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 Delightful and encouraging October 6, 2007
L. Brodzik (Boston, MA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Other reviewers have pretty much said it all-- there's a good and very approachable intro to clicker training in this book, and I loved the emphasis on fun games to play with your dog and teaching your dog to like playing with you. (That's been a key insight with my whippet.) What I especially liked was the contagious enthusiasm which the author obviously has for her "Pigs Fly" dogs. It's a book that makes you feel happy about having one, instead of mildly insane like the rest of the world might think. ;-)
 a strong basic book October 3, 2007
K. M Merrill (Forest Grove, OR, USA)
18 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you are not familar with clicker work, this is a strong basic book. If you are experienced trainer,its a lot of other peoples work condednsed and rewritten with pictures.Nothing really new, a lot of condensed agility training tricks. This is an intermeddiate level book, requires the ability to read complex ideas and translate into action. If you can't "read and do", then hire a good trainer to help you .
dog lady of forest grove
 Pigs do have wings September 5, 2007
Blulupas (Australia)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
As the owner, partner and guardian of a 'difficult' breed I was enthralled as I read the great advice in this book. For those of us who are training-idea-challenged when working with one of the so called 'hard to train' breeds this book is jam packed with superb tips and explanations, many of which positive reinforcement / clicker trainers will recognize. I particularly liked the section on using breed tendencies to create the behaviours you want rather than always trying to suppress them or replace them with something less comfortable and natural for the dog. The step by step photos are excellent no, ... exceptional and the Piggy Pointers throughout sparkling gems some of which gave me 'duh, of course' moments. Loved it, would recommend it to other 'impossible dog' owners (pun intended).
Rona Adams' review August 28, 2007
Rona F. Adams (Kailua, HI, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is excellent. It is extremely funny since I have 3 dogs that are difficult to obedience train. She makes me feel like she has been to my house and is using my experiences to write this book.
Have a dog who is an independent thinker? August 7, 2007
Tami M. Hawes (Hillsboro, OR USA)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Not sure if your dog might be an independent thinker? Then you may not have a dog from the terrier or hound group. :-) This would include a mixed breed dog with one or more of these in the mix.
Jane nicely brings in teachings from Jean Donaldson, Pamela Dennison, Karen Pryor and Morgan Spector, into a format that is easy to understand and implement with your 'pigs fly' dog(s). Jane explains why you want to start out with shaping rather than just lure your dog into a behavior. How to get your 'pigs fly' to do work with you rather than do their own thing.
Learn how to get those basic behaviors that may have made your 'pigs fly' dog a failure in class and help you both shine in the next dog class you both take.
Thought that agility looked like fun but you were afraid to trust your dog offleash?
Your dog is walking you rather than the other way around?
Get this book and have fun training your 'pigs fly' dog.
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