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| Dogs and Their People: Choosing and Training the Best Dog for You | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Diller
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
List Price: $22.45
Buy Used: $0.46
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1263472
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0786863617
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780786863617
ASIN: 0786863617
Publication Date: March 3, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Some wear on cover and pages, ex-library, some stamps and stickers on book, some spine creases.
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 Great Book November 21, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had to buy it used, since it was out of
Print. Great practical advice, people regularily
mistake our dog as a guide dog she listens
to us so well (when other dogs aren't around).
I would definately buy from this author again!
Great Book November 21, 2002
I had to buy it used, since it was out of
Print. Great practical advice, people regularily
mistake our dog as a guide dog she listens
to us so well (when other dogs aren't around).
I would definately buy from this author again!
Steve is the master! November 7, 2001
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Loved this book, a great help to understanding potential problems and how to solve them. Great training tips.
 Very readable, but a little technical in spots. May 19, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was really a very good book. The breed descriptions were very objective for the most part, and I liked how his training was aimed for useful manners instead of for competition obedience. The problem solving advice was great, too! One of the best things about the book, in my opinion, was the fact that he actually differentiated between show lines and working lines and even explained the difference! One of my pet peeves when it comes to dog books is how most writers ignore or trivialize the differences WITHIN the breed. I'd give him ten stars just for mentioning it... I also loved how he made a point of stating that every dog is different and needs special consideration when training, and that there are tons of workable training methods out there, not just his. I had to give him four stars instead of five, though, because he did use a bit of technical language when describing some dogs. He did eventually explain everything, but the average layman would read the terms 'low nerve threshold' 'sharp' 'defense mechanism' etc, and just go 'Huh?'. But that was the only downside to the book. Other than that, it was terrific!
 A little vague. July 20, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book had a lot of breed specifics which was very helpful, but they seem to all end in - all dogs are different you'll have to see for yourself. I would have like the book to give a little more emphasis on the dog breeds themselves so you could have the most information to choose the best dog for you.
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