So Your Dog's Not Lassie: Tips for Training Difficult Dogs and Independent Breeds - Softcover

Fisher, Betty; Delzio, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062734571 ISBN 13: 9780062734570

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This text is aimed at all owners of independent breeds, whether they're seeking an obedient companion or a successful show dog. Outlining the eight traits that put dogs in the hard-to-train category, this text provides specific training techniques for overcoming them.

About this title

From the Back Cover

OK. You're dog doesn't live to please you. There, we've said it. Contrary to what you've always heard, not all dogs want to earn their owner's approval. Sometimes they seem as if they could not care less. But this is no secret to you -- you know your dog's not Lassie.

With this book you will come to understand and appreciate that for hundreds of years dogs were bred for qualities like independence, dominance and determination. While these traits make dogs excellent hunters, trackers and fighters, they can make day-to-day living with your pet a real challenge.

Betty Fisher and Suzanne Delzio will teach you how to employ or overcome the traits that make your dog difficult to train. They will show how to use body language, food, voice, training structure and style to convince your stubborn dog to do what you ask. Without force, you can turn your difficult dog into a perfect pet, or even a successful show dog.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062734571
• ISBN 13: 9780062734570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 281