GENTLE HANDS OFF DOG TRAINING: DOGWISE SOLUTIONS

By Sarah Whitehead

Quick, easy and gentle solutions for common problem behaviors in dogs

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781617810428

Sarah Whitehead

Sarah Whitehead, BA (Hons), MSc is a highly qualified and experienced pet behaviour specialist running a busy practice in the south of England. She specialises in resolving behavioural problems in dogs and cats, as well as running a chain of puppy and dog training classes under the banner of the Clever Dog Company(R) - with 18 branches now running. As well as animal behaviour, Sarah has a special interest in human psychology. She is an NLP Master Practitioner (a branch of cognitive psychology) and has a passion for successful strategies in adult learning. Sarah lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband, Matt, and dogs, Tao and Jackson - both rescue crossbreeds.

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Dogwise Solutions

Gentle Hands Off Dog Training

Sarah Whitehead

Dogwise Publishing

A Division of Direct Book Service, Inc.

403 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

1-509-663-9115, 1-800-776-2665

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© 2010 Sarah Whitehead

ISBN: 978-1-929242-73-3

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The author and publisher shall not be liable in the event of incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the furnishing, performance, or use of the instructions and suggestions contained in this book.

Printed in the U.S.A.

Sarah Whitehead, BA(Hons), Msc. Pet behavior specialist, author and internationally recognized speaker, lives and works in England. Sarah is a member of the APBC (Association of Pet Behavior Counsellors), APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) and Director of Alpha Education, an organization offering accredited and practical courses in canine behavior and training. Sarah lives in Berkshire, UK with her three dogs. To find out more about accredited courses in canine behavior and training in England, or for more details about our training philosophy, please visit www.cleverdogcompany.com.

Contents

Hands Off!

Introduction

Team talk

Hands Off!

Learning canine as a foreign language

Why food?

Using a clicker—or a signal of reward

Marking good behavior

Bingo!

Attention

Sit

Down with a lure

Down on cue

Coming when called

Coming when called outside

Fun run?

Reverse psychology

Walking on

Reviews for GENTLE HANDS OFF DOG TRAINING

[Dominique · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a decent, basic guide for training a dog. It has most of what you would learn in a level 1 basic obediance dog training class. However, this book may be a bit dated. I would recommend looking at how to train Leave it "errorlessy" instead than what is described in the book. Also, your dog doesn't need to sit for everything in life to be a good dog. As long as they are acting appropriately (e.g calmly), then they are doing great!

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Different people will appreciate different stories. Some are worth 5 stars, imo, others left me cold. Maybe if I were a fan of Lovecraft & Poe I'd enjoy more of them more. Still, def. glad I read it.

My favorites were laced with humor: 'Trouble with Water' and 'Armageddon.' The two others that were funny/ clever were 'Snulbug' and 'Mr. Jinx' - the latter including a nod to early feminists. I have seen the first three of those elsewhere.

'Doubled and Redoubled' by Malcolm Jameson is an interesting Time Travel story, a variation on the *Groundhog Day* motif. I probably would have enjoyed it more when it was a fresher idea.