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Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
As the subtitle states, animal behaviorist and dog trainer Loeb (The Complete Book of Dog Training, Pocket, 1991) claims to offer "a revolutionary approach to teaching and understanding your dog in just a few hours." Although he does present excellent training techniques, these are intermingled with numerous anecdotes of improperly trained dogs, his oft-repeated puffery about training 25,000 dogs over 40 years, and frequent criticisms of veterinarians, other trainers, and "experts." Loeb's criticisms of dry dog food and dog food manufacturers are unwarranted, and his recommendation of "people food" for dogs could be harmful if the pet companion does not balance the nutrients properly. If everyone with a dog read only the training advice and ignored the incorrect nutritional and medical comments, Loeb's work could be a useful, but that is not likely. As such, this is not recommended.?A. Louis Shor, DVM, Veterinary Consultant, Mt. Laurel, N.J.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
This anecdotal book provides a new system for educating dogs and teaches readers how to train their dogs by understanding the psychology behind why the author's methods work. Stressing common sense and rejecting the use of one-word commands are two of the major approaches of this system. The third technique involves the "Magic Touch," the ability to always reach a dog by tossing something at her (to which she should respond by coming to the thrower). Loeb discusses these tactics and demonstrates how to apply them to basic lessons, such as housebreaking dogs and teaching them to sit, as well as to behavior problems and bad habits. The chapter on canine diet and nutrition is well thought out, but the reader may want to check the information with a veterinarian before changing a pet's rations. Despite occasional cutesy language ("boy dog"), the author's valuable training ideas will round out the library's dog-training collection. Nancy Bent --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
As the subtitle states, animal behaviorist and dog trainer Loeb (The Complete Book of Dog Training, Pocket, 1991) claims to offer "a revolutionary approach to teaching and understanding your dog in just a few hours." Although he does present excellent training techniques, these are intermingled with numerous anecdotes of improperly trained dogs, his oft-repeated puffery about training 25,000 dogs over 40 years, and frequent criticisms of veterinarians, other trainers, and "experts." Loeb's criticisms of dry dog food and dog food manufacturers are unwarranted, and his recommendation of "people food" for dogs could be harmful if the pet companion does not balance the nutrients properly. If everyone with a dog read only the training advice and ignored the incorrect nutritional and medical comments, Loeb's work could be a useful, but that is not likely. As such, this is not recommended.?A. Louis Shor, DVM, Veterinary Consultant, Mt. Laurel, N.J.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
This anecdotal book provides a new system for educating dogs and teaches readers how to train their dogs by understanding the psychology behind why the author's methods work. Stressing common sense and rejecting the use of one-word commands are two of the major approaches of this system. The third technique involves the "Magic Touch," the ability to always reach a dog by tossing something at her (to which she should respond by coming to the thrower). Loeb discusses these tactics and demonstrates how to apply them to basic lessons, such as housebreaking dogs and teaching them to sit, as well as to behavior problems and bad habits. The chapter on canine diet and nutrition is well thought out, but the reader may want to check the information with a veterinarian before changing a pet's rations. Despite occasional cutesy language ("boy dog"), the author's valuable training ideas will round out the library's dog-training collection. Nancy Bent --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.