Dog Psychology; The Basis of Dog Training, (Hardcover)

by Leon F. Whitney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 339 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 2 edition (1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087605520X
• ISBN-13: 978-0876055205
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #355,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best read I have found yet!!, September 11, 2008

By	Roseanne Willing (Kent, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like the approach to this book. The author breaks everything down in "laymen" terms and gives you examples with his own experience as well. He also gives you tips on training (ie. conditioning for upland bird hunting, field trials,guarding) and to let the dog do their natural thing and how to enforce this as positive behavior. My pyrenees is pretty stubborn and after reading other books on "positive reinformcement only" i.e. treats I was starting to get discouraged.It was not doing the trick. but this book states that you need to find the "drive" behind the dog in order for positive reinforcement to work. If you feed them before training, obviously getting a treat won't work because there "drive" food, has already been met.

I was also surprised that many dog owners make the mistake of calling "come" to there dog when he runs away and won't listen to you.(Myself included). This is the wrong thing to do because your conditioning the dog to "run away" by associating the word "come" to it. How to solve this problem... You will have to read the book..

5.0 out of 5 stars Dog Psychology, July 5, 2009

By	Jessica Duree (Sacramento, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Book arrived fine. Price was great, and I'm looking forward to reading it next! Thanks.