The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior

The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior | Tamar Geller | Digest this book: You will have what you need to have a mutually satisfying relationship with an obedient dog.

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	The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior Tamar Geller Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very helpful book training our new puppy

I have had dogs all my life and had experience with professional trainers, some good, some not so good. I found Tamara Geller's "The Loved Dog" excellent reading for a dog owner. Her theories made very good sense: her methods of training are easy to understand for the pet owner and for our puppy too! I'd like to think that he is especially smart, but I must credit the author with excellent advice on training.

Digest this book: You will have what you need to have a mutually satisfying relationship with an obedient dog.

I own and have read many books on dogs and training them, but this is the one I will have at my side to keep me on course. It is truly a method of no pain and a lot of gain in dog/human relationships and obedience.

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Could use more training and less name-dropping stories

Like most people, I was taught that choke collars and force are the natural and correct ways to train dogs. Ms. Geller's experience as an abused child taught her that force and violence are never appropriate for anyone. She learned from observing wild wolves that the "alpha rollover" (forcing a dog on it's back to teach it who is boss) is not natural or correct. The wolves she observed taught each other with games and more gentle methods.

Ms. Geller has an important message, and I am glad I read this book. But I would have liked more instruction and less personal history and name-dropping stories.

Read this book before you start training your dog!

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Written By a Loving Trainer

This book was recommended by my dog trainer. Ms. Geller uses only positive reinforcement techniques. She has worked with lots of shelter/adopted dogs and has lots of quick ideas for training, reinforcing positive behavior, and loving your dog. There is a little bit of name dropping (she is in L.A.) but other than that, she is quite modest and helpful.

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