Beyond basic dog training / Diane L. Bauman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauman, Diane L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Training.

Dogs.

Physical Description:

xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Howell Book House, [2003]

Summary:

Since its initial publication, Beyond Basic Dog Training has achieved well deserved recognition as an innovative, unique guide to obedience instruction. Obedience authority Diane Bauman's proven training philosophy asserts that the time has come to go beyond training dogs and start teaching them to please us. This has made a vital difference for those who use her method -- and for dogs taught by it to succeed in competitive canine sports. In this new, updated edition, Bauman presents the most current knowledge on canine learning patterns. Believing that dogs learn by trial and error, Bauman provides a novel approach that encourages dogs to learn by removing corrections for incorrect responses. As a result, dogs do not fear failure and are taught to exercise options in a quest for the desired behavior. Bauman shows you how to become a "thinking handler" who can train the "thinking dog." Her remarkable ability to view training from the dog's perspective translates into an invaluable tool for building effective communication between you and your dog. The instruction in this authoritative guide is behind Gaines "Superdogs," numerous obedience trial champions, and a host of other canine successes. If you want your dog to be happy, confident stimulated, and secure in the obedience ring, Beyond Basic Dog Training is the book of choice.

Contents:

1. Training the Thinking Dog 1

2. Wrong Is Wonderful 4

3. Good News and Bad News 7

4. Honesty

The Best Policy 9

5. Slow Down and Shut Up! 11

6. A "Pity Party" for Rover, or Little People in Fur Coats 14

7. Demand Sweetly 16

8. Where to Go to Train 17

9. Thereby Hangs a Tale 19

10. Why Not "No!" 21

11. Understanding Corrections vs. Help 23

12. Praise 27

13. Training Equipment 30

14. Choosing and Raising the Future OTCH 36

15. Anticipation 40

16. Creatures Big and Small 42

17. Special Small Dog and Big Dog Techniques 44

18. Proofing 47

19. Homework Counts

When It's Done Right! 53

20. The Fifth-Week Plateau 55

21. Using Food in Obedience Training 57

22. Cross-Training Your Dog 61

23. The On and Off Switch of Dog Attention 64

24. Teaching the Dog to Heel 71

25. The Figure 8 99

26. Teaching the Dog to Heel Off Leash 104

27. Understanding Difficult Heeling Patterns 107

28. Teaching the Dog to Sit 109

29. Sit-Stay 112

30. Down and Down-Stay 116

31. Out of Sight, Out of Mind? 121

32. Stay Problems 123

33. Come Fore 126

34. Teaching Fronts 128

35. Teaching the Drop on Recall 136

36. The Finish 145

37. Stand for Examination 151

38. Teaching the Retrieve 157

39. Teaching Scent Discrimination 170

40. Directed Retrieve 180

41. Ready to Start Jumping? 189

42. Teaching the High and Bar Jumps 194

43. Directed Jumping 201

44. Teaching the Broad Jump 204

45. Teaching Utility Hand Signals 211

46. Go Out 218

47. Secrets of Showing 226

48. The Bible 232

49. Using Match Shows to Your Advantage 235

50. The Week Before the Show 238

51. Obedience for Agility 240

52. As You Train Your First Advanced Dog 244

53. "As Told by the Dog" or "It's a Dog's Life?" 246

54. What May Have Caused This Problem? 248

55. The Relationship 251.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0764541641

OCLC:

52251124