Dog Training in Ten Minutes

by Carol Lea Benjamin

• ISBN13: 9780876054710
• ISBN10: 0876054718
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Howell Book House

Summary

"Carol Lea Benjamin is the finest writer about dogs we have today." Job Michael Evans, former Monk of New Skete and author of the best-selling How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend Dog Training in 10 Minutes is Carol Lea Benjamin's dog-training book for the 1990s, geared specifically for people short on time but long on intention. Chapters cover: * How to Know What Your Dog Is Feeling * Teaching via Praise and Correction * The Bare Minimum (Sit; Give Your Paw; Housetraining; How to Stop Your Dog from Pulling) * Ten Secrets of Problem Correction * Ten Ways to Play There's even a "Ten Minute Work-Out" to do before leaving your dog alone a great way to calm and satisfy your dog. With its down-to-earth style, practical advice and emphasis on the dog-owner relationship, Dog Training in 10 Minutes is sure to follow in the wildly successful paw prints of Carol's other books: Mother Knows Best: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog: Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence; Second Hand Dog: How to Turn Yours into a First-Rate Pet; Dog Problems; Dog Tricks (with Captain Arthur Haggerty); Dog Training for Kids; and The Chosen Puppy: How to Select and Raise a Great Puppy from an Animal Shelter A Howell Dog Book of Distinction

Author Biography

CAROL LEA BENJAMIN is a professional dog trainer with over twenty years of experience with all kinds of dogs. Besides her award-winning dog-training books, she is the author of two novels, four nonfiction books for children and a new mystery, This Dog for Hire, published by Walker and Company.

Table of Contents

Also by Carol Lea Benjamin.

Acknowledgments.

A Note about Gender.

Introduction.

PART ONE: Preparation.

1. Sad, Mad, Bad, Glad: How to Know What Your Dog Is Feeling.

2. Dressing Your Dog for Work.

3. Teaching Friendly Respect.

4. Teaching via Praise and Correction.

PART TWO: Education.

5. The Bare Minimum.

6. No-Training Training.

7. Essentials.

PART THREE: Anticipation.

8. Life Insurance.

9. How to De-Stress Your Dog.

10. Ten Secrets of Problem Correction.

PART FOUR: Recreation.

11. Ten Ways to Play.

12. The 10-Minute Workout.

About the Author.

Index.