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Summary: "As a client of Dr. Dodman,this book reinforced his lessons!
Review: Dr. Dodman's entries concerning,clicker training and halter collars to reinforce positive canine behavior and to put the owner in control of his/her dog with kindness and respect for the dog sends a message home to any handler who believes that rough training changes a dog's behavior to anything but aggression! I have read "Dogs Who Love Too Much," and find "Dogs Behaving Badly," to really reinforce everything that I believe about modifying canine behavior! Thank you, Dr. Dodman for sending the message so eloquently,"positive reinforcement!" This book is a must read for everyone who works with dogs or who owns a dog!
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Summary: Ya gotta love Doc Dodman!
Review: I have now officially read all three of Dr. Dodman's anecdotal and informational works, and it is astounding how much he can compile into his books and still keep them so richly entertaining. This A-Z guide covers everything from aggression to zoonosis...literally...and each chapter delves into a new problem. I read this book before I started veterinary school at Tufts (where Dodman is the resident behaviorist), and it really helped introduce me to the common problems owners may face with their pets. He even goes into some of the medical treatments used to approach difficult cases representing each of the behavioral syndromes. If you are puzzled by your pet, this book is an easy-to-read, clearly explained introduction to whatever ails him/her. It is especially helpful if you are seriously considering consulting a animal behaviorist. You'll have a great advantage if you already know how these problems are manifested and treated.
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Summary: Excellent behavior book!
Review: I highly recommend that anyone considering adding a puppy to their home read this book cover to cover. I have used many of the techniques in this book successfully. I find that it is much easier trying to deal with a behavior issue when you know why the dog is exhibiting the behavior in the first place. I've lent my copy out countless times and recommended that several people purchase it.
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Summary: Not helpful, just interesting, unless you have a BullTerrier
Review: I recently adopted a 9 year-old dog from a shelter who would chew my front door trim. I couldn't understand why. I read this book and it really helped, not to mention answered the "why" part of my questions. This book has helped enormously. For people who had a hard time with getting answers from this book, all you have to do is go to the index in the back and look up your topic. It's right there.
If you're having a hard time with a new puppy or a "new" older dog, this book should help you. It helped us.
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Summary: Lots of understanding behavior problems, little curing
Review: I was quite disappointed in this book. It is full of interesting stories of dogs and their troubles (like Maggie the German short-haired pointer and her false pregnancies), but I was looking for solutions to specific behavior problems. As another reviewer pointed out, some of the topics were quite bizarre and weren't intuitive (X-Files?) so I had to read the entire book to find what I was looking for. Based on the title (A-to-Z Guide), I was expecting quicker look-ups. In fact, the behavior-modification techniques are actually in the appendix, which is less than 20 pages long.
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Summary: dogs behaving badly
Review: if you suspect your dog is unusually unruly, above and beyond puppy nuisance, the sooner you read and absorb every word of this book, the better off you and your dog and your family will be!!!
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Summary: Format mandates a full read, thumbs down
Review: This book is arranged in an a-z format but is VERY difficult to find what you are looking for. At first glance, it may seem like the arrangement of topics is a benefit, almost like a dog behavior encyclopedia. It's quite the contrary, I'm afraid. There is but one topic for each letter of the alphabet and, thanks in part to the limited and lacking index, requires practically a cover-to-cover read to find all of the potentially useful topics in this book. Dog behaviors are like allergy symptoms in humans, no two dogs will have the same set of defects in their behavior. It's a waste of time to have to page through each of 26 chapters highlighting and focusing on your own dog's behavior, while tripping through chapter after chapter of other people's dog's problems. Perhaps the worst part of the format is the series of chapters idiotically placed where other dog behaviors wouldn't fit. I? Imprinting problems (what?). K? Kissing. Q? Quarreling (doesn't that require the dog to be able to speak?). G? Geriatric Behavior Problems. X & Z? I'll let you ask somebody else, because you might not believe it from me. Come on, Dodman! We bought three books to help us through our newly-adopted dog's troublesome first few weeks at home, and this is completely useless by comparison. The other 2 books we bought were 'Help for your Shy Dog' by Deborah Wood and 'The Dog Whisperer' by Paul Owens & Norma Eckroate. Both of these books have much better info, arranged for readers who aren't interested in random, sometimes bizarre topics.
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Summary: Every pet owner should read this informative book!!
Review: This is an easy-to-read, yet very informative book which details problems every pet owner will encounter, particularly those whose pets exhibit behavior problems. The first part of the book details the problems and an appendix gives suggested behavioral approaches to "undo" these problems in a pet. I have a "fearful" dog, who after reading this book, was taken to a veterinarian for a hypothyroidism test. It seems this may play a BIG part of this personality problem and medication may help control it. We would never have known this without reading this helpful book! Thank you, Dr. Dodman!!!
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Summary: Nick Dodman again demonstrates why he is so well respected.
Review: This is Nick Dodman's third book on animal behavior. I have read his first two and find "Dogs Behaving Badly" to be well worth the investment. Given the horrendous number of dogs that are turned over each year to local animal shelters, it is crucial that dog owners and dog lovers be made aware not only of the myriad of behavioral problems their "best friends" can and do exhibit, but also the possible cures-both pharmacological as well as behavior modification.In the past several weeks since the book's release, I have found myself recommending it dozens of times to people who I come in contact with on the various pet-related bulletin boards as well as friends who would just like to know about Fido's latest antics.I have had the privilege of knowing Dr. Dodman personally since I first spoke with him well over five years ago about putting my best friend, King, on Deprenyl (page 80). Dr. Dodman's assistance and support throughout the remainder of King's life is a debt that I can only repay through my respect of his work and efforts to educate dog owners about their pet's behavior. I trust Nick Dodman with those that mean an awful lot to me. What better recommendation is there for his book?
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Summary: Nick Dodman again demonstrates why he is so well respected.
Review: This is Nick Dodman's third book on animal behavior. I have read his first two and find "Dogs Behaving Badly" to be well worth the investment. Given the horrendous number of dogs that are turned over each year to local animal shelters, it is crucial that dog owners and dog lovers be made aware not only of the myriad of behavioral problems their "best friends" can and do exhibit, but also the possible cures-both pharmacological as well as behavior modification.In the past several weeks since the book's release, I have found myself recommending it dozens of times to people who I come in contact with on the various pet-related bulletin boards as well as friends who would just like to know about Fido's latest antics.I have had the privilege of knowing Dr. Dodman personally since I first spoke with him well over five years ago about putting my best friend, King, on Deprenyl (page 80). Dr. Dodman's assistance and support throughout the remainder of King's life is a debt that I can only repay through my respect of his work and efforts to educate dog owners about their pet's behavior. I trust Nick Dodman with those that mean an awful lot to me. What better recommendation is there for his book?
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