This wonderful book, written by world renowned Veterinary Behaviorist and Dog Trainer, Dr Ian Dunbar, is a must have for every dog parent. Below is the description of the book taken from the back cover. Download this book for free! Compliments of Buddy's Dreaam and Dr Ian Dunbar.
"The Good Little Dog Book is intended primarily as a brief but comprehensive guide to puppy and adult dog training. Consequently, it contains hints for socialization, temperament training, and behavior modification, as well as tips for teaching basic manners. Dr. Dunbar’s lure/reward training techniques are certainly not limited to puppies. On the contrary, they have become the method of choice for instructing good-natured, but otherwise uneducated adult dogs.
Our best friend—the domestic dog—is a social animal. It would be unfair and antisocial not to train him. How else could we communicate? Luckily, dogs can easily learn our language… if we teach them! Basically, training comprises teaching dogs ESL — English as a Second Language — so that our dogs will understand our human words for their doggy behaviors and actions.
Lure/reward training is de rigeur for training a wide variety of animals, including lions, tigers, killer whales, and grizzly bears, Over a hundred years ago, similar reward-based methods were the accepted practice for training all dogs and puppies. Unfortunately, in the twentieth century, the Trainers from The Dark Side inflicted a harsher regime of laborious, on-leash, push-pull, squish-squash, narrow-brained methods on unsuspecting owners and their dogs. Sadly, domination was the focus and the poor defenseless dog was viewed as an adversary in the training arena. Force is unnecessary and almost always counterproductive. Why treat your best friend like your worst enemy?
Welcome back to the historically-proven, so-old-that-it’s-new-again, natural, common-sense, and enjoyable way to train your dog — off-leash, lure/reward, fun and games, dog-friendly dog training.
Dr. Dunbar’s training techniques are altogether quicker, easier, gentler, more effective, and certainly considerably more enjoyable for you and your dog. And so without further ado, turn to the Good Manners section and begin training your puppydog right away. Lure/reward training techniques work like a treat!"