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| The 10-Minute Retriever: How to Make an Obedient and Enthusiastic Gun Dog in 10 Minutes a Day | 
 enlarge | Authors: John I. Dahl, Amy Dahl
Publisher: Willow Creek Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 105600
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1572233036
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.752735
UPC: 709786003594
EAN: 9781572233034
ASIN: 1572233036
Publication Date: August 1, 2001
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 A book that makes sense! June 13, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is one of the better ones I've read (and I've read just about all of them).... There are a lot of good books on training retrievers. I'd rate this one in the top 5. Yes, it does suggest using some force at times, but it also discusses the fact that every dog is different and different dogs require different amounts of force (not unlike children!). It doesn't advocate beating a dog or anything like that. It would be wonderful if we could completely train a dog never using any force at all, but that's rediculous.......just like never spanking a child regardless of the circumstances. Sometimes a degree of force is needed. I'll leave it at that.
The primary focus of this book is that training sessions need not be (and should not be) long and tedious. As the title suggests, anyone can train a dog to a high level in daily 10 minute sessions. The books makes for nice reading as there is a nice mix of actual training methods along with several good anecdotes.
The book is presented in a logical, chronilogical order. If you follow this book from beginning to end and do as it instructs you to do, you'll have a very well trained retriever when you are done.
Bunches of Info and Practical August 18, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book after reading several smaller articles written by the authors, John and Amy Dahl. I am in the process of training one retriever and have trained others in the past. This book takes a common sense approach to retriever training and spells out several of the lessons I previously learned the hard way and simplifies or adds to other training that I had not done in the past. I appreciate the lack of a specific training timeline (i.e. at 86 days, your retiever should be doing this...etc.) and the recognition (and training geared towards the idea) that different dogs learn at different rates. The book does, however, offer guidance and reasoning on the order in which some training should occur. This makes it very easy to move faster with a dog that is quick to learn and to move slower with a dog that has trouble overall or with specific skills or lessons. This book also has a deep focus on training a well rounded, happy dog that is eager to learn. So far, the concepts seem sound and my puppy is progressing nicely into a skilled retiever using the methods presented in this book. This book would make a nice addition to any trainer's library and would also serve well as the only reference book for the beginner, if you were forced to choose only one.
One of the best! August 20, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book offers the clearest, most detailed description of not only the HOW of basic training of retrievers, but the WHY behind the techniques and the progression. Many dog training books offer "cookbook" instructions for training a dog, but dogs are living beings, not souffle's, and often times do not follow the manual! An underlying knowledge of WHY the trainer is performing each training step is key to understanding why each step needs to be done correctly, not rushed, and not completed until the dog understands what is being asked. This book offers several different techniques and methods for working a dog through each step, and for dealing with things dogs will do when they don't "follow" the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting out training their first retriever. It's clarity and conciseness are what every person needs when starting out training dogs to retrieve. I have given this book to several friends as gifts, and recommend it personally to many.
 great book for the 1st time trainer August 7, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just read the 10 Minute Retriever by John and Amy Dahl and found it to be very informative and educational especially for the 1st time retriever trainer, it gives in depth detail on obedience, force fetch, marking, and it gets the novice handler ready to teach hand signals, and that is the only draw back in the whole book. It also gives a recollection of dogs they have trained in the past. good easy to understand reading.
Great Read!!! August 6, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book covers it all.....And is a must for the SERIOUS retriever trainer.......... Don't know what "Brian Blazer" was reading????
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