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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: 13918
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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 A must for any dog-owner's end table! July 15, 1998
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I first read this book years ago, when raising my own pup. I've read lots of books on dog behavior and training, Carol Benjamin's is BY FAR the very best! I'm purchasing one today as a gift to a friend who has a new puppy.
Excellent!! May 29, 1998
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a professional dog trainer, I keep this book in stock. Frequently clients come to me with problems they themselves have caused - their dogs cannot be blamed. "Mother Knows Best" explains, in simple and funny language, how to raise the dog that you want. Carol Lea Benjamin is THE BEST dog author around.
Thank you, Carol Lea Benjamin. November 19, 1997
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I'm amazed that nobody has commented on this wonderful book yet. Carol Lea Benjamin has crafted a delightful read that not only informs, but entertains at the same time. And her wisdom, which is mostly common sense -- something often severely lacking when it comes to pet ownership -- is apparent in every word she's chosen.
As Benjamin says well into the book, "We were all brought up to feel we could raise our children and dogs without the help of anyone. But often, to our surprise and dismay, we cannot ... Modern man does not automatically take on the role of alpha dog and do everything properly." Her philosophy of assuming the role of the dog's parent, rather than the dog's owner as most people do, rings especially true in this modern age of political correctness, but that's not why I applaud "Mother Knows Best." Raising a dog and raising a child are two very different things, and most pet owners either feel that they are the same thing or that raising a dog isn't worth the same effort it takes to raise a child. And how unfortunate is such a lack of insight! Carol Benjamin has taken the time and initiative to clearly put that into words and to observe the interaction between a puppy and his natural mother to translate it for us mere humans so that we can give our puppies the type of attention they naturally need, and deserve.
It's brilliant to suggest that the flat-out easiest way to train your animal is to do it in the same manner that it's natural mother would. And it's proven an especially successful method in creating an irrepressible bond between us and our pup. Marley Sage is only 5 months old now, but with Carol's naturally humane techniques and reassuring guidance, she's not only our best friend, but she's also the best, most well-behaved and considerate house guest we've ever had. I urge anyone even considering pet ownership to read and treasure this book. And if you know dog owners, get a copy for them also!
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