How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood

10 reviews for How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood

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   Globaby – February 8, 2025

   How to raise the perfect dog
   Great info from my favorite “dog whisperer”!

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   Shanna Early – February 8, 2025

   What I’ve Been Waiting For
   This book is great–very informative, positive, and practical. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about getting a puppy. As an experienced animal handler, I feel that this book is a great guide for the beginner and experienced alike. Among the things that I find particularly useful are the careful, step-by-step instructions, specific examples from puppies that Millan raised while working on this book, discussions from experienced breeders and dog trainers, and an extensive appendix of suggestions for further reading. The only thing not in the book that I would have loved would be a more thorough discussion of integrating the new puppy into a home that has older dogs already. While there is some discussion of this, it is not enough to provide the guidance I really would like.While some dog trainers will denounce Millan’s methods as archaic and harsh, I would encourage readers to keep an open mind. While Millan does not employ a positive-reinforcement-only approach–which is what many of his detractors prefer–his methods are gentle and concerned only with the well-being of the dog. His methods have made a huge difference in my life and in my dog’s life. She is happier and more balanced when I follow Millan’s formula. Everyone who meets her comments on how well-behaved she is and takes great pleasure in petting and playing with her–even people who are typically frightened of dogs or just uncomfortable around them. As a high-energy, alpha-type dog, I don’t believe that would be the case if I had not followed Millan’s methods; for my strong-willed dog, positive reinforcement is only sometimes a strong enough motivation to encourage the behaviors I want, but discipline coupled with positive reinforcement is exactly what she needs.

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   J. Daniels – February 8, 2025

   Very good book which deals more with dog psychology. It’s not a step-by-step training manual
   If you are looking for a step-by-step method of dog training, this book isn’t it. Yes, there are some tips for how to crate train and improve results when training, but there is quite a lot of dog psychology involved in Cesar’s approach. He is not training the dog as much as he is training ‘us’ to understand the dog, and approach training and communication in a way the dog will understand us and what we are asking the dog to do. It requires that we ourselves be stable humans, and that we communicate to the dog using our intent and energy in a positive way….and with unlimited amounts of patience and calm-assertiveness when communicating our desires to our pooches. Cesar gives many real-life examples to illustrate his methods, which support his training techniques. I found this book to be a good read, and I did a lot of highlighting of memorable sections, which I am now transcribing onto a sheet so my husband can read all my highlighted tips (he’ll never read the book otherwise). And he has even listened to my advice on how to get some good results from our new adolescent rescue puppy based in part on some of what I read in this book.

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   Jon C – February 8, 2025

   Pack leader
   This a great read, with a new puppy it has been a tremendous help. I liked how it want from puppy hood and up. That along with know Cesar from tv it is a huge help as a new dog dad, it’s really raised my confidence on doing the right thing in raising a puppy.

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   Steve – February 8, 2025

   Nothing New From His Show
   I thought this was a fast, informative read. If you’ve seen Cesar’s show, then there’s nothing new in this book. In fact, I think there is an episode dedicated to the four dogs he highlights in this book which tells the same story. I’m fairly confident that if one were to watch that show, you’d get most of the information in this book. The writing is decent which made for a fast read. I found the personal anecdotes a bit distracting. I don’t care what the other writer did when they brought the dog home to her house.I guess I came to this book thinking it would be more practical than the Monks book. And it is but it’s still not quite like a handbook. I wanted something in which I could consult for quick answers with my puppy: how many times a day should I feed him? What do to if… What happens when … Things of that nature. To be fair, most of my questions were covered, but the narrative format of the book doesn’t allow for quick answers. Google is your friend. I guess I wanted a more pithy and searchable How To manual as opposed to a treatise, or reflection, on the art of raising a dog. I think a better editor might have helped him with this as they organized the chapters. At the end of each chapter, they try to do with with a few take away points, but it’s still insufficient to be a useful reference guide in my opinion.Cesar’s methodology has many detractors, so if this is your first book on puppy/dog training, you might want to look at some of the less-hyperbolic criticisms of Cesar and come to your own conclusion. There are definitely many different perspectives on how to properly raise your dog, Cesar’s way being one of them. A point at which Cesar has taken great care to make in this book as if responding directly to such criticism over the years.I think this book is best seen as a useful contribution to your collection of books about your raising your dog. You should definitely not buy it thinking you’ll find all the answers encapsulated in this short volume.One fairly important con of the text is that the subtitle is definitely misleading: “through puppyhood and beyond”. You get a great deal on puppyhood. Perhaps too much before 8 weeks when many folks will be taking home their puppy’s for the first time (don’t get me wrong the information contained within is informative and important, but it could have been condensed to make room for much more practical sections in the puppyhood, adolescence, or adult phase of your puppy’s life). You get a healthy section on puppyhood. But then adolescence and definitely adulthood get the short shrift. I think adulthood comprised two pages on my ipad. Perhaps a bit more, but not by much.

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   marvpick – February 8, 2025

   Unfortunately the manual doesn’t train the dog on it’s own. It does help the people who own the dog as it teaches that they have to be trained as much as the dog. The book is writen in a straight forward manner that helps with this training and keeps the people from ruining the dog’ s life by doing the wrong things. Well worth the money.

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   Adriana Tourinho – February 8, 2025

   Ótimo livro para quem vai adotar ou acaba de adotar um filhote. Há dicas precisas de comportamento e cuidados. Recomendo.

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   Navin – February 8, 2025

   The book busts a lot of myths, it gives you a structure from day one of your puppy. Loved the knowledge the book has imparted. I am a confident pet parent now . My GSD puppy is now a 7 month well behaved puppy.

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   amassaro – February 8, 2025

   We all know the Dog Whisperer. Reading this book written by such an expert gives you and insight in Dog Psychology, so that you are able to understand IF you really can take care of a dog, and if so, how to choose the perfect one and raise it respecting its true nature and avoid future problems. Great book!

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    Cliente de Kindle – February 8, 2025

    Muy claro el contendio, hay que tener mucha disciplina para aplicar lo que dice el libro