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9780449909560

How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want A Loving Approach to Unleashing Your Dog's Astonishing Potential

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    9780449909560

  • ISBN10:

    0449909565

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-09-06
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Summary

Why settle for anything less than a best friend? Every dog wants to perform -- and deservedly gain your love and affection. With Warren Eckstein's expert guidance, you can forget about frustration and disobedience, and enjoy years with a loyal, alert, and very happy dog! Here are wonderful insights, witty observations, and step-by-step advice for: * Communicating with your dog * Hassle-free housebreaking *The training ABCs -- from sitting to heeling and beyond * Diet, grooming, exercise and dentistry tips * Coping with canine old age * And much, much more! "Too bad Warren isn't a marriage counselor! If only he could do for husbands what he does for dogs!" Kathie Lee Gifford

Author Biography

Warren Eckstein is a noted pet psychologist and has worked with the animals of such celebrities as David Letterman, Cheryl Tiegs, and Lily Tomlin. He has his own nationally syndicated radio show telling owners how to best treat their pets. Warren and his co-author and wife, Andrea Eckstein, live on Long Island, New York, with their dogs, cats, pigs, and birds.

Andrea Eckstein co-wrote How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want with her husband, noted pet psychologist Warren Eckstein.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT YOU GET OUT
3(11)
A Dog's Self-image
3(7)
Does Fido Think?
10(4)
IT'S OKAY TO TALK TO YOUR DOG
14(27)
Doggy Dialogue
14(6)
Doggy Dialogue--How Your Dog Talks to You
20(1)
Doggy Dialogue--Body Language
21(4)
Fido's Watching!
25(1)
All Dogs Are Not Alike
25(2)
The Fine Art of Doggy Dialogue--Verbalization
27(2)
Body Language
29(2)
How to Tell How Fluffy's Feeling
31(6)
Be a Good Observer
37(1)
Making Direct Eye Contact--A Must for a Highly Developed Relationship
37(1)
Crawl Around on the Floor
38(1)
You Don't Have to Be a Psychic to Understand Your Dog
39(2)
WHY DOES FLUFFY DO THAT?
41(7)
Why Does Fluffy Pant?
41(1)
Why Does Fluffy Raise Her Front Paws?
42(1)
Why Does Fido Attach Himself to My Leg?
42(1)
Why Do Fido and Fluffy Sniff Each Other's Rear Ends?
42(1)
Why Does Fluffy Lick My Hands, Face, Etc.?
43(1)
Why Does Fluffy Jerk Her Legs While She's Sleeping?
43(1)
Why Does Fido Like Having His Chest Stroked?
43(1)
Why Does Fluffy Roll in Filth?
44(1)
Why Does Fluffy Circle Before Lying Down?
44(1)
Why Does Fluffy Eat Grass?
45(1)
Why Does Fluffy Circle Before and Scratch the Ground After Defecating?
45(1)
Why Does Fluffy Chase Her Tail?
46(1)
Does Fluffy Smile?
46(1)
Why Does Fluffy Wag Her Tail?
47(1)
FIDO'S MENTAL HEALTH
48(32)
Recognizing Your Dog's Emotions
48(1)
Doggy Stress
49(1)
Mental Stimulation for Good Mental Health
50(1)
Don't Miss the Chance to Do One of the Most Important Things You Can Do for Your Dog
51(1)
Doggy Depression--Is It Real or Are We Crazy?
52(8)
Latchkey Dogs Left Alone All Day
60(5)
Fido's Midlife Crisis
65(2)
Do Dogs Cry Emotional Tears?
67(2)
First-Dog Psychology--How to Introduce a Second Pet to Your Dog
69(1)
Fighting Like Cats and Dogs? It Ain't Necessarily So!
70(10)
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM FIDO WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING
80(5)
The Question Most Commonly Asked by Parents-(and Grandparents)-to-Be
80(1)
Why Is This Sibling Rivalry Scenario So Prevalent?
80(1)
The Biggest Mistake--Not Planning Ahead
81(1)
My Seven Easy Steps to Ease the New Arrival
81(4)
SEX AND THE SINGLE DOG
85(9)
The Best Sex Is No Sex
86(1)
The Ultimate Form of Birth Control--Spaying and Neutering
86(1)
Will Fixing Fido Create Better Behavior?
87(1)
Misconceptions About Spaying and Neutering
87(1)
When's the Big Day?
