German Shepherd Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks) [Paperback]

Dr. Mary Belle Brazil-Adelman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | Series: Barron's Pet Handbooks

This sturdy animal makes a loyal pet, a dependable work dog, or a formidable watchdog. Here's advice on all aspects of care. Titles in this pet care series are similar to Barron's Pet Owner's Manuals, but are larger, with more detailed instruction and more illustrations. The books advise pet owners on purchase, health care, nutritious feeding, proper housing and other facts important to owners and their pets. All books in this series have dozens of high quality, full-color photos and instructive line drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764113321
• ISBN-13: 978-0764113321
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smarter Than the Average Bear, December 10, 2006

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Starry "evenstar7139" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: German Shepherd Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)

You may or may not know that this book is one of many in a slew of books published by Barrons called "The Breednamehere Handbook". Well, I own or have owned over half of them and I find this one by far more useful if you want more than what most books in breed book series give you: a dash of breed-specific information you can find anywhere and the rest just generalized dog care information with or without some breed specific advice thrown in the mix and thats it. This one is not just a repetitive review of the general dog care information you can find in thousands and thousands of books. So it would be of use to you if you already have such a book.

The book starts going through easy to find German Shepherd Dog history and then basic dog care with your average dash of breed-specific care nuances thrown in here and there (though it is more thorough than most) but in about the middle that changes and it finishes off with chapters you would probably find quite cool if you are somebody that wants to get active with your dog. It thoroughly discusses a very dog-friendly, non abusive yet authorative training method you might want to consider, and gives you all kinds of tips for training your dog and being successful in obedience, schutzhund, and/or tracking. It certainally doesn't replace books that specialize in these subjects but my oh my it is unique and extremely helpful advice that you would be wise to add to your knowledge pool. Its advice accumulated over decades by somebody who has been successful in all the aforementioned venues and had to go through a lot of trial and error to work through the challenging problems she met along the way that threatned her desire to excell.

If what I just told you interests you, but you're still not sure if you want to get this book, see if you meet all of this criteria:
-You're open minded and not afraid to listen to a point of view that may be different from yours.
-Own a medium sized or larger dog.
-Are interested in the sports of obedience, schutzhund, and/or tracking.
-Love reading about dogs and want something unique and interesting rather than the same oh same oh.
-Not going to use this book as your sole training reference but rather include it in a library of good books.

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting view part of a mesh of knowledge, March 17, 2010

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P. Pasda "artwings" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: German Shepherd Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)

i think it probably best that you read a number of books befire you purchase a German shepherd. I ahve a german shepherd who
i am training to be my service dog. his name is bolt. he is incredibly intelligent and amazingly responsive to a light touch. This book will help you with gs colors, gs behavior, and define the basics of training, though you need a light hand if you want your shepherd to be a gentle giant.Autumn of Blessed Acres service dog

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Concise, beginner friendly, December 8, 2009

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Lisa T (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: German Shepherd Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)

This book not only contains vital information for owners of the German Shepherd Dog, it is a must have training book to add to your library.

Dr.Adelman has developed her own training methods based on years of studying dog behavior and watching the mistakes "traditional" training methods cause. Once trying her methods, the open minded dog person will have an epiphany and wonder why they ever trained their dog's any other way. Only a close minded dog owner would give this book a bad review.

Personally knowing Dr. Adelman and watching her "fix" dogs trained by professional trainers, I would recommend reading any publication on the subject written by her. She has written for many publications, all one has to do is search :)