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Dog behavior can be a very difficult challenge at times. According to a figure I read someplace, about 70 percent of of the dogs in North American homes have problems of this sort. Help is at hand.
Overcoming Dog Behavior Problems, by Silvia Kent, is a 125-page ebook which is a combination of several booklets she wrote: Solving Dog Problems, Aggression, Rescued Dog, Separation Anxiety, House Training, and Good Dog! It's also available as a physical book. I particularly liked her sections on separation anxiety, overcoming aggression, and rescue dogs. Throughout, her compassion for dogs AND owners and her extensive experience with all kinds of dogs shine through. This is useful to owners who want to deal more effectively with behaviors of their dogs, as well as to people who do rescue work or training. Since Kent offers many creative ways to solve dog behavior problems, this ebook or book can help resolve seemingly impossible situations. Click here to order Overcoming Dog Behavior Problems as an immediately downloadable ebook for $14.47 or And here it is at Amazon: Section by Section, What's in Overcoming Dog Behavior Problems?Section 1. "I Have This Problem with My Dog..."This introduction discusses whether you need professional help for the behavior you are dealing with, the possibility of the undesired dog behavior being related to a health problem, and the importance of creating ground rules that work in your situation. Section 2. How You Can Have a Really Good DogIn this section, Silvia Kent talks about how dogs often get away with lots of obnoxious behavior, and she includes numerous Tricks of the Trade from experienced dog professionals, providing help on such topics as
and other situations that come up in daily life with dogs. Section 3. Problem Solving -- Step by StepI really liked the compassionate way that Silvia Kent describes what to do if you have a dog behavior problem. In this section, she starts with First Aid, where you do something to stabilize things for a while. For example, you could put a dog in a kennel for a week if you are undecided whether you want to keep it. Silvia Kent says this strategy may make your realize that you miss the dog so much that you get a renewed incentive to work on the problems, or you may feel so much relief that you realize finding a new home for the dog will be best for all. This section ends with a list of the seven steps to overcoming dog behavior problems. Section 4. House TrainingAlso called potty training or housebreaking, housetraining is an essential part of a puppy's education. This 11-page section contains a lot of good advice, covering house training when you are present and when you are absent, as well as special house training problems. The ebooks I review on my potty training page give more of a step-by-step approach with schedules, but for many people this ebook by Silvia Kent will be all you need, plus it gives you so much on many other topics. Section 5. Separation AnxietyInsecurity, over-attachment, loneliness, and boredom can lead to separation anxiety in dogs, and Silvia Kent addresses them all. She gives some ground rules for treating separation anxiety and then talks about damage limitation, barking and howling, using crates, and self mutilation. She suggests controlled farewells and greetings, providing distractions, and keeping a dog diary. The section ends with special situations, such as puppies, getting a good night's sleep, and rescued dogs. Section 6. Overcoming AggressionThis section begins with bites. Here Silvia Kent defines five kinds (snap, snap-bite, bite, multiple bites, bite and hold on) and discusses their meanings and severity, along with a brief discussion of dog breeds. She then looks at the specific situations of aggression toward people in the family, people who are strangers, other dogs, and other animals. Throughout this 24-page section there are many strategies given. I got some good ideas for how to improve dog-cat interaction problems in my own household. Section 7. Rescued DogThis section explains that defining your house rules right from the start makes it easier on the rescue dog, who is stressed from the major changes in his life. She encourages you to take a positive, loving approach to the dog and to postpone any non-urgent veterinary or grooming care till the dog is settled in. As many rescue dogs may be frightened from punishments they received in the past, her list of four top alternatives to punishment is useful. She covers a number of other topics in these 17 pages. Several of my dogs have been rescues, and I wish I had had this section earlier! Section 8. Getting More HelpThis covers how to select dog training classes and instructors, books, magazines, and videos. Available as an ebook...T Click here to order Overcoming Dog Behavior Problems for $14.47 ...and move towards overcoming the dog behavior problems in your life! Or maybe you would rather get the whole Silvia Kent package, which consists of Dynamic Dog Training, Overcoming Dog Behavior Problems, Your Dog and Your Baby, Take the Class (a manual for dog training instructors), and The Harmony Program. The links take you to my pages reviewing each title, or click here to buy the entire collection for $47.87, which is about a 40% reduction from the $78.55 they would cost if ordered one by one. ... and as a bookClick
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