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The Loved Dog: How To Train Your Dog In 30 Days (2010)

by Tamar Geller(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1439176701 (ISBN13: 9781439176702)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Simon Spotlight Entertainment

review 1: I plan to use this book, along with Cesar Millan's "How to Raise the Perfect Dog" to train my new puppy. Geller says that you don't need to force your dog into submission, you want to win him over by fulfilling all of his needs and making him want to do what you want because he loves you so very much...like children want to make the right decisions to appease their parents. She recommends "making a party" for your dog when he does something well at first--giving him a "jackpot" of treats and giving lots of loving praise. She has trained many celebrity dogs, and name drops which is a bit annoying, but I really liked that she used the examples to tell about how she trained dogs in different situations. This one isn't focused on puppyhood, but on all stages of life with a ... morenew dog. It goes through day by day what to do your first month with him home.
review 2: There was a lot of good information on positive ways to interact with and train your dog in this book. I like that. However, the frequent name-dropping of Hollywood clients, such as Oprah, got more than a little tiresome. Also, the narrator’s cloyingly sweet tone in the audiobook became annoying quickly. I believe in positive training methods, I really do. However, this trainer implied that changing aggressive and troublesome canine behavior was simply a matter of getting your dog to love you through treats and petting. It’s often way more complicated than a few simple sessions of positive reinforcement. I applaud that she was attempting to get people to think positively and work with their dog’s issues rather than dropping the animal off at the nearest shelter. Unfortunately that is a very common response, and the author was clear and blunt about what actually happens when a dog or cat is discarded this way. People need to know that BEFORE they take on the responsibility of an animal and think long and hard before giving up.So while giving people effective tools to work with the problems their companion animals have is a great thing, it is also important to be clear about the time and effort significant behavior change takes. It’s definitely worth doing, but the transformation seldom happens over-night or even within a 30 day period of time. In addition, I believe there is a place for negative consequences in training troublesome canine behavior that is not responding to more positive, “friendly” methods. You need to love your dog (or your child) enough to be the “bad guy” occasionally. It can save their life.I’m glad I listened to this book. The author is an experienced trainer with much to offer. She just doesn’t have the entire answer for every dog in all situations. If her program doesn’t work with your dog(s), try some Michael Ellis training DVDs and use what works for you. less

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