Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog
by Leslie McDevitt
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Author: Leslie McDevittEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2007
ISBN: 1892694174
Number of pages: 225
Publisher: Clean Run Productions/CRP
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Book Review: Probably saved my dog's (and my own) life
Summary: 5 Stars
Whoever said that CU is geared to help calm, normal dogs and not reactive dogs is really really missing the point. CU is all about molding calm dogs from previously reactive dogs. I have a reactive agility dog, and, amazingly, so do many many other people. Once one understands what reactivity is (the book explains rather well), one will start to realize that A LOT of performance dogs are reactive and/or very stressed. Zoomies anyone? It's not just excitement! Stress sniffing anyone? Tuning one's handler out and "shutting down"? "Ring nerves"? "But s/he does so well at home"? Most agility competitors have probably experienced one of these things (I know I sure have!). I find it rather callous to say that these dogs do not belong in agility, as was noted by a previous poster. WE have created these artificial stresses on these dogs, and it is up to us to help them learn how to cope with these stress triggers. WE need to help our dogs learn to cope. And that is EXACTLY what Leslie helps us do.
All of her methods are geared towards helping us help our dogs be calm. Reactive dogs are over the top! We need to teach them how to get back under the threshold and stay there and work with us. It is an amazing, beautiful thing, and I've seen the beauty firsthand (have been to CU seminars and am on the Yahoo! group).
Bottom line: If you have a reactive, stressing, sniffy, fearful, etc. agility dog, and you're just itching to help your dog feel better, CU is for you.
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