Divine Canine: The Monks' Way to a Happy, Obedient Dog
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Another wonderful book from the New Skete monks!
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This is the 3rd book I have purchased from the books authored by the monks of New Skete,and I continue to be amazed at their incredible insight into the world of training dogs.
Having read the first 2 books,, I felt it time to re -read them due to the fact that I am obtaining a new labrador puppy.
Unlike many of the other how to train books this book offers more details on training dogs which will help me key in more to the personality of my dog, and the relationship I hope to be building with him ~ and that is ultimately,,,,,to help him to achieve what he was born to achieve.
There are many authors and trainers that give little credence to the visual part of training ,and do not have much to offer about the fact that dogs do indeed have different personalities.
I am also of the school of thought that I do not want to offer treats to train, but rather train my dog and offer praise from ME,,,(his owner)~ I think that bonding the relationship a lot better without food even tho the trainer I have worked with before is very food oriented.
I need to train my dog to come when called,, an example would be to STOP him from a potentially bad situation( we live on a counrty road) and I may not happen to have a treat in my pocket at that time! Praise can be easily given instead.
I used to enjoy watching " The Dog Whisperer",,,and ,,,not to say that his techniques are all wrong, but I feel there is a HUGE difference in the training techniques AND relationship techniques that occour during training ( or re training ) of a dog.
I prefer the New Skete method ~ it worked very well on my last labrador so I can say that their method is good without doubt.
( and, we had a great dog/owner relationship~ with lots of visual contact!)
This book offers examples of dogs that are older , have problems, and need to be re-trained~
Each has a unique personality or something they must get past, so for me,,,,,seeing the fact that they try hard to re- think ways of working with those dogs is a huge help. There may be a time I may have to do this myself.
The last section of this beautifully photographed book ,has a nice section on basic dog training,, but I would advise any owner to get their other books as well, as there is a lot more involved in those books( that go into lots of detail) which can really help the owner and dog achieve goals they have set before them.
I will be taking my dog in for obedience classes as soon as I can,, and I plan to continue as long as it takes to get the Canine Good Citizen certification.
My lab will grow to be about 80 lbs or so , therefore all the more reason to be well schooled in obedience as we have small children over to our home all the time. (In other words, I probably will want my dog on a down stay for a bit of time unil all the excitement is over~ and THEN let puppy mingle with the toddlers while I watch)
That said, I believe all dogs, large or small, should be obedience trained irregardless of their size.
I look forward to more books authored by these remarkable trainers and while other big name trainers ( re-trainers actually) have made it big on the TV circuit, these monks do what they do for the sheer love of the animal. This is evident throughtout the entire book.
This is a lovely book, and I plan to buy one of their hardcover books to place on my coffee table next. |
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