Title: My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do?
Author: Turid Rugass
ISBN: 978-192924223-8
RRP: $10.95 (around £6 on Amazon)
Pages: 59! (and some of those are completely taken up with photos and a couple of lines of text)
OK, first impressions were : That's not a book - I've seen thicker CD cases than that! :
However, working on the basis that not only should you not judge books by their covers but you probably shouldn't judge them by their size either I tried not to let this initial disappointment put me off.
The book focuses on one, and only one, area of dog training - how to get your dog to walk on it's lead without pulling. There is some initial preamble detailing how the author first came up with the idea for her method and then we get to the method itself and how to implement it. It's based around positive reinforcement techniques rather than negative 'corrections' or the use of particular training devices and is pretty simple (but then the best ideas often are).
I don't think that I should outline the method just in case there are copyright issues. However, I seem to recall that you can preview part of the book at Amazon and take a look at the outline of the method there. As it happens, I was already using something very similar (and I suspect that many of you are or have done too).
I have to say, even though we are still in the early stages with Harvey, I think it is gradually working and the pulling is becoming less frequent
I think the method is sound and likely to be effective for many people. Whether it warrants trying to spread it out to make a whole (small) book about it I'm not sure. I suppose if the method works then its good use of £6 regardless of how it is presented.
Author: Turid Rugass
ISBN: 978-192924223-8
RRP: $10.95 (around £6 on Amazon)
Pages: 59! (and some of those are completely taken up with photos and a couple of lines of text)
OK, first impressions were : That's not a book - I've seen thicker CD cases than that! :
However, working on the basis that not only should you not judge books by their covers but you probably shouldn't judge them by their size either I tried not to let this initial disappointment put me off.
The book focuses on one, and only one, area of dog training - how to get your dog to walk on it's lead without pulling. There is some initial preamble detailing how the author first came up with the idea for her method and then we get to the method itself and how to implement it. It's based around positive reinforcement techniques rather than negative 'corrections' or the use of particular training devices and is pretty simple (but then the best ideas often are).
I don't think that I should outline the method just in case there are copyright issues. However, I seem to recall that you can preview part of the book at Amazon and take a look at the outline of the method there. As it happens, I was already using something very similar (and I suspect that many of you are or have done too).
I have to say, even though we are still in the early stages with Harvey, I think it is gradually working and the pulling is becoming less frequent
