Beyond Basic Dog Training

by Diane L. Bauman

Since its initial publication, Beyond Basic Dog Training has achieved well deserved recognition as an innovative, unique guide to obedience instruction. Obedience authority Diane Bauman's proven training philosophy asserts that the time has come to go beyond training dogs and start teaching them to please us. This has made a vital difference for those who use her method-and for dogs taught by it to succeed in competitive canine sports.

In this new, updated edition, Bauman presents the most current knowledge on canine learning patterns. Believing that dogs learn by trial and error, Bauman provides a novel approach that encourages dogs to learn by removing corrections for incorrect responses. As a result, dogs do not fear failure and are taught to exercise options in a quest for the desired behavior.

Bauman shows you how to become a ""thinking handler"" who can train the ""thinking dog."" Her remarkable ability to view training from the dog's perspective translates into an invaluable tool for building effective communication between you and your dog.

The instruction in this authoritative guide is behind Gaines ""Superdogs,"" numerous obedience trial champions, and a host of other canine successes. If you want your dog to be happy, confident stimulated, and secure in the obedience ring, Beyond Basic Dog Training is the book of choice.

Genres: Animals, Dogs, Nonfiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published July 7, 1986

Reviews

[Mare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not looking to show my dog in competitions, I’m simply looking to train my puppy to be obedient and this book has made all the difference. I appreciated the author’s simple, matter of fact explanations, humor, and humility. All that she has suggested has proven effective for me and my puppy. I got this book from Goodwill when I was desperate for guidance. Truly grateful for my positive fate in learning from this expert.

[Ann Smorado · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very archaic training methods-including throwing chains at dogs to scare them into maintaining a stay or wrapping their snout with a rubber band-and snapping is if necessary - to teach them not to whine.

There are so many better ways to train these days.

[Tommyb]

Dogs,Animals

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book (and workshops with the author) is the reason I went from co
Prying in AKC obedience trials to being competitive and winning!