Woof!: The Funny and Fabulous Trials and Tribulations of 25 Years as a Dog Trainer

by Mordecai Siegal, Matthew Margolis

Matthew Margolis, by his reputation, media appearances, and best-selling books, is America's best-known dog trainer. These are the stories of the dogs he has trained--the good, the bad, and the outrageous. 33 black-and-white photographs.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 1994

About the author

Mordecai Siegal authored numerous pet books and wrote pet columns for House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Women's World, and goodnewsforpets.com. Often the master of ceremonies at pet events, Mordecai was an entertaining public speaker as well as a writer.

Mr. Siegal had a caller-interview radio show, Vets and Pets, on WNYC.

He was a founding member of the Cat Writers' Association and president emeritus of the Dog Writers' Association of America (DWAA).

Reviews

[Ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite dog trainers! Watching Uncle Matty in action is amazing. He has an incredible gift with dogs. This book tells his story from his pre-training days to becoming a highly respected professional trainer. It's a very funny look at his career and the dogs he's worked with. A must read for any dog lover!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought there would be more funny stories. It was mostly about his start in dog training and his business.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazon.com
Margolis has accomplished in life what many people dream of-successfully blending his hobby with his career to create an enormously successful business. For over 25 years, Margolis has been training dogs, and training people to train dogs. With friend Siegal he has coauthored several training books, including Good Dog, Bad Dog (U 5/15/91). His goal in working with dogs and their owners is to prevent and/or solve problems and help develop a healthy dog-owner relationship. The techniques he uses have proven successful for over 25,000 dogs. Woof! is not a book of training techniques; rather, it is an often hilarious romp through Margolis's experiences over the years. You'll meet Park Avenue canines who leave "chocolates" on the carpeting, and an enormous St. Bernard who "only goes after strangers." One thing that always shines through Margolis's writing is his deep appreciation of the human-animal bond. This book should be a howling success with dog lovers everywhere.

[Virginia · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was pretty bad. But also it was free, so no loss.