Comments for How to teach your dog tricks http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com The easiest way to teach your dog to do some great tricks Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Shannon Nielsen http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Shannon Nielsen Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:38:27 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/#comment-579 This is a terrific new Biscuit book. My 7 year old daughter can read it with no problem. It is almost too easy for her. It is a wonderful book for the very beginning readers. My daughter and I enjoy the humor of Biscuit not wanting to listen and doing eveything except what he is told. Sounds just like a puppy! All kids who like dogs will enjoy this book! Rating: 4 / 5 This is a terrific new Biscuit book. My 7 year ancient daughter can read it with no problem. It is nearly too simple for her. It is a wonderful book for the very beginning readers. My daughter and I delight in the humor of Biscuit not wanting to listen and doing eveything except what he is told. Sounds just like a puppy! All kids who like dogs will delight in this book!
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Joshua Koppel http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Joshua Koppel Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:37:46 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/#comment-578 In this book, The Girl With The Purple Sneakers wants to teach Biscuit how to fetch a ball. But learning is not always easy when the world is filled with fascinating things like bones and cats. But once Biscuit is ready to learn even a big mud puddle won't stand in his way.<p>A good book that shows it is easy to be distracted and that obstacles can be overcome. Told in the wonderful "Biscuit" style and with adorable illustrations. Rating: 5 / 5 In this book, The Girl With The Purple Sneakers wants to teach Biscuit how to fetch a ball. But learning is not always simple when the world is filled with fascinating things like bones and cats. But once Biscuit is ready to learn even a huge mud puddle won’t stand in his way.

A excellent book that shows it is simple to be distracted and that obstacles can be overcome. Told in the wonderful “Biscuit” style and with adorable illustrations.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Karolyn Quianthy http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Karolyn Quianthy Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:55:05 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/131/biscuits-new-trick-2/#comment-577 My son is just learning how to read and really loves the Biscuit books. Highly recommend! Rating: 5 / 5 My son is just learning how to read and really likes the Biscuit books. Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Shannon Nielsen http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Shannon Nielsen Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/#comment-576 This is a terrific new Biscuit book. My 7 year old daughter can read it with no problem. It is almost too easy for her. It is a wonderful book for the very beginning readers. My daughter and I enjoy the humor of Biscuit not wanting to listen and doing eveything except what he is told. Sounds just like a puppy! All kids who like dogs will enjoy this book! Rating: 4 / 5 This is a terrific new Biscuit book. My 7 year ancient daughter can read it with no problem. It is nearly too simple for her. It is a wonderful book for the very beginning readers. My daughter and I delight in the humor of Biscuit not wanting to listen and doing eveything except what he is told. Sounds just like a puppy! All kids who like dogs will delight in this book!
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Joshua Koppel http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Joshua Koppel Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:56:50 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/#comment-575 In this book, The Girl With The Purple Sneakers wants to teach Biscuit how to fetch a ball. But learning is not always easy when the world is filled with fascinating things like bones and cats. But once Biscuit is ready to learn even a big mud puddle won't stand in his way.<p>A good book that shows it is easy to be distracted and that obstacles can be overcome. Told in the wonderful "Biscuit" style and with adorable illustrations. Rating: 5 / 5 In this book, The Girl With The Purple Sneakers wants to teach Biscuit how to fetch a ball. But learning is not always simple when the world is filled with fascinating things like bones and cats. But once Biscuit is ready to learn even a huge mud puddle won’t stand in his way.

