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Think Dog!: An Owner's Guide to Canine Psychology

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A quick, easy, and entertaining read that is crammed full of practical and easy-to-use training pointers. Gives readers a basic understanding of dog psychology and guides them in correcting behavior problems with simple steps. Readers should also be able to identify undesirable behaviors at their onset in the future and correct them more easily. Not terribly in-depth in psychology, but extremely effective in training technique. All methods are "dog friendly" and build/reinforce a positive relationship between dog and owner.

I can't think of how many books I've read on dogs. This is my favorite. Each person who asked me how I trained my dog or asked how to solve a problem, I send them my tattered and torn copy. I finally bought a second one. This will help you take a step back and see what YOU are doing wrong while conditioning your body language to communicate to your dog. Easy read.

This is my first dog as an adult and I have been reading everything I can find. He's almost two now and I'm always complimented on his behavior, and this is one of the books (and authors) who stands out in my mind. The book is readable and his case studies are helpful, if not hilarious sometimes (see: the dog who became agressive towards husband after baby was born). I didn't have a lot of confidence in my training at first, but I realize that he's not a person nor should I expect him to be. This book reinforced that. A good read.

I found this to be a fascinating book on dog behavior and understanding of their psyche. I couldn't put it down until I had finished it and I refer to it all the time. I've tried some other books but they never held my interest like this one.

John's Fisher's book was most enlighening!! The sections about how the dog's mind develop & the dog within the human pack were really quite well dog. (The human pack section is done in a humerous approach which helps make rather dry material musch easier to digest). He also did very good sections on dog aggression & anxiety. I also liked the information regarding positive & negative reinforcement behaviors.

This book is excellent, I recommend it to all my friends. It opened by eyes and showed me the world through my dog's. Well written, humorous, easy to understand and VERY informative. The author seems to truely care about the quality of the relationship that people have with their canine companions.

I've read several dog behavior books and worked with dogs for years. This book, however, was disappointing. He begins with the assumption that most dogs owners not only don't know how to train a dog, but actually seriously mistreat their dogs. He presents techniques in two veins. Some involve scaring the dog into doing the right thing by throwing things at him/her or by making a loud noise. Others are reasonable, positive, reward-based strategies, but he presents them as if it were some great, original idea that no one had ever thought of before. There are plenty of much better dog behavior/training books out there that are much better reads.

Reading this book has inspired me to follow my dream to become a dog trainer. The late John Fisher has an excellent understanding of dogs. It is written in a simple way that anyone can understand it. Once I started reading it I couldnt put the book back down. Well worth every penny!