The Dog Vinci Code: Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog - Softcover

Rogerson, John

 
9781843583073: The Dog Vinci Code: Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1843583070 ISBN 13: 9781843583073
Verlag: John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

If you have ever wanted to know what makes your dog tick, why he acts the way does, how to change the way he behaves or how to train him to a standard beyond what you dreamed possible, you need look no further that The Dog Vinci Code. In this essential manual for any dog owner, John Rogerson outlines step-by-step training techniques so simple that your dog will have no trouble grasping what you are trying to teach him. This book is about learning to communicate with your dog on an emotional level, which will in turn give him the ability to understand everyone in your family. Practicing 'the code' will gain you more control over your dog, and the confidence to offer him more freedom and less frustration than ever before, making for a more contented family member. John has devoted his lifetime to the study of dogs and owners, and his unique insight into the workings of the canine has made him one of the world's most sought-after speakers on the subject. He is also a founding member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors Support Dogs; Dog Aid, and also the British Kennel Club Accreditation scheme for dog trainers and behaviourists.

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John Rogerson is a leading dogtrainer and behaviorist whopioneered many of the techniques thatare nowstandard practice in behavior therapy and training. He has run courses on training and behavior for organizations such asthe U.S. Air Force Dog Section, The Blue Cross, Illinois State University, Washington State Vet School, and Miami Fire Department Search and Rescue Team."

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The Dog Vinci Code

Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog

By John Rogerson

John Blake Publishing Ltd

Copyright © 2011 John Rogerson
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-84358-307-3

Contents

Title page, 
Dedication, 
Introduction, 
1. Raising and Training a Puppy You Will Want to Keep for Life, 
The Background to a Philosophy, 
Dogs & Human Language, 
Dog Behaviour: In the Beginning, 
Early Behavioural Development, 
Mother: The First Role Model, 
Questions for the Breeder, 
New Family Member or Temporary Lodger?, 
Early Training: The Basics, 
Training Specific Breeds, 
Socialisation and What It Means, 
Teaching Verbal Language: Name and Recall, 
Leaving the House, 
Housetraining, 
When Things Go Wrong, 
2. Training and Behaviour Theory, 
How Does My Dog Learn?, 
Positive & Negative Reinforcement, 
Learned Helplessness, 
3. Training an Adult Dog, 
Putting Theory into Practice, 
How to Get your Dog to Play, 
Walking on a Leash, 
Coming When Called, 
The Running Wait, 
Stay, 
Catch, 
Bark on Command, 
Go to Bed and Stay, 
4. Rescue Dogs, 
The Rescue Dog: A Special Case, 
How to Choose your Rescue Dog, 
Taking your Rescue Dog Home: The Honeymoon Period, 
Training your Rescue Dog, 
Problem Behaviour, 
5. Behaviour: Problems and Resolutions, 
Behaviour Counselling, 
Dogs Learn Only From Personal Experiences, 
Behaviour Modelling, 
Patterns of Behaviour, 
Separation Problems, 
Elimination Problems, 
Barking Problems, 
Fears and Phobias, 
Attention-Seeking Behaviours, 
Food Stealing, 
6. Aggression Towards People, 
Understanding Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Family Members, 
Fear and Aggression, 
Territorial Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Children, 
Food Aggression, 
The Reversal, 
Possession Aggression, 
When Enough is Enough, 
7. Dog-to-dog Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Other Dogs: An Overview, 
Nervous Aggression, 
Leash Aggression, 
Territorial Aggression, 
Frustration and Intimidation, 
Aggression between Dogs Sharing the Same Household, 
Epilogue: A Vision for the Future, 
About the Author, 
Acknowledgements, 
Copyright,


CHAPTER 1

The Background to a Philosophy


Picture the scene: a class where students have come to learn about training dogs. All are highly motivated because not only do they have a passion for working with dogs, for many it is their livelihood. Many of the students are already professional trainers. Each student has chosen a dog from a rescue kennel and is trying, under instruction, to train the dog to do various exercises. The dogs have been carefully selected as being moderately easy to train. All the students have exactly the same amount of training time available to them, and all are armed with various rewards that the dogs are prepared to put in some effort to obtain.

The instructor demonstrates how to get each dog to carry out a very specific behaviour and uses a logical, step-by-step approach. The instructor uses a word of command, gets the dog to respond in the correct manner and then rewards the dog. All the students watch and are given the opportunity to repeat the exercise. Their actions and timing are flawless and perfectly mirror what the instructor has shown them. The rewards used are the same and given at the same point in the training process. Several training sessions come and go but hardly any of the s

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Verlag
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1843583070
ISBN 13 
9781843583073
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
368
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