A excellent book that shows it is simple to be distracted and that obstacles can be overcome. Told in the wonderful “Biscuit” style and with adorable illustrations.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on BISCUIT’S NEW TRICK by Karolyn Quianthy http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Karolyn Quianthy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/122/biscuits-new-trick/#comment-574 My son is just learning how to read and really loves the Biscuit books. Highly recommend! Rating: 5 / 5 My son is just learning how to read and really likes the Biscuit books. Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Cure for Useless Dog Syndrome: Activities/Games/Learning What to do for every dog, every owner, every day by Brittany J. Mohme http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/121/the-cure-for-useless-dog-syndrome-activitiesgameslearning-what-to-do-for-every-dog-every-owner-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Brittany J. Mohme Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:39 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/121/the-cure-for-useless-dog-syndrome-activitiesgameslearning-what-to-do-for-every-dog-every-owner-every-day/#comment-573 Through reading and practicing the passages in this book I now have a completly new and wonderful relationship with my dogs. Everyone wants to enjoy quality time with their dogs but often can't seem to find the time or right activity to persue it. The Cure for Useless Dog Syndrome solves these problems in creative and exciting ways and simultaneously allows you to better understand the needs of your dog! Ray and Emma Lincoln masterfully provide thousands of activities and games for you and your four legged friends to enjoy. Many of these activities even encourage good behavior and provide the animals with positive outlets to release stress and excess energy. The Literature is a smooth, enjoyable read that captures your intrests and gets your own creative juices flowing as you browse through the vast number of exciting games. They have provided activities and games that could accomodate people and dogs from any walks of life. Some of these games even include useful activities like my favorite ones... find the keys and carry my bag! I feel that it is highly obvious Ray and Emma Lincoln truly love dogs and have spent countless hours compiling information from experience and research to help others have a better relationship with their dogs. I loved this book and use it everyday as a manual for funtime with my dog, flipping between chapters and maximizing the amount of fun I can experience with my buddy... I highly suggest that you buy this book!!!!! Rating: 5 / 5 Through reading and practicing the passages in this book I now have a completly new and wonderful relationship with my dogs. Everyone wants to delight in quality time with their dogs but often can’t seem to find the time or right activity to persue it. The Cure for Useless Dog Syndrome solves these problems in creative and exciting ways and simultaneously allows you to better know the needs of your dog! Ray and Emma Lincoln masterfully provide thousands of activities and games for you and your four legged friends to delight in. Many of these activities even encourage excellent behavior and provide the animals with positive outlets to release stress and excess energy. The Literature is a smooth, enjoyable read that captures your intrests and gets your own creative juices flowing as you browse through the vast number of exciting games. They have provided activities and games that could accomodate people and dogs from any walks of life. Some of these games even include useful activities like my favorite ones… find the keys and carry my bag! I feel that it is highly obvious Ray and Emma Lincoln truly like dogs and have spent countless hours compiling information from experience and research to help others have a better relationship with their dogs. I loved this book and use it everyday as a manual for funtime with my dog, flipping between chapters and maximizing the amount of fun I can experience with my buddy… I highly suggest that you buy this book!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dog Training by Nancy G. http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Nancy G. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:08:08 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/#comment-572 I have two silky terrors (terriers), neither of whom I raised from puppyhood. And while I love them to pieces, they definitely have issues which make them hard to trust around other people. <br /> <br />My prior knowledge of dog-raising and dog-training was nonexistent - these were the first canines to join our previously cats-only family. So my inclination was to raise them as I had my children, with lots of positive reinforcement and respect. I cuddled them when they were scared, delighted in their antics as they greeted me at the door, laughed when they barked at delivery men and basically turned a blind eye to those infractions I considered minor - jumping at the table, peeing on the kitchen floor, pulling me down the street by the leash, chewing the legs of the dining room chairs... <br /> <br />Anyway, it was all a big mistake. Suddenly the dogs were running the household -- and, most alarmingly, deciding which of our visitors were friends and which were foes. You really had to be careful because, if they didn't take an immediate liking to you, your ankles would suffer! Our veterinarian recommended that I put them on Prozac, but I didn't want to do that... <br /> <br />Then someone turned me on to Sarah and her teaching philosophy - lots of positive reinforcement, yes, but control, too. I got DogPerfect and, just recently, PuppyPerfect, and learned from her that I wasn't doing my dogs any favor by not being their "leader" - in fact, I was fueling their anxieties. So with guidance from Sarah's books, I set up safe stations around our home using her patented Training and Stationing Leads, boned up on my "Doglish" and made it known to all that I was, henceforth, "Leader of the Pack." <br /> <br />The changes in the dogs have been remarkable - both in how calm AND how trustworthy they are. Though as with children, raising them is a never-ending process, so I was pleased to get a copy of Sarah's newest book - Teach Yourself Visually Dog Training. <br /> <br />While TYV is based on many of the same concepts as Sarah's earlier works, it's such a handy reference guide that I keep it out on my kitchen counter and turn to it all the time. It breaks each aspect of dog training into an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process, and gives me a place to turn for quick review or any time a new situation arises. It really is Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care for dogs! <br /> <br />Anyway, I can't recommend it - or her - highly enough. Thanks for all your help Sarah! <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 I have two silky terrors (terriers), neither of whom I raised from puppyhood. And while I like them to pieces, they certainly have issues which make them hard to trust around other people.

My prior knowledge of dog-raising and dog-training was nonexistent – these were the first canines to join our previously cats-only family. So my inclination was to raise them as I had my children, with lots of positive reinforcement and respect. I cuddled them when they were frightened, delighted in their antics as they greeted me at the door, laughed when they barked at delivery men and basically turned a blind eye to those infractions I considered minor – jumping at the table, peeing on the kitchen floor, pulling me down the street by the leash, chewing the legs of the dining room chairs…

Anyway, it was all a huge mistake. Suddenly the dogs were running the household — and, most alarmingly, deciding which of our visitors were friends and which were foes. You really had to be careful because, if they didn’t take an immediate liking to you, your ankles would suffer! Our veterinarian recommended that I place them on Prozac, but I didn’t want to do that…

Then someone turned me on to Sarah and her teaching philosophy – lots of positive reinforcement, yes, but control, too. I got DogPerfect and, just recently, PuppyPerfect, and learned from her that I wasn’t doing my dogs any favor by not being their “leader” – in fact, I was fueling their anxieties. So with guidance from Sarah’s books, I set up safe stations around our home using her patented Training and Stationing Leads, boned up on my “Doglish” and made it known to all that I was, henceforth, “Leader of the Pack.”

