GOOD DOG!: KIDS TEACH KIDS ABOUT DOG BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING

By Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie

2009 DWAA Maxwell Award Winner

When kids teach kids about dogs, everybody has fun! You'll learn how to how to watch a dog and figure out what he is feeling or doing. And you will learn how to teach him cool things like "Sit," "Come," and "Stay" just like professional trainers do - and even learn how to use clickers and targets when you train! Show everyone you can help a dog be a Good Dog! Written in a way that good 8-12 year old readers can understand. Illustrated by the authors. Click here to view an excerpt.

Click here to view an article on Effective Reinforcers by the authors!

What reviewers are saying...

LATHAM LETTER
“So who are these “kids,” Evelyn and Hilary, and how did they come to write this extraordinary book about do behavior and training? Many of you will not be surprised to know that a caring, generous and creative professional name Lynn Loar is responsible for this endeavor. In 2002, Hilary and Evelyn were 9 years old. They participates in SHIP (Strategic Humane Intervention Project), an AAT program that Lynn was conducting… The girls asked Lynn if they could do a project for extra credit and Lynn saw this as an opportunity to develop dog training materials aimed at children… By now three years had passed and Lynn said “You have half a book. Would you like to write a whole book?” They certainly did. So, for 2 more years they met weekly with Lynn and researched and wrote about calming signals and safety around dogs. Evelyn illustrated the key points and made a dazzling drawing for the book’s cover. Lynn negotiated a book contract with Dogwise Publishing and here you have the final product – a first-of-it's-kind book written by kids for kids. Let me restate that last sentence: this is a book written by kids for everyone, regardless of age. You will be impressed by: the simplicity and clarity of their writing… their wonderful examples of calming signals… their emphasis on gentleness, empathy and safety… their highly readable glossary of terms noted in the text… their “test your knowledge” sections at the end of each chapter… the amazingly expressive drawings that capture the essence of the text. So Evelyn and Hilary have published their first book at the age of 14. Lynn has tried to convey the significance of the book being listed in the Library of Congress. Evelyn and Hilary, however, believe that proof of success is to be listed on amazon.com. Lynn is resigned to the fact that she and the girls represent different generations. Their common goal, however, is that each young author will one day attend the college of her choice. With Lynn as their agent, I have no doubt that will happen.” Barbara W. Boat, Ph.D.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL LIBRARY
“Both kids and adults will learn a great deal from this book. The accomplished young authors began their careers by participating in a shelter dog training program that helps homeless dogs become more adoptable. The concise three chapter book focuses on how to be safe around dogs, how to enjoy dogs, and clicker training. A glossary is included where you will find definitions for jargon such as “bite inhibition” and “calming signals.” This highly acclaimed dog training manual will definitely be a hit with kids. Interest level: ages 8-14.”

APDT CHRONICLE OF THE DOG
“If you’ve ever had kids in your classes, you know that sometimes they can be better handlers than the adults. Now here’s a training book written from the point of view of the kids themselves. [The authors] are middle-school students who studied dog behavior and training with Lynn Loar, Ph.D… They has do much fun, they wanted to share their knowledge with other kids.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2008
• ISBN: 9781929242894

Evelyn Pang

Authors Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie learned dog behavior and training with Lynn Loar, Ph.D., in SHIP, the Strategic Humane Interventions Program, in San Francisco. They had so much fun learning about dogs, how to be safe around them, how to train them, and how to enjoy them that they wanted to bring the information to other children through their writing and illustrations. Both live and attend school in San Francisco, CA.

Book preview

Good Dog!

Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training

Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie

Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training.

Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie

Dogwise Publishing

A Division of Direct Book Service, Inc.

403 S. Mission St. Wenatchee, Washington 98801

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

www.dogwisepublishing.com / [e-mail]

© 2008 Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie

Illustrations: Evelyn Pang

Graphic Design: Lindsay Peternell

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, digital or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.

Limits of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty:

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.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pang, Evelyn, 1993-

Good dog! : kids teach kids about dog behavior and training / Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-929242-58-0

1. Dogs—Behavior—Juvenile literature. 2. Dogs—Training—Juvenile literature. I. Louie, Hilary, 1993- II. Title.

SF433.P356 2008

636.7’0887—dc22

2008028489

ISBN13: 978-1-929242-58-0

Printed in the U.S.A.

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Note for Parents and Dog Trainers

Introduction

Chapter 1. What is Your Dog Trying to Tell You?

Chapter 2. Be Safe When You Play with Your Dog

Chapter 3. The BEST Time You’ll Ever Have Training Your Dog!

Conclusion

Glossary

Web Sites for More Information

Answers to Test Questions

About the Authors

More praise for Good Dog!

Congratulations to Hilary Louie and Evelyn Pang! With mentorship from Lynn Loar, they have created a marvelous resource on communicating safely and effectively with dogs that I will make available to both children and adults.

Barbara W. Boat, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry; Director, The Childhood Trust, Cincinnnati Childrens’ Hospital Medical Center Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training is a wonderful addition to the dog training literature and unique in that the authors are children. Hilary and Evelyn clearly explain the powerful clicker training method and include humor, empathy and information kids need to understand what their canine friend is thinking and how to keep themselves safe around dogs.

Joan Orr, M.Sc., President, Doggone Safe www.doggonesafe.com Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training is a very informative and endearing book. You and your children will have a wonderful time learning how to teach and interact with dogs.

Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas This unique approach to training dogs reflects a deep compassion for both animals and children. Through the eyes of the two child-writers, this book focuses on responsible care, safe interaction, and effective communication with dogs. Yet, from it, the astute reader can glean much about the minds and hearts of children as well.

Cheryl Joseph, Ph.D., Professor, Animals in Human Society Program, Department of Sociology, Notre Dame de Namur University

Acknowledgments

The material in Chapters 1 and 2 is adapted for children from Joan Orr’s web sites, www.doggonecrazy.com and www.doggonesafe.com, and Turid Rugaas’s book On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, with Ms. Orr’s and Ms. Rugaas’s permission.

The information in Chapter 3 is adapted for children from Karen Pryor’s Clicker Training for Dogs with Ms. Pryor’s permission. A shorter version was first published in Teaching Empathy: Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs for Children and Families Exposed to Violence by Lynn Loar and Libby Colman, published by the Latham Foundation in 2004. It is also available in English, Spanish, and Chinese as a brochure at these web