Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household.

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Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: I have to say that I was disappointed with this booklet. I think I should have read the description better as I was expecting a book and got a 38 page booklet.
I didn't find the information all that helpful in dealing with my three-dog household. I felt most of it was in umbrella terms and there were very few specifics. Also many topics on things to do with your dogs, but for more details or the how-to's you were referred to a book-list in the back of the book.
Most of the information was common sense.
Probably good for beginning owners of multiple dogs but if you have owned multiples for awhile, I don't think this information will be new.

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Summary: Good for owners, not for trainers
Review: I too should have read the description more thoroughly. Some good advice but expensive for 38 pages. I thought I was getting a book, not a bookLET. Definitely don't feel I got a bang for my bucks.

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Summary: Leaves you wanting more...
Review: This book is a reference to refer back to often, as we multiple dog owners struggle with issues that arise and lead us to search for answers to better understand and lead our "pack" in the most peaceful manner. It's peace that we want, and while this guide teaches us how to stay focused on primary leadership behavior, we can't help but want to read and discuss more about the individual nuances that we observe with our canine companions. I highly recommend this guide as a basic tool for effective leadership of multiple dogs. There is, however, more to be said and shared on this multiple dog arrangement that incorporates and integrates our canine-canine and human-canine structure and dynamics. I hope that Karen London and Patricia McConnell won't stop here.

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Summary: A Good Intro
Review: This book is a reference to refer back to often, as we multiple dog owners struggle with issues that arise and lead us to search for answers to better understand and lead our "pack" in the most peaceful manner. It's peace that we want, and while this guide teaches us how to stay focused on primary leadership behavior, we can't help but want to read and discuss more about the individual nuances that we observe with our canine companions. I highly recommend this guide as a basic tool for effective leadership of multiple dogs. There is, however, more to be said and shared on this multiple dog arrangement that incorporates and integrates our canine-canine and human-canine structure and dynamics. I hope that Karen London and Patricia McConnell won't stop here.

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Summary: A Good Intro
Review: This is a good place to start for those with multiple-dog households. It serves as a great consolidation of multi-dog topics from other books, many of which I have also read. The authors have done a great job of referencing the topics, so if you want to learn more, it is easy to pick out the longer book that most applies to that topic. I found it very helpful in teaching me how to train my dogs together (seperately), as well as defining what is play and when it's time to cool off. It's a good reference to have on hand when you just need a quick review of pack dynamics, and don't have the time to sift through a longer book for the information that you're looking for.

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Summary: short and sweet
Review: When my husband and I added a third dog to our household, chaos reigned. Worse yet, fights broke out between our new dog and the two older dogs. We needed order and clear rules about how the dogs were to interact with each other and with us. We read a lot of books on dog-dog aggression and watched several videos, but this book gave us practical exercises that really made a difference. The book has a theoretical basis that is explained well and makes sense, and it outlines specific interventions for a better behaved household. I would recommend it to anyone with a multi-dog household, and I would very highly recommend it if you are experiencing dog-dog aggression.

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Summary: Extremely helpful and well written
Review: When my husband and I added a third dog to our household, chaos reigned. Worse yet, fights broke out between our new dog and the two older dogs. We needed order and clear rules about how the dogs were to interact with each other and with us. We read a lot of books on dog-dog aggression and watched several videos, but this book gave us practical exercises that really made a difference. The book has a theoretical basis that is explained well and makes sense, and it outlines specific interventions for a better behaved household. I would recommend it to anyone with a multi-dog household, and I would very highly recommend it if you are experiencing dog-dog aggression.