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ABC

STEVEN APPELBAUM

Practical Guide to Dog Training

To my loving hound dog Buford. Thank you for reaffirming

the importance of patience and loving-kindness. Also, for

proving that unconditional love does exist.

∞

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Appelbaum, Steven.

ABC practical guide to dog training / Steven Appelbaum.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-7645-6722-5 (alk. paper)

1. Dogs—Training. I. Title.

SF431.A66 2004

636.7'0887—dc22

2003015628

Printed in the United States of America

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

C ONTENTS

P REFACE v

A CKNOWLEDGMENTS vii

A BOUT THE A UTHOR viii

C HAPTER 1

A D OG S TORY 1

C HAPTER 2

I F Y OU H AVE A D OG , Y OU A RE A T RAINER 11

C HAPTER 3

H OW Y OUR D OG L EARNS : A B ASIC P RIMER T HAT

M AKES S ENSE , W ITHOUT A L OT OF J ARGON AND

P SYCHOBABBLE 25

C HAPTER 4

Y OUR D OG AS A F AMILY M EMBER 55

C HAPTER 5

S IMPLE , E FFECTIVE W AYS TO A DDRESS B ASIC P ROBLEMS ,

P ART 1 73

C HAPTER 6

S IMPLE , E FFECTIVE W AYS TO A DDRESS B ASIC P ROBLEMS ,

P ART 2 101

C HAPTER 7

O FF -L EASH O BEDIENCE 119

C HAPTER 8

F INDING A T RAINER W HO ’ S R IGHT FOR Y OU AND

Y OUR D OG 159

C HAPTER 9

H AVE F UN : R ESOURCES FOR Y OU AND Y OUR D OG 179

I NDEX 197

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