An experienced dog trainer and founder of the Assistance Dog Institute offers a training method for both pets and their owners that stresses the understanding of dog behavior as the key to successful communication. 20,000 first printing.
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Bonnie Bergin, leader of the Assistance Dog Institute and the originator of Canine Companions for Independence, has written an excellent book about getting the most out of the relationship between dog and owner. More than just an instructional text for raising a canine, Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing out the Best in Your Dog is an insightful, intuitive guide to understanding your dog. Bergin uses true stories about dogs and their owners to present facts and give opinions. She focuses on three main areas: your personal relationship with your dog, teaching and training your dog, and keeping your dog healthy. The book's many photographs illustrate each topic of discussion, including an especially entertaining series about dogs' moods and personalities. The book also addresses the most common misconceptions about dogs, such as "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," "Leaving a dog home all day is mean," and "It's natural for dogs to sniff everything, including people's crotches." In reference to old dogs, Bergin writes that, although puppies, like children, are most receptive to learning, adult dogs have longer attention spans and can focus better on learning. Incorporating poetry and humor, Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing out the Best in Your Dog is a beautifully written celebration of man's (and woman's) best friend.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For people and dogs who want to live happily ever after.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing Out the Best in Your Dog: The Bonnie Bergin Method (Hardcover)
This book is a welcome change from books that try to make a dog a good pet by training the AKC obedience exercises. Instead, this book helps you to understand yourself and your dog and then uses that understanding to train your dog to become the companion you always wanted.
I find myself looking back into this book as I work with my own dogs and with my dog training students. It is a gold mine of information, tips and ideas. I have surprised myself by carrying it with me to read whenever I have a spare minute.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent book for the two of you.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing Out the Best in Your Dog: The Bonnie Bergin Method (Hardcover)
Most dog training books tend to be written for a standard
person with a standard dog. If you and your pet are
both standard then fine. Bonnie Bergin has written a book
for the rest of us.
Bonnie trains service dogs and unlike a 'how to guide for
assembling your Bar B Q', Bonnie assumes that dogs are
different and people are different. She has a structure
for identifying personality types (both people and dogs).
She then goes on to describes how these types interact and
how to manage the relationship(still your responsibility) to
get the most out of it.
There is a lot of personality theory here but for someone
trying to understand themselves and their dog, this is the
best book I've found so far. It takes you beyond the fact
that dogs are pack animals and gives you a richer
relationship model than the one that says you should be the
the pack leader and your dog should be a member of the pack.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best,
By robert n o'neill (denver) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bonnie Bergin's Guide to Bringing Out the Best in Your Dog: The Bonnie Bergin Method (Hardcover)
speaking as long time dog owner and dog lover and avid reader of all literature/canine 'bergin's book is,absolutley,the best thing out there.'
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