DogPerfect: The User-Friendly Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog
The bestselling dog training guide - revised edition
Are you at the end of your leash with your dog? Tried everything and nothing seems to work? Don't give up hope-your dog can learn with the simple, proven training methods in this book. DogPerfect has helped thousands of dog owners transform their rowdy canines into well-behaved companions. Now, dog trainer Sarah Hodgson has refined her easy-to-follow, upbeat guide. Up-to-date chapters cover everything you need to know, step by step-from how your dog learns obedience basics to housetraining to dealing with anxiety.
Your dog will learn how to Sit, Stay, Settle Down, Come and Heel like the well-mannered companion you want him to be. DogPerfect is a positive, unintimidating guide that can help any dog owner-especially when the pooch in question is less than perfect. You'll discover how to:
- Use clicker, target and point training to spice up your lessons
- Stop your dog from pulling you down the street
- Teach your dog to Sit while greeting company
- Play fun and instructional games with your dog
- Handle problem barking, chewing, jumping and much more!
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Book details
- Author
- Sarah Hodgson
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 247
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Pets › Dogs
- Topics
- dog training · dog behavior · obedience training · housetraining · dog companionship · pet care · dog anxiety
- ISBN-13
- 9780764524998 (Paperback)9781684422944 (Hardcover)
About the author
SARAH HODGSON is a dog trainer and animal behavior expert with a degree in psychology and animal behavior, and the author of numerous books on dogs and puppies. Her books include Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dog Training, Dog Tricks For Dummies and Puppies For Dummies.
Hodgson’s work has been featured on the Today Show and the Rosie O'Donnell Show, and she has written for The New York Times. Her titles include the bestselling DogPerfect and PuppyPerfect.
When she’s not writing, Hodgson runs Simply Sarah, Inc., a dog training school in Westchester, New York. Her books, including Miss Sarah’s Guide to Etiquette for Dogs & Their People, draw directly on her work with dogs and their owners.
Sarah lives in Katonah, New York.