Easy Dog Training: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Happy Pet Paperback – November 3, 2020

Me and my family absolutely love the book. We have all read it as preparation for the dog adoption. We feel much more confident and ready to welcome our new friend.

This "Easy Dog Training: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Happy Pet" book is a good book for anyone who hasn't have a dog before. This is a good first time dog owner's book. If you have had dogs your whole lifetime already, and you haven't got major problems with handling your dogs, you probably don't need this book, many of the content may seems too "obvious" for you. Yet, I still think that you may be able to pick up a few things here and there, but then, you may not see too much "value" in this book for just those few tips.This book is well written, and it is a good a to z kind of a book. It gives you a bunch of pretty good beginner's "need to know", and also gives you many tips that you can use for dog training, but many of those are basic behavior trainings. If you want to get into "advanced training", this may not be the book for you.Thank you for reading this review, I hoped that this review is helpful to you in support of your purchase decision.

Smart, funny, and well-organized information. Very happy that I chose this as one of the books to help me raise my gorgeous Spoo properly.

This book is is not very informative, just very generic info I already know.

Had a lot of helpful information

Love it!

While the book is focused on dog training, the reader should be aware that a good part of the book is dedicated to getting the house ready for a dog. Included in the introduction are what supplies you need and how adjusting to a puppy in the house needs to happen, such as accidents are given and how to ensure that a yard is secure for the new member. So the book is only for a limited section about dog training. No problem, the reader just needs to be aware that a book of more than 150 pages has only about 60 pages focused on training. You can save money and not purchase any other books until you have this book and decide what else you may need. After the middle section focused on training, the book then moves on to problem solving, such as what to do if the dog barks a lot or jumps on other people. Overall, a good book, but includes subjects other than training and the reader should be aware of this, so they are not disappointed when realizing that some topics in the book are not focused on training.I received a free copy of the book from the publisher.

This is a useful book for most people, I think, but especially those with moderate to little experience with training/ living with dogs in the home. Although I think most of the information in this book is most useful for a puppy, it really is a great source of information for anyone thinking about adding a dog to the family-- particularly rescue/shelter dogs whose histories are various and usually unknown. It is sometimes just best to start from square one.The thing I like most about this book is that it is not just a book on training, it sets the new dog and its family up for success by devoting chapters to things to consider before bringing the new family member through the front door: items you will want to have on hand (toys, crate, treats, harness, leash, etc) and a cost estimation for all of these (which is something to really consider because those little things do add up), hazards around the house, how to protect your possessions from chewing, toileting accidents, etc., and communicating as a family (whether that is as a couple or a larger family) about how to set and reinforce rules regarding the dog’s behavior (with special tips for kids). Again, the author is trying to set everyone up to succeed and to provide a lot of little (but important) details that not everyone will necessarily think about before bringing a dog into the family.The actual training portion of the book comprises just under half the volume. It deals with different types of training: crate, potty, leash, socialization, and the five essential commands (sit, down, stay, come, wait). So if you were hoping for some super-cool high-intensity dog tricks, this book will disappoint you. But if you are wanting to train a puppy well or reboot a shelter/rescue dog, the information in these chapters is invaluable and very easy to follow. The author offers simple steps to achieve success for all of these types of training but every dog is different and you may need to try different methods. The ones offered here are an excellent starting point, though.Fernando Camacho writes in plain, easy-to-understand language and the positive tone of his writing boosts self-confidence in your ability to train your dog to exhibit behaviors that you want. Camacho’s methodology carries that positivity into the human-dog relationship in that training should be a positive experience rather than a punitive one. The chapters are arranged logically and segmented to make for a pleasant reading experience (not just endless walls of text). The end of each chapter features a recap of the most important/helpful material in the chapter. Although I would consider myself a fairly experienced dog owner, I found a lot of very useful information in this book. If you’re looking for specific advanced training techniques for certain problems or outcomes, this is probably not the book for you, but it might actually give you a departure point for dealing with the problem. Otherwise, this is an excellent primer on basic and essential training for puppies through older dogs who need some re-training. It should be on the shopping list for anyone considering bringing a dog into their family.