Rating: 
Summary: Best dog book of the 4 we bought
Review: This was by far the best of the books we bought to help us raise our new puppy. It has lots of very practical advice and is clearly written with a love for dogs and a nice sense of humor.
Rating: 
Summary: A few issues...
Review: Having adopted a 4 month old puppy several months ago, I've read through this book at least 3 times but have also taken my dog to puppy kindergarten. While I like how this book has lots of pictures and easy to understand training exercises, I do have a few complaints.First, I find the layout of the book really confusing. The exercises don't seem to be grouped logically for a beginning dog trainer, and I almost always end up having to skip around to 3 different sections of the book just to look up 1 problem. Second, I don't agree with the book's recommendation to use a cinch collar, especially for someone trying to train a dog for the first time. As they point out, there is a specific technique you have to use to get it right without hurting the dog, and I think it may be difficult for a newbie to master this without guidance, especially if they aren't going to a class and only relying on this book. For my puppy we used a prong collar which won't damage throat as easily, and in fact we have since moved to the Gentle Leader collar, which we love. All in all, though, I have found it a helpful reference.
Rating:
Summary: One of the Very Best
Review: Read whatever else you like, but this is the book that taught me the most. Our dogs are well behaved and this book helped achieve that.
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