Woof!: My Twenty-five Years of Training Dogs [Hardcover]

Mordecai Siegal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 1994

Matthew Margolis, by his reputation, media appearances, and best-selling books, is America's best-known dog trainer. These are the stories of the dogs he has trained--the good, the bad, and the outrageous. 33 black-and-white photographs.


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Editorial Reviews

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Margolis has accomplished in life what many people dream of-successfully blending his hobby with his career to create an enormously successful business. For over 25 years, Margolis has been training dogs, and training people to train dogs. With friend Siegal he has coauthored several training books, including Good Dog, Bad Dog (LJ 5/15/91). His goal in working with dogs and their owners is to prevent and/or solve problems and help develop a healthy dog-owner relationship. The techniques he uses have proven successful for over 25,000 dogs. Woof! is not a book of training techniques; rather, it is an often hilarious romp through Margolis's experiences over the years. You'll meet Park Avenue canines who leave "chocolates" on the carpeting, and an enormous St. Bernard who "only goes after strangers." One thing that alway shines through Margolis's writing is his deep appreciation of the human-animal bond. This book should be a howling success with dog lovers everywhere.
--Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Matthew Margolis, by his reputation, media appearances, and best-selling books, is America's best-known dog trainer. These are the stories of the dogs he has trained--the good, the bad, and the outrageous. 33 black-and-white photographs.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Crown; 1st edition (October 25, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517591480
• ISBN-13: 978-0517591482
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,069,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Training the Impossible, July 3, 2000

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This review is from: Woof!: My Twenty-five Years of Training Dogs (Hardcover)

I have tried many techniques when it comes to training my Black Labrador Toby, at eight months he weighs a whopping 74 pounds. Teaching a large puppie can be very difficult. Yet, with techniques like reinforcing good behavior by taking an aluminum can with 15 pennies and shaking once at things that dog should not touch or bother has really made a difference in Toby behavior and if you could only see this pup you would know the importance of these tactics.