Ebook: Dog training diaries: proven expert tips & tricks to live in harmony with your dog

"I've been a dog trainer for forty years ... When it's dog-related, I rarely see or hear something I haven't seen or heard a million times. In this book, I'm going to give you tips, advice, strategies, and insight for how to deal with the most common problematic situations my clients face. I'll be answering real questions from real dog owners to give you a better understanding of the typical reasons for your dog's behavior and concrete steps you can take to live in harmony with your four-legged significant other. By reading this book, you will learn how to harmonize with your dog, understand them, teach them, and also learn from them. Because that's what it's all about--harmony between dog and family I've organized the book so that it can be read in any order you prefer. As you read the different chapters, you will notice that certain strategies are repeated and that in some cases I refer you to other chapters for more in-depth information on key training concepts and methods. This is intentional. Over the course of my training career, I've learned that many of these strategies can be applied successfully to a variety of situations."--Introduction, page viii.;Housebreaking -- Separation anxiety -- Aggression -- Turmoil at the door -- Socializing a dog -- Coming when called -- Manners -- Preventing problems -- You know you want to ask -- Experiences that shaped my "I'm a depends trainer" philosophy.;"This book captures the basic guidelines of training dogs and offers advice, strategies, and personal insight to deal with the most common problematic situations dog owners face"--