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Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical Guide to Choosing and Training an Adult Dog

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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! :-]

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.

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.

This book is so useful - I wish someone had given it to me before I adopted my dog. It just makes you consider things that you don't think about when you're staring into the big brown eyes of that cute ball of fur... The heart gets all distracted and forgets about the *practical* things. It not only gives training tips, but the most valuable part is it gives great guidance on things to consider when getting a dog. Determining what size/breeds are best for your lifestyle, how to test dogs up for adoption for food aggression, sensitivities to sound, etc... I highly recommend this book for anyone who's going to get a dog.

Adopt the Perfect Dog

I read this book cover to cover in no time, because I couldn't put it down! What a great read, so many useful suggestions on what to do in every potentially "annoying" situation. This book really trains the owner who in turn will now have to knowledge to train their dog the right way because they will learn how the dog thinks. Great, great, great book. I absolutely suggest this to anyone thinking about adopting... even if you've had a dog before!

Great book and great advice! Very detailed dog selection process helped our family get the perfect dog!

bad item- is not a positive reinforcement training tool. the company return policy is not very upfront about having to pay postage and handling both ways when you return the item, and you will.