Unleashed: Proven Training Methods to Build a Relationship of Respect with Your Dog

by Brad Pattison

Overview

Whether you're just getting started on training your new puppy, looking to take your good relationship with your dog to a higher level, or trying to correct negative dog behaviors, this DIY guide from a pioneering trainer shows you how to teach your dog t

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762768905
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Press
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	672 KB

About the Author

Brad Pattison is an animal trainer and life coach (for humans) who has been professionally remediating dog behavior for more than fifteen years. He uses revolutionary techniques derived from his studies of domesticated dogs, wolves, and coyotes, and his unique methods involve communicating with dogs in a way they understand—through body language. He focuses on the effects that human relationships have on pets and demonstrates how to properly assert your alpha status and train your dog in real-life situations. Best known for his TV series, “At the End of My Leash,” Pattison also founded Vancouver’s Yuppy Puppy Dog Day Care Inc., pioneered the first street safety training program for dogs and facilitates courses that certify other dog trainers. His “Six Legs to Fitness” workout program for owners and their dogs has been featured on Discovery Channel’s “Daily Planet.” During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Pattison mobilized friends and created the Pattison Canine Rescue Team, which spent several weeks in Louisiana rescuing dogs from the floods. He lives in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1

Introduction: You've Came a Lang Way, Daggy 3

Chapter 1 Why Do You Want a Dag?: Setting Realistic Expectations for a Win-Win Relationship 28

Chapter 2 Leader of the Pack: Asserting Your Alpha Status 46

Chapter 3 Dag Speak: Harnessing Canine Communication Methods to Enhance Interspecies Relations 77

Chapter 4 Basic Dag Training: Techniques that Dogs Respect versus Industry Fads 101

Chapter 5 Six-Legged Health and Fitness: Healthy Bonding through Exercise and Socialization 138

Chapter 6 Home-Wrecking Hounds: Chewing, Shredding, and Territorial Wars 165

Chapter 7 Caddled Canines: The Dangers of Heavy Petting and the Best Methods for Rewarding Your Dog 189

Chapter 8 Two's a Crowd: Multi-Dog Families 223

Chapter 9 Puppy Lave: Puppy Mills, Pet Shops of Horrors, and My Key Methods for Successful Puppy Training 238

Chapter 10 Evolutionary Training and Bonding 259

Epilogue: Actions Speak Lauder 267

Notes 270

Index 273

About the Author 277