When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As the owner, partner and guardian of a 'difficult' breed I was enthralled as I read the great advice in this book. For those of us who are training-idea-challenged when working with one of the so called 'hard to train' breeds this book is jam packed with superb tips and explanations, many of which positive reinforcement / clicker trainers will recognize. I particularly liked the section on using breed tendencies to create the behaviours you want rather than always trying to suppress them or replace them with something less comfortable and natural for the dog. The step by step photos are excellent no, ... exceptional and the Piggy Pointers throughout sparkling gems some of which gave me 'duh, of course' moments. Loved it, would recommend it to other 'impossible dog' owners (pun intended).
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not sure if your dog might be an independent thinker? Then you may not have a dog from the terrier or hound group. :-) This would include a mixed breed dog with one or more of these in the mix.
Jane nicely brings in teachings from Jean Donaldson, Pamela Dennison, Karen Pryor and Morgan Spector, into a format that is easy to understand and implement with your 'pigs fly' dog(s). Jane explains why you want to start out with shaping rather than just lure your dog into a behavior. How to get your 'pigs fly' to do work with you rather than do their own thing.
Learn how to get those basic behaviors that may have made your 'pigs fly' dog a failure in class and help you both shine in the next dog class you both take.
Thought that agility looked like fun but you were afraid to trust your dog offleash?
Your dog is walking you rather than the other way around?
Get this book and have fun training your 'pigs fly' dog.
Jane nicely brings in teachings from Jean Donaldson, Pamela Dennison, Karen Pryor and Morgan Spector, into a format that is easy to understand and implement with your 'pigs fly' dog(s). Jane explains why you want to start out with shaping rather than just lure your dog into a behavior. How to get your 'pigs fly' to do work with you rather than do their own thing.
Learn how to get those basic behaviors that may have made your 'pigs fly' dog a failure in class and help you both shine in the next dog class you both take.
Thought that agility looked like fun but you were afraid to trust your dog offleash?
Your dog is walking you rather than the other way around?
Get this book and have fun training your 'pigs fly' dog.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read about a thousand training books, some really good, but none good enough to inspire me to write a review. Until this one. I'm raising my first Pigs Fly dog, and even though I'd read a lot about positive training techniques and nothing in this book is really new to me, the focus on this KIND of dog is so helpful. Over and over again Killion would write "I bet your dog does this," or "I bet you've had a hard time training that," and I would think "Yes! That's totally my dog! Someone understands!" Killion leaves out the stuff that doesn't work on these dogs (any approach that relies on their desire to please you, since that's not a huge motivation for them), which helps to avoid the frustration of trying that stuff and failing. She really emphasizes how to figure out what does motivate them (and why) and work with that. The result is effective, but more than that, it's an attitude readjustment. Instead of having a dog who "just doesn't get it," I now have a dog who works differently from my previous ones, and the tools to figure out how he works, and the ability to appreciate his creativity and sense of humor and independence so much more fully now that I'm not fighting them all the time. This book brought a whole new level of harmony and enthusiasm to my relationship with my crazy new coonhound-mix puppy, and we can't thank Jane Killion enough for that.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Pigs can fly
This would be the most enlightening book about training terriers absolutely fantastic changed my thinking and approach to training completely. My gratitude to the author
Published 2 days ago by Jules
My Pig has Flown!
A year ago I volunteered at the Berkeley animal shelter; I needed a doggy fix but I didn't think I had enough time to devote to a dog. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Janet
When Pigs Fly
I have owned dogs all of my life and only wish that I had read this book years ago. Although I have trained all of my dogs, this book taught me how to actually communicate them... Read more
Published 2 months ago by singsong
So good!
I have a Samoyed, who is sutbborn, smart and extremely independent. This book has changed how we see each other and how we train. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kathleen Kallend
All the basics covered and more
I am an owner of an unbelievably stubborn wire-haired fox terrier. She was a real piece of hard candy to train but we've managed very well. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Leinka
Great book
I really enjoyed this book and reread parts of it often. Excellent for people who wish to find out what will motivate their dog(s).... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Scottie_dogs
Excellenct training book for any one
This book is very useful in teaching you how to teach your dog (whether it is a hard to train dog or not). Read more
Published 9 months ago by Suella Lory
NOT just another clicker book
Several other reviewers commented that this is just a repackaging of other work, or that the material can be found elsewhere. In my opinion, they are quite simply wrong! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Borzoi
Clear, concrete and detailed
Of all the books I've read recently, I found "When Pigs Fly" to be the most complete books on dog training for the "challenging dog" out there. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tomas Anthony
If you have one of these dogs
..you will love this book. It is a wonderful read with good tips. We have a lovely rescue Pit and Basenji mix so we struggle just getting her attention. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Katherine L. Nohr
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Are you having trouble getting your dog to do even the most basic things, like sit, come when called, or walk next to you without pulling on the leash? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
training system, free shaping games, biddable dogs, loose leash walking, naked games, offering behaviors, tug games, hot activities, hot activity, attention walking, teaching your dog, foundation behaviors, tug toy, rope toy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pigs Fly, Basic Behaviors, Bull Terriers, Use Your Dog's Natural Behaviors, Border Collie, Problem Behaviors, Fundamentals of Shaping Behaviors, Teaching Attention, Fox Terrier, Train Him, Casual Walking Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Are you having trouble getting your dog to do even the most basic things, like sit, come when called, or walk next to you without pulling on the leash? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
training system, free shaping games, biddable dogs, loose leash walking, naked games, offering behaviors, tug games, hot activities, hot activity, attention walking, teaching your dog, foundation behaviors, tug toy, rope toy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pigs Fly, Basic Behaviors, Bull Terriers, Use Your Dog's Natural Behaviors, Border Collie, Problem Behaviors, Fundamentals of Shaping Behaviors, Teaching Attention, Fox Terrier, Train Him, Casual Walking Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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