The perfect book for anyone who has rescued a dog from the shelter or wants to adopt a dog whose owner can't care for it anymore. Authoritative advice on everything from choosing the right dog to dealing with difficult problems.
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Friends often ask how I can be writing 'another' book about dogs, but there is so much to say. You never stop learning about dogs, which is why they are so fascinating and why I am so lucky to have had a career that has invovled them for so long.
I try to make sure that everything I write helps to enhance the life of dogs in some way. They are vulnerable, emotional creatures in a cruel world and need our love and protection. Aggressive owners produce aggressive dogs so all techniques are gentle and friendly, espeically for puppies. You don't need to be domineering with dogs to be successful.
I have been lucky enough to spend all of my adult life, and a lot of my childhood, learning from some of the great trainers and behaviourists. My books pass on as much of that knowledge as I am able to give, put together with all the things I have learnt over the years from the dogs themselves.
I hope they help you with your dog, to solve problems, train him or her to have good manners, and to give both of you a better life than before.
For those of you who have cats, there is just one of my books for you too.
Gwen
I try to make sure that everything I write helps to enhance the life of dogs in some way. They are vulnerable, emotional creatures in a cruel world and need our love and protection. Aggressive owners produce aggressive dogs so all techniques are gentle and friendly, espeically for puppies. You don't need to be domineering with dogs to be successful.
I have been lucky enough to spend all of my adult life, and a lot of my childhood, learning from some of the great trainers and behaviourists. My books pass on as much of that knowledge as I am able to give, put together with all the things I have learnt over the years from the dogs themselves.
I hope they help you with your dog, to solve problems, train him or her to have good manners, and to give both of you a better life than before.
For those of you who have cats, there is just one of my books for you too.
Gwen
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Adopting an Adult Dog 101,
By Wendy Maxwell (Kyiv, Ukraine) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical Guide to Choosing and Training an Adult Dog (Hardcover)
Well-written and consise, this book provides help for most common issues and potential pitfalls of adopting an adult dog. The story of the author's work w/ a "vicious" dog (last chapt.) is especially illustrative of how much adult dogs have to offer, even and perhaps esp. ones that did not grow up in good circumstances. Further, the book's focus on positive reinforcement and emphasis on training and exercise (read "play") for a dog will prevent many problems if followed. While writing this review, my newly adopted adult Belgian Shepherd brought me a pair of dirty socks from the laundry basket - time to consult the book! :-]
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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A complete primer on adopting a shelter dog,
By nymjk "nymjk" (Plainview, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical Guide to Choosing and Training an Adult Dog (Hardcover)
A truely worthwhile book -- leads those interested in adopting and saving the life of a shelter dog, rather than taking the puppy mill or breeder routes, through a step-by-step analysis of how to ascertain the right dog for your family and how to judge a dog by more than its cover! Buy it and you will feel empowered in the proper way to go about making a friend for life.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for adopting a shelter dog!!!!,
By Dog Dancer (Vienna, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical Guide to Choosing and Training an Adult Dog (Hardcover)
This book is unique in that it talks specifically about adopting a shelter dog. Shelter dogs have a whole different set of challenges and expereinces than puppies - and this book has simple, straight forward advice on a successful and rewarding adoption.
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