Dogs and Their People : Choosing and Training the Best Dog for You

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I had to buy it used, since it was out of
Print. Great practical advice, people regularily
mistake our dog as a guide dog she listens
to us so well (when other dogs aren't around).
I would definately buy from this author again!

Rating:
Summary: A little vague.
Review: In DOGS & THEIR PEOPLE, Steve Diller offers practical advice that worked for me and my dog (a 4-yr-old bichon), including especially how to get her to walk on the leash without yanking my arm off. He also offers some tips I used for fine-tuning the training we had already done. Bottom line: "Bobbie" is a better-behaved dog since we tried the methods described this book.

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Summary: Steve is the master!
Review: Loved this book, a great help to understanding potential problems and how to solve them. Great training tips.

Rating:
Summary: Steve is the master!
Review: Loved this book, a great help to understanding potential problems and how to solve them. Great training tips.

Rating:
Summary: Very readable, but a little technical in spots.
Review: This was really a very good book. The breed descriptions were very objective for the most part, and I liked how his training was aimed for useful manners instead of for competition obedience. The problem solving advice was great, too! One of the best things about the book, in my opinion, was the fact that he actually differentiated between show lines and working lines and even explained the difference! One of my pet peeves when it comes to dog books is how most writers ignore or trivialize the differences WITHIN the breed. I'd give him ten stars just for mentioning it... I also loved how he made a point of stating that every dog is different and needs special consideration when training, and that there are tons of workable training methods out there, not just his. I had to give him four stars instead of five, though, because he did use a bit of technical language when describing some dogs. He did eventually explain everything, but the average layman would read the terms 'low nerve threshold' 'sharp' 'defense mechanism' etc, and just go 'Huh?'. But that was the only downside to the book. Other than that, it was terrific!

Rating:
Summary: Very readable, but a little technical in spots.
Review: This was really a very good book. The breed descriptions were very objective for the most part, and I liked how his training was aimed for useful manners instead of for competition obedience. The problem solving advice was great, too! One of the best things about the book, in my opinion, was the fact that he actually differentiated between show lines and working lines and even explained the difference! One of my pet peeves when it comes to dog books is how most writers ignore or trivialize the differences WITHIN the breed. I'd give him ten stars just for mentioning it... I also loved how he made a point of stating that every dog is different and needs special consideration when training, and that there are tons of workable training methods out there, not just his. I had to give him four stars instead of five, though, because he did use a bit of technical language when describing some dogs. He did eventually explain everything, but the average layman would read the terms 'low nerve threshold' 'sharp' 'defense mechanism' etc, and just go 'Huh?'. But that was the only downside to the book. Other than that, it was terrific!