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No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way
Barbara Woodhouse, "the lady with the dogs," is already familiar to millions of Americans through the publication of her best-selling book, "No Bad Dogs, " her frequent appearances on such national television shows as "60 Minutes," "The Tonight Show," "Donahue," "Merv Griffin," "Good Morning America," an...more
Paperback, 127 pages
Published
October 1st 1984
by Fireside
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Woodhouse blames the dog owners. Supernanny blames the parents. Both are probably right.
Dogs want to please their owners. Most dog "misbehavior" is attributable to owners not training their dogs. A big part of the problem is that people do no understand how to communicate their desires to their pets, and therefore the dogs are confused about what they're supposed to do. Rewards and punishments are only effective if the animal understands what they did right or wrong.
I found the techniques she describes here very effective on all the dogs I've had, and helpful...more
I found the techniques she describes here very effective on all the dogs I've had, and helpful...more
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I liked this book, but also found a lot of it common-sense if you have ever owned a dog before (or had children for that matter). The author's approach is sensible in that consistency and clear boundaries make dog and owner happy. I find her writing a little funny; she calls a spade a spade and blames most bad dog behaviour on stupid owners rather than the pets themselves. She also feels quite confident in her own abilities to "cure" a bad dog and makes no bones about telling the re...more
This book is kind of old-school, and sometimes the writing style is not as direct and clear as one might hope for, but there was a lot I liked about the book. I didn't read the whole thing. I only got maybe a third of the way through it before it was due back at the library, and it was pretty repetative anyway. But I liked the author's main idea, repeated throughout, that you'll have obedient dogs only if you make them a part of your family and give them the kind of love and respect that goes...more
The seminal dog training book. While lately much has been hyped about the dog whisper and his desire to create an uber-alpha world, Woodhouse approaches the matter with a greater love and kindness that is effective. I have trained all of my dogs (Labs, Great Danes mainly) and they all have responded exceptionally well.
I am a Veterinary technician and although i can save the life of a dog, I wasn't very educated on the EFFECTIVE training of a dog.
This book; along with others I am going to be reading, is educating me on having a well behaved, friendly companion and pet.
This book; along with others I am going to be reading, is educating me on having a well behaved, friendly companion and pet.
I was looking for insight on dog training and I remembered her Julia Child-like voice calling "Walkies!" from 70s PBS shows. I just could't plow through the written word, though.
Lots of insight into training a dog.
I read this book before buying my son's Golden Retriever and I loved the author's approach. She emphasizes that there is no such thing as a 'bad dog'. 'Bad dogs' are brought about by owners that do not know how to properly train and care for them. She also has a great step-by-step plan for obedience training the kennel club way.
I'm looking for ways to better train the dog-dog, so I picked this up again. It's useful, but seems to be geared toward show dogs more than the average-joe type dog. I'm not sure how much good it's gonna do me.
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Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse, 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland - 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England, after a stroke, was a well known British dog trainer, author and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her into a household name in the UK. Among her catch-phrases were "walkies" and "sit!", the latter parodied in the 1983 J...more
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“You need eyes that tell the dog who watches them what you are feeling toward it, even though the message may be hidden from the outside world. Above all, you nee telepathy so that the dog thinks with you. These things are not always born in people. They can be developed as any sense or gift can be developed. That is, providing the person wishes to develop them is honest in mind, because with animals you cannot cheat...”
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