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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780345446787
ISBN: 034544678X
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Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
MPN: 034544678X
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: April 29, 2003
Studio: Ballantine Books
Alternate Versions:
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- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Dogs > Training
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Dogs > General
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Dogs > General AAS
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > General
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > General AAS
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Patricia B. McConnell shares insights on how dogs might interpret our behavior and essential advise on how to interact with them in ways that bring out their best. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the way we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you'll discover how you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a human and more like a dog. It also provides insight on how dogs and humans share personality types--and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than "alpha wanna-bes!" (© 2002, Paperback, 246 pages)
Amazon.com Review:
The Other End of the Leash begins with an eloquently simple premise: "All dogs are brilliant at perceiving the slightest movement that we make, and they assume each tiny movement has meaning." With that in mind, all of Dr. Patricia McConnell's recommendations for communicating with your canine make immediate sense. Don't we all automatically bend forward when coaxing a dog to come and play? Break eye contact when we wish to avoid a confrontation? While these instinctive behaviors are right on target, a number of other habits aren't so positive, and McConnell helps us break them with both humor and common sense.
Chapters are categorized by senses such as sound, sight, and smell; specific pack behaviors such as dominance and play also merit their own sections. McConnell uses the same humor and patience she recommends with dogs on her readers. Whether she's referring to maggots as "a value-added commodity in canine economics" or ruminating on attempts to verbally cue her dogs to exit the house one at a time, her wise and gently self-deprecating book brings training--of both dogs and humans--to new levels. Jill Lightner
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- Read this book if you love your dog.This is an excellent book by someone who really knows and loves dogs. The author is highly trained and experienced in the field of animal behavior and writes with heart. You will find it a very readable, enjoyable, and informative book. As a dog trainer myself, who has read many books on the subject of dogs, training, and animal behavior this is the one I always recommed. Whether you are thinking of getting a dog, or already have one or more dogs, this book will enlighten and help you to be your ... Read More
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- One of the best books ever on dog & owner interaction!!I had farm dogs for many years - no leashes - just the basic training of manners. I have read many books over the years on dog training, but now I am in a whole new realm. I am living in the city with a dog I adopted from a local shelter, and have been reading more advanced approaches to training and behaviors,therapy dog training and use, etc., and have learned something from each book. It has been an adventure navigating from novice city dog owner (how to hold the leash, 'heel', greeting other ... Read More
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- Top Five Dog BooksThe Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
I have read a lot of dog books. This one is definitely in my top five. A must read for those of you who are serious about doing the right things for your furry friend.
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- Wonderful adviceWonderful, common sense advice for those who have a dog who pulls on the leash and not just on your heart-strings.
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- wonderful, enjoyable and enlighteningThis book was enjoyable to read, really discussed the issues of dog thinking in an balanced way and with backup bits of information (not just the this-way-is-the-truth). She brings in scientific research and discusses how it applies and how it doesn't. Her stories are touching, her passion for dogs is clear, and while I'm not sure I really get all the details and could do those moves at the right time, understanding is a great help. I highly recommend this book, although as another reviewer said, ... Read More
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