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Mon Mar-03-08 08:38 AM
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Good puppy training books? |
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Mon Mar-03-08 08:59 AM
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1. Or maybe some tricks that you have learned? |
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:54 AM
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6. What are you trying to train? |
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Housebreaking? Basic manners? How old is the puppy?
Best tip for a young one...don't overdo. Start at 5 minutes at a time and work up slowly. Make it fun. Make it worthwhile...and that doesn't always mean food treats. Being allowed to play with a favorite toy or play a favorite game with you works well, too.
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:24 AM
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from the monks at new skete. Used it to raise my Doberman puppies.
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:32 AM
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I was going to recommend the Monks at New Skete books as well. There are 2 - one more geared toward puppies. Both are excellent and I highly recommend them.
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:50 AM
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5. Not just the books, but the monks also have videos/dvds |
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and so does Cesar Milan (if that's the proper spelling)
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:41 AM
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4. the heaviest one available |
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Mon Mar-03-08 09:56 AM
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7. "How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend" |
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By The Monks of New Skete http://www.amazon.com/How-Your-Dogs-Best-Friend/dp/0316604917Best book I've ever read, by far, on training and UNDERSTANDING your dog.
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Mon Mar-03-08 11:01 AM
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That's the book I got when I got the 'puppy' who would grow to over 100 lbs. I ended up with two sweet natured Dobermans which I attribute to the Monks. It doesn't matter what breed, this is the one book every dog owner should read, imho.
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Mon Mar-03-08 12:13 PM
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9. We visited the place with our new German Shepherd puppy. |
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It was just a day trip from our then home in southern NH. It's dog lover's heaven. Especially if you like Shepherds.
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Mon Mar-03-08 12:20 PM
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10. I didn't find one to be JUST right. The New Skete Monks were good, and so was Cesar Milan, but to |
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tell the truth the best advice I got was from Jon Katz about absolutely smothering the puppy in toys and treats so they'd have plenty of their owm stuff to chew on and not yours. He seemed to be very big on setting up your pup to succeed.
(There were also things I didn't like from all three of those sources.)
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