Dog Training For Dummies

With this book, it's important to add a bit of context to my situation. I am new to being a dog guardian, and I have two adult dogs with partial training (they are not extreme leash pullers -unless they see a rabbit, they are housetrained, etc), so I was not under the stress of a puppy or a dog with more significant issues (aggression towards people, etc.). I also like reading and using multiple resources (videos, etc.) So, I am not only using this book to train my dogs. I am new to training, and I found this book to be a great place to start. I like the beginning sections where you learn about dogs' overall character, their overview of the basic commands and then the chapters with the sequences of how to teach different commands. While I've successfully taught leave it, come here, touch and stay, they are not yet perfect. Sometimes, if my dog is distracted (outside), it's a hit or miss, but I notice the improvement. Reality also is that when training a dog, you learn a lot about your level of patience and your attitude towards giving up. I understood that books/videos will only be 100% effective if I am consistent. This looks like revisiting things that I thought my dogs were already great at. This is a good reference book and an excellent place to start if you like taking your time reading when learning skills.

I really enjoy the way the book is set up and the easy way things are explained. I will be referring back to it a lot.

Great information but, I was looking for a training philosophy/pragmatic approach. 121 pages in and were not training. Great info for new pet owner.

A lot of useful information.

I loved how easy this was to understand.

I am a former obedience instructor and this book is excellent. I have gifted it to my dog friends. Great methods.

This is a good book for a beginner. I was looking to refresh my knowledge. Methods have sure changed since I learned dog training 30 plus year ago.

Highly recommend for people who don't have a lot of experience raising puppies or need a refresher

I wish I had this book 8 years ago when I first had my Golden Doodle. Everything I have been doing repeatedly for years has been wrong. My dog jumps up onto other people. I have turned my back on her, got others to turn their backs to no avail. You should teach your dog to sit when it meets other people. When it sits it gets the fuss. Few weeks in and this is working! Numerous other tips in this book. Amazing.

Excellent so far. I recommend this to anyone looking to train a puppy or adult dog..

Good reference book...think it could be updated some but easy to find quick references without having to read a whole chapter.

I would not buy this book again… It does not go into detail about the lot of commands you would like to teach your dog… I should’ve known when that many pages in a book is to train a dog… Would not buy again

Excellent book for dog training with canine psychology. A must for people with dog or puppy.