Contains tips, trainer's secrets, and why hearing dogs are the fastest-growing facet of the assistance dog industry. The only book with such an extensive temperament testing section for dogs in shelters and the pet owner.
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Martha Hoffman is a hearing-dog trainer who is affiliated with the San Francisco SPCA Hearing Dog Program
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This review is from: Lend Me an Ear: The Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog (Paperback)
This book needs to be appreciated as being far more than guidance for a specialized field. The author's insight regarding the balance of reactivity, intelligence and temperament make this a must read for any serious student of animal behavior. Liberal use of photos illustrate the often difficult job of interpreting canine behavior and further discussion of the system used by the author to evaluate suitability and the successful progression of training are so informative.
I bought this bought in anticipation of my husbands hearing loss and only started reading it after it sat on my shelf for months. It has great relevance to every animal I handle, horse and dog, and I only wish I had read it when I first bought it. This represents a tremendous synthesis of all the best information in the field and more! Highly recommended.
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This review is from: Lend Me an Ear: The Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog (Paperback)
From The "Partners Forum" The magazine of the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners. Lend Me An Ear by Martha Hoffman breaks new ground and would be an outstanding addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the assistance dog field. This trainer who is affiliated with the San Francisco SPCA Hearing Dog Program has evaluated hundreds of shelter dogs over the years. She believes hearing dogs are born, not made. She discusses what what evaluation tests she administers in what order and how to interpret the behavior each candidate displays. If you love books which can expand your knowledge about dogs in general and assistance dogs and teamwork in particular, this one from Doral Publishing is a valuable and exciting find.
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This book is a real find!,
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This review is from: Lend Me an Ear: The Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog (Paperback)
I've been training dogs (my own and other people's)for more than twenty years, and also for more than twenty years have been reading all the books I could find relating to dogs in general, different breeds, different types of training, and dog behavior. There are a lot of so so books out there many that are adequate and a few good ones.This is a good book written by a person who obviously has a vast experience with a great number of dogs. I had never before thought about what kind of temperament would be needed to make a hearing dog, but this book explains it beautifully, as well as explaining many other temperament types, and which breeds or mixes might manifest these attributes. This is a very thoughtful book and certainly would be useful for any trainer. The author has illustrated it with photos of actual shelter dogs, and their body language, etc. I felt I really got my money's worth with this purchase!
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