The Home & Family Protection Dog: Selection and Training [Hardcover]

Karen Freeman Duet (Author), George Duet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1993

In a clearly organized format, this book leads readers through a professional course in K-9 home protection training. Beginning with the decision-making process, chapters deal with legalities, selection, care, problem solving, and personalized training methods for the individual needs of the family protection dog.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Protection dogs (often termed "attack dogs" ) have become popular as people feel increasingly unsafe in their homes and neighborhoods. This book describes the process of choosing and conditioning a dog that will be used as both a family pet and a protection dog. An initial program of training for house manners and obedience is used to establish control and lay the groundwork for the specific agitation work and protection training that is to follow. The authors state, "we have purposely left out details with regard to how training decisions are made," and in many sections information on troubleshooting is scant or completely omitted. The authors emphasize that the training of a personal protection dog should be done with the assistance of an experienced professional trainer. As such private training can cost between $2000 and $3000, this obviously limits the audience for such training--and for this book. For larger collectons.
- Stacy Pober, Manhattan Coll. Libs., Riverdale, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876056192
• ISBN-13: 978-0876056196
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,110,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a practical, thorough, and easy to read reference!, March 23, 1999

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This review is from: The Home & Family Protection Dog: Selection and Training (Hardcover)

I have read many books on dog training, but this one I would rate as one of the best in print. I was a novice at the terms of dog training when I went looking for a protection dog, but now I can say I am a responsible and informed dog handler, ready for anything we can learn together. The authors use layman's language so it is eay to understand.They cover all the subjects needed to train the dog, from choosing the right puppy, to feeding it, to responible ownership, and to training it to the highest capacity the dog can work.All the commands are fully explained with good pictures to suppliment.This is the book to own if you want to be a skilled handler to help your dog do its job best:protecting you and your family.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL for home security, November 19, 2005

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T. Senik "Intellectual Vanguard/Pie Maker" (Calabasas, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Home & Family Protection Dog: Selection and Training (Hardcover)

For those seeking to protect their home with a dog, this is an essential book. I would recommend ignoring some of the more ad hominem reviews, most of which are deeply factually flawed (Duet helped a Schutzund expert co-author a book on the field, but the Duets are NOT Schutzund trainers).

This book has been used as a training guide for police departments, security firms, etc., and those of us who know the reputation that K-9 Companions (The Duet's training company) has cultivated in Southern California and around the nation over the past 25 years know that this is the first place a layman should turn in order to get a foothold on the security training process. Heartily recommended for all readers.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very helpful..., September 15, 2005

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T. Hartwell (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Home & Family Protection Dog: Selection and Training (Hardcover)

This book is a waste of time - it's written by a couple of low level schutzhund trainers trying to pass themselves off as protection guru's. Well....they aren't.

Way too much space spent on training for plain ol' obedience but almost nothing on protection.
The protection training concepts that were included were old and very out of date.

This is mainly a "wannabe" book, save your money on this stinker.