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Housetraining For Dummies

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
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First, a disclaimer. I live in the author's neighborhood. But after watching her "Corey" behave himself while our two, young dogs made a mess of our carpet and backyard, I couldn't wait to read her book. I wasn't disappointed. I'm not a dummy (I don't think), but after a lifetime of dog-owning, this was the easiest and fastest way I've seen to learn the secrets that make having a pet such a pleasure for many people.

McCullough covers every aspect of housetraining, a very important part of living with a dog. Her writing is lively and accessible and she leaves no stone unturned. She doesn't shy away from any aspect of the topic and doesn't resort to cutesy euphemisms. Whether you're about to acquire a dog who will need housetraining or are already living with a dog who has potty problems, Housetraining for Dummies will provide the information you need to tackle the task.

This book has some great ideas and I believe that they do work, that is why I gave the book 4 stars. For me, however, it didn't work. I have an adult dog and I felt a lot of the tips were geared more toward puppies and the normal puppy potty training. My dog goes to the bathroom in secret and usually in the early morning hours when I can't see her. Putting her in a crate overnight would probably emotionally damage her not to mention keep our entire family up all night with her crying (she's way too used to sleeping with us at night). Maybe I'm just not consistent enough or something, I don't know, I guess I'm just looking for that " magic pill" that will instantly train my dog! If anyone finds one, please give me a call!

This book gives a great deal of very good advice for housetraining your dog in several different ways. I have employed many of the techniques described in this book. My only wish is that more space had been devoted to indoor housetraining for smaller dogs and toy breeds. But, since indoor training is a relatively new concept and this book appears to have been published about five years ago, I can understand why more space was not devoted to the subject. And, admittedly, it is likely a rather small percentage of us for whom indoor training would apply. Overall, worth the read.

McCullough covers every aspect of housetraining, a very important part of living with a dog. Her writing is lively and accessible and she leaves no stone unturned. She doesn't shy away from any aspect of the topic and doesn't resort to cutesy euphemisms. Whether you're about to acquire a dog who will need housetraining or are already living with a dog who has potty problems, Housetraining for Dummies will provide the information you need to tackle the task.

Bought the book for advice on how to housetrain my puppy. After skimming through it, many of the advice/suggestions are information that I already knew from researching on the internet. The book did not offer any special or more insightful knowledge/techniques. The book has too much fluff, everything can be probably summed up in less than 10 pages. The topic is really not that complicated enough to fill that many pages. If it is available at your local library, I recommend skimming through it but it is really not necessary for purchase.

I was pleased with the format of this book, and the simple instructions ands explainations. I bought it to help me train my new puppy, and it was very useful. I'm not exactly a pro at dog training. This book made a big difference.

Length:: 2:33 Mins

hey, I've gotten a new puppy and I wanted to learn how to keep him and train him quickly. I want to share my experience with this book and show the value.

As a dog trainer, I often suggest people read Housetraining for Dummies before hiring me to do a housetraining consultation. The book covers far more information than I could go over in an hour. If after reading the book, they're still having problems (usually they aren't), I'm happy to set up an appointment.

Gotta say I don't like calling people "dummies" though. It's hard for me to tell a client that they need to read a book for dummies. Seems insulting.

But the book itself is quite good so I apologize for the title and recommend it anyway.

When we got our beagle, we found ourselves in new territory and needed to learn a lot of tricks fast!

This book helped us to learn about every aspect of housetraining. We learned that it is a very important part of getting along with the dog on a daily basis. Especially happy was I to discover extra information on subjects not expected to be covered in this book, like cooking for your dog.

Whether you are in need of information about this subject or are already living with a dog who has potty problems, this book will help you with your task.