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How To Be Your Dog's Superhero: Transform Your Dastardly Dog Using the Power of Play
Warning! Do not read this book if you want to be a dog whisperer…
Does your dog really love you? Or, like many owners, is your dog only your best friend when you are cuddling on the couch? When you step outside your front door, is he more interested in every passing dog, bird or half-eaten bag of chips that you come across?
Does the mere thought of letting your dog off lead get your heart racing with panic?
Well that’s how I used to feel, until I discovered how to control - and train - my dog using play. Now I enjoy stress-free walks wherever I take him.
I couldn’t find a book that would help, so I wrote this one so that you can discover it too.
When you have finished this book, you will know:
• Why your dog does all those highly annoying things he does - and how you can stop him. It’s not your dog’s fault but you can quickly improve any situation by following the lessons I teach.
• How to find your dog’s Kryptonite. This is the thing that will help you transform your naughty pooch into a delightful dog that is the envy of other dog owners.
• Where the best place is to train your dog, so you can quickly eliminate bad habits, and avoid the frustration and guilt you feel when you are telling-off your dog all the time.
• Who is the best person to help you improve your dog’s bad habits (Hint he is standing in your shoes and reading this description right now).
• What you can do today to go from being an invisible owner to your dog’s superhero.
And why you don’t need a degree in canine psychology or a masters in woo woo wolf theory to do it!
This is a complete, no BS guide to how I went from hapless dog walker to successful trainer.
I promise this book will give you the roadmap and confidence you need to train your own dog and have him following you around the park like the Pied Piper, in just six weeks.
Does your dog really love you? Or, like many owners, is your dog only your best friend when you are cuddling on the couch? When you step outside your front door, is he more interested in every passing dog, bird or half-eaten bag of chips that you come across?
Does the mere thought of letting your dog off lead get your heart racing with panic?
Well that’s how I used to feel, until I discovered how to control - and train - my dog using play. Now I enjoy stress-free walks wherever I take him.
I couldn’t find a book that would help, so I wrote this one so that you can discover it too.
When you have finished this book, you will know:
• Why your dog does all those highly annoying things he does - and how you can stop him. It’s not your dog’s fault but you can quickly improve any situation by following the lessons I teach.
• How to find your dog’s Kryptonite. This is the thing that will help you transform your naughty pooch into a delightful dog that is the envy of other dog owners.
• Where the best place is to train your dog, so you can quickly eliminate bad habits, and avoid the frustration and guilt you feel when you are telling-off your dog all the time.
• Who is the best person to help you improve your dog’s bad habits (Hint he is standing in your shoes and reading this description right now).
• What you can do today to go from being an invisible owner to your dog’s superhero.
And why you don’t need a degree in canine psychology or a masters in woo woo wolf theory to do it!
This is a complete, no BS guide to how I went from hapless dog walker to successful trainer.
I promise this book will give you the roadmap and confidence you need to train your own dog and have him following you around the park like the Pied Piper, in just six weeks.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 17, 2016
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January 8, 2017
Three stars because there is undoubtedly some useful information in this book. I particularly liked the 'get out of jail free' card - if you're really struggling, just don't take them out. Stay at home, play at home, get control, then try again. It's what I'd already been doing but it's nice to know that it's ok.
But definitely two stars deducted (actually I would deduct 2.5 if I had the option) for the, to me, extremely irritating and repetitive writing. Let's deal with the F-word first. Because it's there, more than once. The F-word in full. 'Be more f-ing interesting.' Don't get me wrong. I swear like a trooper. I've been the only female reporter in a newspaper office. It goes with the territory. But is it really necessary in a book about dog training? It will undoubtedly put some people off. It just accentuates the very 'blokey' tone of the writing with really grated on me.
Did I mention repetition? Let me just repeat that. It is very repetitive. It keeps repeating things. Over and Over. Sometimes on consecutive pages. Some people won't give an f-ing toss about that, but it really irritated me because I'm a grumpy old copy editor and I just wanted to get my red pen out all the time.
Another big irritant for me was that almost the first half of the book is taken over by telling the reader what it is going to deliver. Well f-ing shut up and get on with it, I found myself shouting at it on more than one occasion. You can probably see by now why one of my dogs has an aggression issue. I wonder where she gets it from?
The next annoyance for me is just a pedantic thing but then I am pedantic. All good editors should be. We have to identify our dog's 5 favourite toys and 5 favourite food treats. These are thereafter referred to (annoyingly frequently) as Kryptonite. The whole premise of the book (see the title) is that the owner becomes a superhero with special powers over their dog. In the Superman publications there are various forms of Kryptonite. Green weakens Superman and takes away his super powers but red-green causes him to mutate, temporarily growing a third eye in the back of his head. I'm checking my dogs daily, anxiously.
So overall, some useful information which I am trying out. Also it did help me to identify a major issue with one of my dogs which was so glaringly obvious I had completely overlooked it. Back to building blocks with her, then.
But it could have been so much better, with far stricter editing and better presentation, in my humble (professional) opinion.
But definitely two stars deducted (actually I would deduct 2.5 if I had the option) for the, to me, extremely irritating and repetitive writing. Let's deal with the F-word first. Because it's there, more than once. The F-word in full. 'Be more f-ing interesting.' Don't get me wrong. I swear like a trooper. I've been the only female reporter in a newspaper office. It goes with the territory. But is it really necessary in a book about dog training? It will undoubtedly put some people off. It just accentuates the very 'blokey' tone of the writing with really grated on me.
Did I mention repetition? Let me just repeat that. It is very repetitive. It keeps repeating things. Over and Over. Sometimes on consecutive pages. Some people won't give an f-ing toss about that, but it really irritated me because I'm a grumpy old copy editor and I just wanted to get my red pen out all the time.
Another big irritant for me was that almost the first half of the book is taken over by telling the reader what it is going to deliver. Well f-ing shut up and get on with it, I found myself shouting at it on more than one occasion. You can probably see by now why one of my dogs has an aggression issue. I wonder where she gets it from?
The next annoyance for me is just a pedantic thing but then I am pedantic. All good editors should be. We have to identify our dog's 5 favourite toys and 5 favourite food treats. These are thereafter referred to (annoyingly frequently) as Kryptonite. The whole premise of the book (see the title) is that the owner becomes a superhero with special powers over their dog. In the Superman publications there are various forms of Kryptonite. Green weakens Superman and takes away his super powers but red-green causes him to mutate, temporarily growing a third eye in the back of his head. I'm checking my dogs daily, anxiously.
So overall, some useful information which I am trying out. Also it did help me to identify a major issue with one of my dogs which was so glaringly obvious I had completely overlooked it. Back to building blocks with her, then.
But it could have been so much better, with far stricter editing and better presentation, in my humble (professional) opinion.
June 15, 2021
A lot of repetitive lines. Every paragraph where something useful is written has “but more on that later” written. I am exactly midway of the book and so far it seems like a never ending introduction. Wonder when the “Later” comes.
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June 17, 2019
Good advice for helping your dog stay focussed on you and behaving well while having fun with them.
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