No Bad Dogs | 
 enlarge | Author: Barbara Woodhouse
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 786705
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 127
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0671449621
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780671449629
ASIN: 0671449621
Publication Date: February 1982
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According to the late Barbara Woodhouse, there are no difficult dogs, only inexperienced owners. In No Bad Dogs she propounds her outspoken beliefs about dog behavior; having trained more than 17,000 dogs and their owners, Woodhouse knows of which she speaks. She isn't shy about condemning bad owners, firmly believing that dogs reflect their masters, habits and all. But this highly regarded book doesn't dwell on the negative; it suggests positive and simple training techniques for any owner and offers hope for all types of dogs, ranging from the chronically phobic to the severely jealous. No Bad Dogs is illustrated throughout with case studies of cured canines.
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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," and the syndication of her enormously popular television series, "Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way."There are no bad dogs, Barbara Woodhouse believes -- only inexperienced owners. She ought to know: in thirty years she has personally trained 17,000 dogs and their owners in her weekend courses, teaching perfect obedience to basic commands in only six and a half hours. In this irresistible book, Barbara Woodhouse passes on to the reader the simple, effective techniques as well as the infectious, positive attitude that have enabled her to make the most unruly or nervous dog happily obedient -- sometimes within a few minutes, as astonished television audiences can attest. No Bad Dogs will leave every dog owner with both the skills and the indispensable attitude of love, firmness, and enthusiasm that gets results -- The Woodhouse Way.
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 awful! June 22, 2005
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
this book is awful and does not go into detail on how to train your dog. she says you should have your dog killed for way to many reasons.she uses choke chains and never speaks of praising.
 Good basic dog training book. August 18, 2003
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
If you've never trained a dog, start here. Barabara's philosphy is that most dog problems are "owner" problems. That dogs key into what their owners are thinking. That said, Barbara uses corrective training techniques with a choke chain. The current thinking is that you need to also use "reward" based training. Some trainers use only one of the other. I claim you need to tailor it to the particular dog. Some dogs couldn't care less how much you yank them around by the neck, others will quit behaving after they've had enough treats. Anyway reward based training requires lots of variations in the reward, sometimes its a game of frisbee. With corrective training you need to assert yourself as the head of the pack. Seems to work well with some dogs, especially those more alpha pack dogs. But all dogs require lots of rewards to be well adjusted. And as you can see from the cover photo Barbara does reward her dogs.
 Excellent resource for training PUPPIES November 30, 2002
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
We have a problem dog, and had heard that this book was excellent for learning how to train dogs. However, we found it's an excellent resource for training PUPPIES. This book assumes you'e starting out with a puppy, and does not address how to deal with problems already ingrained in an adult dog.
 Great book for the new dog owner January 29, 2002
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
A timeless dog training classic. Great theory.
 OK, but it could be much, much better. May 10, 2001
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
A decent book, with a sound enough training method, but very lacking in several areas. First, it doesn't go into hardly any detail. When I do something, I would like to know not only IF it will work, but HOW and WHY it will. She only tells you what to do, not why. Also, I felt talked down to, and I really don't like that feeling. Get this one from the library, and save the money for a better book, by Joel McMains or Karen Pryor for example.
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