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| Mother Knows Best: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: Carol Lea Benjamin
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 17358
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0876056664
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
UPC: 021898056665
EAN: 9780876056660
ASIN: 0876056664
Publication Date: March 5, 1985
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Condition: A few pages very lightly folded. No DJ. NEXT DAY SHIPPING!
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| Customer Reviews:
 This Is A Great Book, No Matter How Old Your Dog Is! May 12, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got this book because I wanted to help a relative with training her new puppy. I was surprised to find that the book not only helped me with training the puppy, but it gave me new insight into our 12 year old mix-breed dog too. This should definately be on the shelf of anyone interested in training or owning a dog. A must-have for any dog lover.
 Way too overrated! June 10, 2003
9 out of 28 found this review helpful
This book was a big disappointment. There's nothing new in the book. The concept of "Mother knows best" is just plain wrong. Teaching a dog has nothing to do with being a surrogate mother. The author keeps repeating herself without providing useful information. The whole book could be shortened to an insteresting article in a dog magazine. In its present form it is way too long. The author also contradicts herself many times. She emphasizes that learning should be fun for the dog and the owner, then on page 107 when she teaches SIT STAY she writes "He [The dog]understands that when you call him he must go to you and that if he doesn't, you will bore hime to death..." All in all, I would not recommend this book to any serious dog owner.
Incredible Book July 2, 2002
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
As a trainer of Assistance Dogs for persons with disabilities this book has been the foundation of my training methods and I have been using it since I started with my own pet dogs at the age of 15. It is very well written and the basic concept... WONDERFUL!
Wow, what a great training book! January 25, 2002
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I read this book in preparation for Doberman puppies. It was very useful in understanding the personality of dogs and their "packs". It shows you how to discipline your dog without breaking them. I would recommend this book highly!!
excellent and easy October 13, 2001
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I am a first time dog owner and had no idea how to narrow the vastness of dog/puppy training books down to one decent book. My breeder recommended this book to me. This book is fun to read, very easy to follow, very thorough, and takes you through the process in the correct order (so you don't have to read the entire book to begin your training!) An added bonus: the author has a great sense of humor.
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