21 Days to Train Your Dog: Learn how any dog can be taught the basics of obedience training in just a few minutes each day

by Colin Tennant

Now in paperback, this practical guide helps dog owners use positive rewards and a dog's natural instincts to achieve a stress-free canine-human relationship. With this book, any dog (and human) can be taught the basics of obedience in just three short weeks using easy five-minute exercises three times a day. With concise text and step-by-step captioned photographs, the 21-day training program -- called the Leadership Program -- demonstrates not just what to do, but explains why it should be done. Each successive week covers Heel , Sit , Stand , Down , Stay , Recall (Come) , and Retrieve , with lessons becoming more demanding as weeks progress. Proven techniques for difficult dogs are also provided. Additional topics 21 Days to Train Your Dog is an easy-to-follow guide that is informative and useful for both new and seasoned dog owners.

Genres: Pets

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

Reviews

[Bird]

The author subscribes to a horrible philosophy of dog training, where you must first assert your dominance over your dogs by doing things like...

- not allowing them on the furniture

- forbidding them to sleep in the bedroom

- not letting them lay in hallways or doorways or anywhere that might possibly disrupt the flow of traffic and make a human actually have to *gasp* step over them

- only allowing them into the living room for short amounts of time (ok, so no bedrooms, living room, or hallways for my dog...that leaves him with my <50 sq.ft. kitchen?!)

- only cuddling with them after they've "worked for it" (aka done something that you deem worthy of affection)

Sorry, buddy. My dog is a member of my family, not some brute animal I feel the need to continually make submissive to me in some weird Tarzan way ("Me, human; you, dog"). I will continue showering my dog with love and affection as we work on his obedience training.

[Lora Rives · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like the fact that this book (in my opinion) looked at dogs as if they are beneath humans. In my opinion, my dogs are FAMILY not "just pets".. I did read it all the way through though, not pleased!

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le livre est clair et les photos appuient bien les explications.

21 jours, 3 à 5 fois par jour, c’est un investissement…

Je ne fais pas le programme à la lettre, je m’inspire des techniques… Nous verrons bientôt si c’est aussi efficace.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is well-written and easy to follow, but I don't agree with the author's approach. My puppy is a part of my family and, while I maintain alpha authority, I treat my dog as a family member. I could not banish my dog from rooms or from cuddling for any length of time. I not only don't mind my dog on the furniture, I encourage it.

[LaDonna Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really learned quite a bit from this book. I didn't follow the 21 days, but I used a lot of the tips and hints! I recommend reading this book BEFORE you get a dog, not after.