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Chill Out Fido!: How to Calm Your Dog (Dogwise Training Manual)
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Product Description Calm your canine wild child Does your dog go bonkers when the doorbell rings or when you grab the leash to take him for a walk? If you find your dog is often difficult to control, you are not alone! Getting your dog to calm down and relax is one of the most common challenges pet parents face. This two-part book will help you first identify the factors that cause this kind of behavior in dogs, then it provides you with eleven key training exercises to teach your dog how to calm down, pay attention to you, relax, and respond to every day situations with confidence and composure. Chill Out will show you how to help your dog become the great dog you always knew he could be. Get results by learning about -The interrelated factors that can cause your dog’s over-active behaviors. -The impact that diet can have on your dog’s inability to relax. -The basics of modern positive dog training that are the key to solving these common problems. -How to reward your dog for relaxed behaviors—and avoid inadvertently reinforcing your dog’s wildness. -Step-by-step training exercises that deal with the most common situations where dogs tend to have trouble staying calm. BONUS! Trouble-shooting human training errors. What experts are saying about Nan Arthur's Chill Out Fido!The book applies to all areas of training, from family life (e.g., polite leash walking, being handled by veterinarian) to dog sports. The basic premise is that excessive stress interferes with learning and performance, and any dog can become excessively stressed at times. The training exercises are well chosen, appropriately ordered, and build on each other. Even a beginning dog owner should be able to teach the dog the basic essentials. Professional trainers will find the book useful as a template for teaching a beginning dog training course. Dani Weinberg, Ph.D., CDBC, author of Teaching People, Teaching Dogs Nan Arthur addresses the real life needs of regular people and the dogs they love. Whether your dog jumps all over, barks like a maniac, or pulls on the leash like a freight train, Chill Out Fido! is here to confidently say it doesn't have to be that way. Whatever you've tried in the past, you haven't tried this. Chill Out Fido! provides a step-by-step guide to uncovering what makes your dog act wild and crazy and, most importantly, sets out the tools you need to rebuild a foundation of calm, attentive behavior. Both you and your dog will breathe a sigh of relief! Madeline Gabriel, CPDT, Former Manager of Behavior and Training, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA Review The book applies to all areas of training, from family life (e.g., polite leash walking, being handled by veterinarian) to dog sports. The basic premise is that excessive stress interferes with learning and performance, and any dog can become excessively stressed at times. The training exercises are well chosen, appropriately ordered, and build on each other. Even a beginning dog owner should be able to teach the dog the basic essentials. Professional trainers will find the book useful as a template for teaching a beginning dog training course. --Dani Weinberg, Ph.D., CDBC, author of Teaching People, Teaching Dogs Nan Arthur addresses the real life needs of regular people and the dogs they love. Whether your dog jumps all over, barks like a maniac, or pulls on the leash like a freight train, Chill Out Fido! is here to confidently say it doesn t have to be that way. Whatever you ve tried in the past, you haven t tried this. Chill Out Fido! provides a step-by-step guide to uncovering what makes your dog act wild and crazy and, most importantly, sets out the tools you need to rebuild a foundation of calm, attentive behavior. Both you and your dog will breathe a sigh of relief! --Madeline Gabriel, CPDT, Former Manager of Behavior and Training, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA About the Author Nan Arthur, CDBC, CPDT, KPACTP has been involved in the behavior and training field
