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Create order out of canine chaos in your multi-dog home by understanding canine behavior and using positive reinforcement. Manage multiple dogs at meals, on walks and in the dog park.
Publisher : McConnell Publishing Limited; 2nd ed. edition (January 1, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 55 pages
ISBN-10 : 1891767062
ISBN-13 : 978-1891767067
Item Weight : 3.99 ounces
Dimensions : 5.4 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book provides useful tips and advice for multi-dog owners. They describe it as a brief, practical handbook with good advice on how to introduce and feed multiple dogs. Readers appreciate the book’s readability, short length, and concise nature.
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Aerin & Peter –
Stellar advice!! Best money we’ve spent on any training accessory or guide.
Just made a first pass, two days after (yeah I know) having adopted a second Great Pyrenees. I’d been doing something like body-blocking I think instinctively with our first Pyr, but she’s a 3 or 4 y/o, and apparently much quicker to read human body language than our new almost-2 y/o puppy. He’s been in and out of a couple different fosters, and his adoption attempts seem to have ended abruptly upon problems with barking in the house and being un-walkable on the leash. So we don’t think this kind of thing was tried on him before? Maybe?We were prepared for a couple weeks of adoption stress. (Our first one was rescued out of Korea, with a stab wound in her back, sooooo…yeah we were ready.) But the barking was really getting to both of us, and we were starting to get worried about integrating him successfully with our first pooch, who doesn’t bark at all (except in the case of ‘porch invaders’). And yes, we are now incredibly appreciative that our first go around was with a dog mentally strong enough to save the barking for special occasions!Anyway we started calmly body-blocking with him just this morning whenever he bolted barking at the door… and it’s been four hours of people talking outside, dogs barking across the street, and motorcycles on a holiday weekend–in complete, serene silence. Our first dog has been even more deliriously happy than usual now that I’ve been able to be that much more consistent with her. There are a LOT of good, basic, practical suggestions in this book, and I can’t wait to start working on them–and I imagine they’ll have less immediate results–but this one technique is worth the weight of this book in GOLD.
Jolyssa Humphrey –
She has so much experience and some great stories mixed in with her advice
After reading this book by Patricia McConnell and listening to some of her teachings on YouTube, I am so impressed by her natural intellect concerning animal behavior and her true devotion to animals . You can appreciate her prowess in solving real life dog problems with techniques that are completely reasonable. She explains her methods and rationale in a very understandable way. At the same time, she brings a new level of expertise to light. She has so much experience and some great stories mixed in with her advice. She’s a true dog behavior genius. I highly recommend.
L. Laster –
Great Resource for the Multi-Dog Household.
This is a very brief overlook on the “how to’s” of running a multiple dog household. The concepts are very workable, time consuming, and take a lot of patience and practice, one-on-one, with each dog. After that you gradually add in another dog after each dog has “mastered” the command you are working on. There are several resources listed at the end of the book that I have found to be helpful as I live in a four dog household, and am having problems with dominance issues between two of my younger male dogs. I would highly recommend this book as an easy read and first stepping stone to dealing with a chaotic household. Mine are now all lying in their “places,” relaxed and, best of all QUIET!!!
Jackson –
ok works good
ok works good
hoopseng –
Too short
The book seemed pretty good and had some good pointers on appropriate dog play. however I wish it went a little more in depth about appropriate kinds of relationships between dogs and beginning warning signs that things aren’t ok. Also what to do when you see these signs. I, personally, would also have like information about two puppies raised together, but I know that is a rare case.
kes –
Great primer for first-timers.
I know some people have not found this booklet helpful, especially if they have already had multiple dogs in their homes before. But we are getting ready to add a second dog to our household for the first time, and this booklet really has helped us be better prepared to hit the ground running. We are looking forward to having a second dog more than ever now that we have some good ideas on how to introduce them successfully, how to feed them, how to let them play (and break them apart if needed), and how to show our love for them both. Thank you, Patricia, for breaking down this process into small, understandable segments. We will refer back to this booklet many times over the next few months, I’m sure. Well worth the purchase if you are new to the multi-dog household like we are.
grayce arlotta-berner –
GREAT BOOK for any MULTIPLE DOG owner
Definitely helped me to figure out some body language and CONTROL my FOUR dogs. A behavioral trainer suggested I buy this and it was well worth it. A great book for information on how to avoid conflict between two or more dogs.You have to start putting your mind in theirs and it helps you to understand how they think and what makes them react the way they do in certain situations. Highly recommend this book.
Sophia –
Short and sweet
I have 3 dogs, 2 of which were getting into shuffles a lot, and one who had been SO BEHAVED before adding the third. This book is really short, but had quick tips and some great paradigm shift that have fundamentally changed my approach to my pack. No fighting in WEEKS, and my little rebel can be trusted off leash again.
F Johnson –
After adopting a rescued Livestock Guard Dog (Pyrenees mix or Akbash, not sure which), I was having to deal with a lot of fights between her and my male Pyrenees. These are big dogs, and their fighting is quite ferocious even if they’re not actually hurting each other, so this was pretty nerve-wracking. This book provided very helpful advice in a calm, reassuring tone. I recommend it to anyone who’s introducing a new dog into a household where there is already a Dog In Residence.
Luca B. –
Avevo tre cani da circa 40 kg l’uno in media, e volevo dei consigli su come gestirli al guinzaglio tutti assieme.Libro veramente utile con tanti suggerimenti. Dopo la lettura ho capito molte cose, e gestito i miei cani molto più efficacemente. Of course, you need how to read English. Non so se sia disponibile una edizione in italiano.
Carina Maldonado –
Con 3 perros en casa, este pequeño “manual” lleno de tips y ejercicios de confianza propios, con un perro y luego con tus perros me ha resultado bastante efectivo. Lo recomiendo.
Gege –
alles in Ordnung – und weitere 16 Wörter finde ich einfach zu viel- überdenken Sie doch bitte mal diese Vorgabe
Elaine Macnamara –
Easy to read – alleviated a lot of my guilt feelings about walking all the dogs separately. Great tips on training each dog individually first. Would have liked a bit more on issues on the walk such as one dog starting off barking at strangers and the rest then go into pack mode and join in, and also is it ok to leave them all alone together if you go out. Otherwise a very useful and helpful book – just wish I could download the DVD as I don’t have a DVD player or laptop so it’s a shame it can’t be bought as a download.