The changes in the dogs have been remarkable – both in how cool AND how trustworthy they are. Though as with children, raising them is a never-ending process, so I was pleased to get a copy of Sarah’s newest book – Teach Yourself Visually Dog Training.

While TYV is based on many of the same concepts as Sarah’s earlier works, it’s such a handy reference guide that I keep it out on my kitchen counter and turn to it all the time. It breaks each aspect of dog training into an simple-to-follow, step-by-step process, and gives me a place to turn for quick review or any time a new situation arises. It really is Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care for dogs!

Anyway, I can’t recommend it – or her – highly enough. Thanks for all your help Sarah!

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dog Training by Eileen Grinder http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Eileen Grinder Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:09:29 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/#comment-571 I am fortunate enough to live in the same area as Sarah and have had the good luck to have my 2 labradoodles trained using her methods. Sometimes all the training in the world doesn't help when you get home and have to put it to use. This book is so basic that in less than 25 seconds you can read a few lines and work on a specific behavior. The blocks in the upper left hand corner are a life saver, you can quickly turn to what you need. Now, about her "method". You know how sometimes someone points something out to you and you slap your forehead and exclaim "but that makes common sense, why didn't I think of that?" Well, that is what this book does for you, it tells you what to do in simple, clear, instructional language. It tells you why you should do something, and how to do it. Sometimes a training issue is so simple to figure out that I forget the basic approach - we all tend to overthink, rationalize etc. The training guides are so positive and encourage a healthy relationship with your dog. My older dog is 3 and even though she is well trained, I still refer to this book when certain issues pop up. Everything you could possibly need is in this book, from puppyhood to adult dogs. Having this book is like having a built in expert in my home - I don't know what I would do without it. Rating: 5 / 5 I am fortunate enough to live in the same area as Sarah and have had the excellent luck to have my 2 labradoodles trained using her methods. Sometimes all the training in the world doesn’t help when you get home and have to place it to use. This book is so basic that in less than 25 seconds you can read a few lines and work on a specific behavior. The blocks in the upper left hand corner are a life saver, you can quickly turn to what you need. Now, about her “method”. You know how sometimes someone points something out to you and you slap your forehead and exclaim “but that makes common sense, why didn’t I reckon of that?” Well, that is what this book does for you, it tells you what to do in simple, clear, instructional language. It tells you why you should do something, and how to do it. Sometimes a training issue is so simple to figure out that I forget the basic approach – we all tend to overthink, rationalize etc. The training guides are so positive and encourage a healthy relationship with your dog. My older dog is 3 and even though she is well trained, I still refer to this book when certain issues pop up. Everything you could possibly need is in this book, from puppyhood to adult dogs. Having this book is like having a built in expert in my home – I don’t know what I would do without it.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dog Training by Hal W. Pray http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Hal W. Pray Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:20:07 +0000 http://www.how-to-teach-your-dog-tricks.com/118/teach-yourself-visually-dog-training/#comment-570 This is the best dog training book (out of 16) I own. I train dogs professionally. I train the pack leaders, not the dog. I recommend this book to my clients because it is comprehensive, covering virtually every situation they may encounter. It can be used as a quick visual refresher, but also as a comprehensive tutorial in providing situational analysis with cross reference guidance on dog psychology, behavior, motivation, and problems. <br />Too many current "best sellers" are 1950's Dr. Spock child rearing oriented, geared to permissiveness and lacking in leadership skill development. Author Sarah Hodgson portrays a proper balance of understanding and firmness, similar to Cesar Millan's, The Dog Whisperer, teachings. <br /> <br />Your Pal, Hal (Certified Dog Trainer) in Holland, Michigan Rating: 5 / 5 This is the best dog training book (out of 16) I own. I train dogs professionally. I train the pack leaders, not the dog. I recommend this book to my clients because it is comprehensive, covering virtually every situation they may encounter. It can be used as a quick visual refresher, but also as a comprehensive tutorial in providing situational analysis with cross reference guidance on dog psychology, behavior, motivation, and problems.

Too many current “best sellers” are 1950’s Dr. Spock child rearing oriented, geared to permissiveness and lacking in leadership skill development. Author Sarah Hodgson describes a proper balance of understanding and firmness, similar to Cesar Millan’s, The Dog Whisperer, teachings.

Your Pal, Hal (Certified Dog Trainer) in Holland, Michigan
Rating: 5 / 5

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