Do you have an aggressive or reactive dog? Learn how to turn your dog's behavior around! Complete step-by-step guide to proven methods that help dog owners manage and rehabilitate a reactive or aggressive dog, whether a rescue or purebred Behavior program models formed by canine professionals, including Dog L.E.G.S. (R) (Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self), Fear Free, Slow Thinking is Life Saving for Dogs (TM), and ACE (Animal Centred Education) Free Work True stories and case studies, plus the author's experiences, successes, and heartbreaks with her own aggressive and fearful dogs Expert interviews with 16 certified and award-winning professional trainers, behavior consultants, and veterinarians, including Dr. Amy Pike, Dr. Laura Donaldson, Dr. Marty Becker, and more Proper socialization and good breeding, and their importance in forming a dog's adult personality and temperament Why punishment fails and how negative training only worsens a dog's inappropriate behavior and destroys the human-canine bond Help your dog overcome problem behaviors and recover from fear, anxiety, and aggression! Canine professionals are seeing increases in troubling dog behaviors, and recent studies show behavioral concerns are a large reason why dog owners surrender their pets to shelters. This professional and practical guide gives hope and encouragement to dog owners trying to eliminate unwanted aggression, barking, timidity, fear, and reactivity in their dogs. A wide range of cruelty-free and positive reinforcement behavior training methods and technique exercises are provided with step-by-step instructions and high-quality photography to help resolve and correct problem behaviors in your dog. Also included are real-life case studies from dog owners detailing the extreme measures they've taken to manage their dogs' behavior around others, as well as interviews with top dog trainers, behaviorists, and veterinarians.
Details of e-book Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs
- Author(s): Annie Phenix
- Title: Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs
- Rating: 5 out of 5 base on 76 reviews
- Publisher: CompanionHouse Books; Revised 2nd edition (July 4, 2023)
- ISBN-10: 1621871983
- ISBN-13: 9781621871989
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- Categories: Reference
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