Terrier-Centric Training by Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell

Terrier-Centric Training by Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell

All kinds of dogs have a number of hard-wired traits bred into them. Hounds love to follow their noses, Retrievers love to fetch and Herding dogs love to herd. With few exceptions, these are pretty harmless activities and don't stand in the way of training. Terriers, however, were bred to hunt and kill vermin independently, digging underground and barking excitedly, almost impervious to pain. Let's see.just a few challenges to overcome in training: strong prey drive, independence, feistiness, digging, barking, the list goes on. In Terrier-Centric Dog Training, author Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell takes up the challenge to help terrier owners train their dogs by making sure they understand the instincts bred into terriers and what the most effective training and management techniques are to use when working with a natural born killer. You can train your terrier, but just don't let him loose off-leash in a park full of squirrels

is a former lawyer who now works as a professional dog trainer. She assists her clients in appreciating and understanding their dogs as remarkable members of a species that began coexisting with humans thousands of years ago. The physical characteristics and instincts that distinguish each dog breed have an impact on how they behave and might provide training issues.

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ISBN 13	9781617810770
ISBN 10	1617810770
Title	Terrier-Centric Training
Author	Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
Series	Dogwise Training Manual
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dogwise Publishing
Year published	2012-08-27
Number of pages	168
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