K-9 Bodyguards [Hardcover]

Michael Harlowe (Author), Mike Harlow (Author), Michael Harkwe (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793802873
• ISBN-13: 978-0793802876
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,057,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars K-9 Bodyguards, December 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: K-9 Bodyguards (Hardcover)

Mike Harlow includes some beautiful glossy illustrations in his book on protection dog training, however you would be hard pressed to use it as a guidebook to training protection dogs, and you might actually get yourself into some serious trouble if you tried. In actuality he seems less interested in the specifics of the actual steps involved in the training, but more inclined to rescue the reputation of American Pitbull Terriers at every possible opprtunity. I enjoyed the book, but it certainly shouldn't be used to base a training program on.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Great illistration Easy Reading, April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: K-9 Bodyguards (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book greatly I enjoyed the pictures. I believe the author was a little biased on the breed he liked but he gave a great overview of K-9 protection dogs. I do believe that he made some great points especially about having a gun over having a K-9 bodyguard in his words and mines "You can call a dog back but not a bullet" that is so important. With the rise in crime, the Y2K scares, children being kidnapped and everything else going on a good dog is worth more than a house full of guns especially if your not home and someone breaks in and you find yourself with no gun and the burgular 20 of yours. The idea of a K-9 bodyguard is to prevent the occurence of a mishap, myself being in the military and traveling as much as I do I know one thing wherever I go a dog is the best defense against any threat. I commend the author on his book and I agree with 90% of it but I want people to be aware I have 14 years of experience with dogs and I still don't know it all but I do know this just because your dog barks or growls and bites without command that doesn't make him protective. Most of the time these dogs bite out of fear and unceartinty, a true protection dog knows when and where to be aggressive and when to be a loving family pet. I hate those people who ask "will your dog bite", My father had a german shephered named max that was protection trained we also had a pug people would always ask when walking max does your dog bite, all the time our pug was trying to bite their ankles. The idea any dog will bite so be aware and teach your children even though they have a dog or a dog looks like their dog be careful of any dog that they don't know. Thanks for the opportunity to respond about the book.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book,great photos., August 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: K-9 Bodyguards (Hardcover)

This book was great, but should be used with the book by William Koehler "The Koehler Method Guard Dog Training".The obedience training section of the Koehler book should be mastered first,then the rest of the Koehler book read ,then this book read last .Then if you still want to have a guard dog proceid.This book is a great read , great photos but should not be used as a sole guide for guard work.