88(1)
Birth Control Alternatives
88(1)
Oops! What Are Those Six Things Cuddled Up in the Back of the Closet?
89(1)
If You're Dead Set on Breeding...
89(1)
Can Fido Be a Homosexual?
90(1)
Mounting, or What's Less Tastefully Called Humping
90(2)
Can Fluffy Be a Nymphomaniac?
92(1)
False Pregnancy
92(1)
One Final Piece of Advice
93(1)
CANINE KINDERGARTEN
94(35)
Get a Head Start on Fido's Education
94(2)
Lesson Number One: Potty Etiquette
96(1)
To Housebreak or Not to Housebreak--That Is the Question
97(1)
The Big Housebreaking Boo-boo
98(1)
The Key to Successful Housebreaking--Patience, Not Panic
99(1)
Confinement
100(1)
Regulating Fido's System
101(2)
Scheduling Fido and Yourself
103(1)
Accidents Will Happen
104(2)
Fido Refuses to "Go" Outdoors
106(1)
Paper-Training
107(2)
All Potty Problems Are Not the Same
109(1)
Believe It or Not, Fluffy Is Not Trying to Be Spiteful
109(3)
Changing Fluffy From an Outdoor Dog to an Indoor Dog
112(1)
Senior Fluffy Has Lapses
113(1)
Praising Fluffy
113(1)
If You Must Correct Fluffy...
114(1)
Some Words for Moral Support
114(1)
Lesson Number Two: Teaching Fido to Walk on a Leash
115(4)
Step-by-Step Instructions for Stepping Out with Fido
119(1)
Step One: Purchasing the Right Outfit
119(2)
Step Two: Fido's Introduction to a Collar
121(1)
Step Three: Fido's Introduction to a Leash
122(2)
Step Four: Let Fido Decide Where You're Going
124(1)
Step Five: Going Where You Want To Go
124(2)
Step Six: Stepping Out with Fido
126(1)
Helpful Hints If Fido's the Nervous Type
127(1)
A Few Final Words of Advice
128(1)
CANINE KINDERGARTEN, PHASE TWO: THE DOGGY ALPHABET
129(41)
The Doggy Alphabet
129(2)
The Keys to Successful Obedience Training
131(1)
What About Hand Signals?
132(1)
The Three Biggest Training Mistakes to Avoid
132(1)
The Training Sessions--When and How Long?
133(1)
Now It's Time for You to Learn: The, Obedience Correction
134(1)
Heel
135(5)
Teaching Fido to Heel--The About-Turn Method
140(2)
Problems with the Heel Command
142(2)
A Final Word of Advice
144(1)
Sit
144(4)
The Automatic Sit
148(2)
Stay
150(5)
Down
155(5)
Come
160(6)
Coming Off the Leash
166(1)
"Rope-a-Dope" and Other Games that Can Try Your Nerves
166(1)
Come From Motion
167(1)
Using a Longe Line
168(1)
One Final Piece of Advice When Teaching Fluffy Her ABCs
168(2)
THE MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS
170(28)
The Shake Can
171(1)
Chewing
171(6)
Mouthing
177(2)
Stealing
179(1)
Hole Digging
180(1)
Jumping on People
181(4)
Jumping on Furniture and Other Household Items
185(1)
Lack of Table Manners
186(1)
Fear of Noise
187(3)
The Other Noise Problem--Excessive Barking
190(3)
Aggression, Growling, and Biting
193(5)
DOGGY AEROBICS, CANINE CALISTHENICS, AND FIDO'S PHYSICAL FITNESS
198(9)
Exercise Isn't Just for Fat Dogs
198(1)
Overweight Dogs Are a Priority and Owners Need to Clean Up Their Acts
199(1)
Taking Action
200(3)
Doggy Massage
203(4)
ON THE ROAD WITH AND WITHOUT FIDO
207(29)
Traveling with Fido
207(8)
Can Fluffy Fly?
215(2)
Traveling on Trains and Buses
217(1)
Tranquilizers
218(1)
Psychologically Desensitize Fido
219(1)
Once You've Arrived at Your Destination
219(2)
Is Everyone Ready to Go?
221(1)
Happy Canine Car Travel
222(4)
Selecting a Carrier
226(3)
Desensitize Fido to the Car
229(3)
Choosing a Boarding Facility
232(3)
A Tearful Good-bye
235(1)
FIDO'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
236(33)
Doggy Denistry
236(4)
You Could Be Killing Your Dog
240(3)
Fido's Diet and Nutrition
243(4)
Doggy Makeovers
247(7)
The Heimlich Maneuver
254(1)
Getting a Second Opinion
255(2)
Holistic Medicine, Acupuncture, and Chiropractic
257(3)
Senior-Citizen Dogs Need Special Care: What You Can Do to Extend Your Pet's Life
260(5)
Emotional Aids to Keep the Older Dog Feeling Young
265(2)
Be a True-Blue Friend
267(2)
THE FINAL GOOD-BYE
269(2)
When It's Time to Say Good-bye
269(2)
THE NEXT HELLO
271(2)
Paws Through the Shelter Bars
271(2)
Index 273

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