Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog by Beverley Courtney

Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog by Beverley Courtney

You've got your new dog, you've got the bowl, the collar and the lead. Now what? This puppy doesn't seem to understand anything you say You got your pet to be your companion - and yet all you seem to do is yell at her

Let's change this right away: instead of focussing on what you don't want your dog to do, focus on what you do want. Instead of having unnecessary battles over trivia, build up terrific games your dog longs to play with you. Soon your unruly dog will be saying, Yes? What would you like me to do for you?

And so begins a wonderful partnership. Beverley takes you by the hand and leads you through the games and lessons, step-by-step. There's no strange jargon, no Thou shalt not's, and every time you get stuck, another solution pops up. Through years of experience teaching new owners how to work with their puppies and dogs - entirely without force - Beverley knows just what you're up against.

This book brings all the four popular how-to books into one volume for easy access.

Book 1 Calm Down shows you how to find your dog's off-switch You'll wonder how you managed before you learnt this.

Book 2 Leave It has you teaching your dog impulse control, so that by being trustworthy around food and doorways he gets greater freedom.

Book 3 Let's Go brings you the Holy Grail of dog ownership - walking nicely on the lead. In just a couple of games a day, you'll get the calm walks you yearn for

Book 4 Here Boy teaches your dog the life-saving and sanity-preserving skill of coming back instantly on one call. He'll have such fun he'll be halfway back to you before he knows it.

Courtney, Beverley: - Beverley Courtney has lived with dogs all her life. She qualified her first dog, a Battersea Dogs' Home rescue, as a Working Trials Champion - and has enjoyed herself hugely for many years helping new owners with their dogs and puppies. Using the latest scientific breakthroughs in dog behaviour, she is dedicated to improving communication between owner and dog. Once you ditch the idea that it's a one-way process (I said SIT!) and start understanding how your dog learns, training becomes a breeze. Her fresh approach has helped hundreds of families to discover the joy of choice-based training. Her first four books address the four Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog, and the first book in this series features one of her students' favourite skills - getting their frantic puppy to relax! Beverley's latest three books address the tricky problem many dog-owners experience - of having a dog who barks and reacts to other dogs. Or people. Or bikes ... Drawing on her own experience with her Growly Dog Lacy, together with extensive study, she brings the gentle and humorous approach that her readers love! There is no blame or shame here - just empathy, understanding, and masses of how-to's to get you enjoying calm walks with your dog again. Beverley's first four books address the problem so many new dog-owners experience - of wanting to love their new puppy at the same time as preventing mayhem in the home! She draws on her experience with her own pups, as well as the thousands who have learnt with her at *Good for Dogs*, together with extensive and continuing study. And this means she can bring the gentle and humorous approach to training that her readers love! There is no blame or shame here - just empathy, understanding, and masses of how-to's to get you enjoying your new dog.

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ISBN 13	9781916437647
ISBN 10	1916437648
Title	Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog
Author	Beverley Courtney
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quilisma Books
Year published	2018-07-30
Number of pages	290
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