guess we are supposed to take every word of their BS as the gospel truth.
My dog is living proof that what they recommend is simply not necessary. He was trained without anything being thrown at him or being hit in any way. My family and I simply trained him by being consistent with him in terms of the language we used and what we expected of him. We trained him to not cross certain doorways in our house in half a day -- training that has stuck for more than 11 years. He also is a very healthy and trim 12-year-old who has lived his whole life on processed dog food. This book is an insult to pets and their owners. Don't waste your money on it. Instead get two older books (The Weekend Dog and Dogwatching) that will get you well acquainted with why your dog acts in certain ways and how you can make those traits work for you. You'll get much further understanding your dog as a dog. This book contains some good advice, but it too often makes the mistake of looking at animals through human eyes and applying human values to animals instead of understanding things from the animal's perspective.
