Dogwise: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog [Paperback]

John Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

Using a non-aggressive approach, this practical handbook offers a radically new system of dog training that truly works.

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About the Author

John Fisher is the author of Think Dog! An Owner's Guide to Canine Psychology and the Why Does My . . . ? pets series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Souvenir Press; Re-issue edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0285631144
• ISBN-13: 978-0285631144
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,123,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Training your dog... There's nothin' to it!, August 25, 2000

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"thecrow94" (Lahore, Pakistan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dogwise: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog (Paperback)

Dogwise is an amazingly practical guide to training. It gives an insight to dog psyche and is very easy to follow. Training a dog a command takes no more than fifteen minutes, that's my own personal practical and successful experience. You can also help your dog learn other commands based on the same techniques given here, you'll become innovative. The illustrations are great but the number of photographs should have been more. Whatever dogwise is a book that can turn your dog from scratch to a complete police dog in no more than three months. Take my word for it! I strongly recommend dog lovers to give it a try; they and their dogs will both be happy and better off.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read the whole book before judging, February 24, 2003

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This review is from: Dogwise: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog (Paperback)

I actually had the chance to spend time at a seminar that John Fisher put on at the Humane Society. Before his death, he was working very hard to show owners/trainers how to work with their dogs and not use the standard dominance/punishment method. Unfortuantely a previous reviewer must not have read the whole book. You introduce the discs slowly and you are simply dropping them when you introduce them (from a distance of you knee to the floor, because you sit when introducing these) Later when working distance exercises you may toss them near a dog as a distraction...but nothing more. His video show the steps much better. "Training dogs in the human pack" As he states in the book, to get a better understanding of how the discs work he advises you read his other books, this book does not go into full detail. Overall I enjoyed reading Dogwise. They shaped the dogs behavior with NO aggression or punishment. They made the dog figure things out on his own and in a very short period of time. It's great reading if you want to undersatnd how your dog learns and what you can do to teach them in a positive way.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dogwise, February 3, 2010

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This review is from: Dogwise: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog (Paperback)

Want to train your dog? This is the easiest to understand method on the market!