Publisher's Synopsis
Everyone wants a well-trained dog, most people can train, some have the drive and fortitude to follow through, but only a few have the basic knowledge and methods needed to train their dog successfully. If you are a proud owner of an untrained, unruly or "out of control" dog, this simple, easy to follow but effective plan on how to train your dog into enjoyable and pleasant companion will be exactly the help that you need. If you are planning to read just this volume or you intend to read the entire training series, you have already taken the first step necessary to gain this knowledge. The training plan presented in this series of books will not only provide you with the basic knowledge that you need to communicate your wants and desires to your dog, but will also show you how to produce a dog that desires to understand what you want and then one who will voluntarily modify his behavior to please you. Dog-On Good Dog's Beginning Obedience and Basic Manners course provides you with a simple to understand and easy to follow method to train your dog into an enjoyable and pleasant companion. This training course is structured such that you can either go through the entire course from the beginning to end or you can pick and choose the portions of the course that apply to your situation. First, you are given detailed explanations of dog sociology and canine pack mentality, so you will know the "Why" behind your dog's inappropriate behaviors. Then you are presented with a well-rounded training program of incremental training exercises and problem-solving's, so you will know the "How," to change the undesirable behaviors in your dog. The series is divided into sixteen different volumes. Each volume has been published as a separate book. The total course consists of an "Evaluation" book, used to help you narrow down your training needs, eight books of "Lessons," that consist of a series of sequential exercises, and seven "Problem-solving" books that address specific problem areas with which your dog may need some help.In this seventh volume of the Dog-On Good Dog's Beginning Obedience and Basic Manners course you will teach your dog what you deem to be an acceptable level of play with your family or with your friends, in your home or in public places. You will learn how to use the "Go Play" command to initiate a time of independent play where your dog can entertain himself, and you will learn how to use the "Come" command to end this time of independent play. Also, you will learn how to use the "Dog Out" command to stop your dog from bothering you when he is attempting to initiate play at an inconvenient time or when he is demanding that you play exclusively with him. Moreover, you will also learn how to initiate interactive play with your dog by using the "Let's Play" command, how to set the acceptable level of interactive play by using the "Settle" and "Be Careful" commands and how to end the time of interactive play by using the "That's enough" command. You will also learn how to impart to your dog the concept that there are acceptable and unacceptable levels of play for every different member of the household and teach him what those levels of play are for each individual member of your family. You will also teach your dog using the commands "Leave It," "No Cats," "No Baby," etc. that family members or pets are off limits. Additionally, you will teach your dog that biting is not an acceptable manner play by using "No Biting" command to stop your dog from mouthing or play biting the hands, ankles or any other part of your family member
