One Dog At a Time with Dennis Hill
by Dennis Hill
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Author: Dennis HillEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Thea Flum
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Summary: 5 Stars
If you happened to see Dennis's PBS special, you know that he is someone who has a genuine passion for dogs. True to this passion, Dennis explains his technique in this book. My only comlaint is that it wasn't longer. Such great stuff.
Summary of One Dog At a Time with Dennis Hill
Same book made available from PBS stations across the country. From the author: When I started as a professional trainer in 1980, I believed there was something wrong with the prevailing dog training systems which were based on overpowering the animal. These methods relied on submission, correction, and instilling fear in the dog. Owners became taskmasters. In the process, many of the joys of having a dog as a companion and friend were lost. In addition, although these systems could work, they didn't always work. I also thought something was off target with the logic behind correction based training. We know domestic dogs have an affinity for man. They've chosen to partner and live with us. Wouldn't it follow they would want to please us? With those thoughts in mind, I did extensive studies of wolf, wild dog, and domestic dog behavior. I saw the dog's ability to learn, to understand, to self-control. In my mind, it followed..if you gave a dog the right information, information it could comprehend and use, and if you tied that to a dog's natural desire to please, you'd get obedience based on a relationship, not on control. I began developing training that functioned as a "bridge in thought" between the owner and the dog. I helped owners show dogs how they fit into their human families; what behaviors were acceptable and which were unacceptable; what behaviors solicited rewards and which did not. I turned a lot of the responsibility over to the dog. I began training dogs in real-life settings, in busy parks and neighborhoods, in front and backyards, so the dogs would respond in real life situations. And it worked! The dogs learned quickly because they understood what to do. They responded reliably because they were rewarded for good behavior. Owners and dogs were happy, and the bond between them was strengthened.Dogs Books
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