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Training the Hunting Retriever: The New Program

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Most methods of dog training rely heavly on the use of
force. This method is an excellent alternative.
The techniques are simple and effective, but will require a lot of hands on work for the handler.

This is not a twenty minute program that will have you walking with a perfectly trained pooch. Rather a life time of commitment by you and your buddy.

Mike Boehm

My heart was filled with joy when I began reading Bill Tarrant because I had found an author who does not believe in using physical abuse to train a dog. However, as I read further, I discovered that some of his methods lean toward emotional abuse, which is just as bad. How can a man consider starving his dog to gain obedience a sound, humane method of training(Chapter 4, Pg. 74)? And then to turn around and call the electronic collar inhumane?

I like Bill Tarrant's style for the most part, and I like his writing, but I think some of his methods border on torture. He may shy away from the physical abuse, but he is not shy about being cruel.

Why, oh why can't someone write about a training method that lies somewhere in between? I have a GSP who I have trained myself, and I have combined the methods of Bill Tarrant with those of others to get my desired results. I do not beat my dog, nor do I stake her in the yard putting her on a water-only diet, and she seems to be responding just fine. This is a good training book with solid ideas, but it is a stretch to call it humane.

this is the best book on training a retreiver i have ever read. i agree wholeheartedly with the author's views on the use of force in dog training, and most other methods dictate that some force be used. mr. tarrant has helped america one step at a time to become better trainers and better friends to the dogs that share lifes. very well done.