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| The Art of Raising a Puppy | 
 enlarge | Author: The Monks Of New Skete
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 1639
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 274
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0316578398
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.707
UPC: 400307318974
EAN: 9780316578394
ASIN: 0316578398
Publication Date: March 20, 1991
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Real Dog Book August 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The comments in this book are GREAT! I have been around dogs for 50 years and this book is dead on. If you want a well trained dog, then this is the starting point. Be the Alpha Dog and order this book...you
will begin the journey of a well trained pet in your family.
The Best Puppy "How To" Book for Intellectuals August 9, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are past the point in your life where "Puppies for Dummies" is of any use to you, if you have had a dog and understand the basics, if you are ready for the more advanced tutorial in really understanding your relationship with your puppy from the first minute he/she is born, if you know that "picking a puppy" is more important than choosing "the cute one," then this book is for you. It is not a training tool, and there are no chapters on teaching sit, stay or come. This will give you a critical understanding of the dog's mental development and what to expect at different stages of the dog's life from birth forward. Get this book AND READ IT before you decide on your next puppy. Also, there is an appendix with "exercises" to do with your puppy prospects to help you choose the puppy with the right personality for you or your family, and it REALLY works!
 Compulsive methods that are unnecessary June 18, 2007
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
There is nothing divine about the methods recommended in this book. Most were developed as far back as the early 1900's for police and military K9 training. These methods were never developed to address behavior problems (military and K9 dogs were of sound temperament - those with behavior problems were destroyed).
These methods not only set dogs up to fail, waiting for them to make mistakes and then punishing them for it, they require owners to constantly react to the dog. This is an extremely energy-intensive way to raise a puppy, and excessive punishment used when raising a puppy runs a large risk of creating a puppy with serious behavior problems when they get older.
In working with dog owners who have read this book, they have misused and overused so many of the methods (such as the penny can) that they have desensitized the dog to the point that the dog no longer responds.
If owners want a practical, non-aversive approach to raising a puppy, check out books by Ian Dunbar, Trish King, Jean Donaldson and Patricia McConnell.
Very, very informative June 11, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a must for new puppy owners. It is full of helpful information and tips!
Great book for picking and training your puppy. June 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great guide especially if you pick it up before you get your new dog. It helps you to pick a puppy that is right for you and to test its temperement. It helps you with conditioning your small puppy for a smooth transition into formal obedience training and how to deal with common puppy problems.
They use gentle corrections advising you the sooner you start trianing your puppy the less corrections you will need. It is a great book I learned a lot. It was also very easy to read.
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