The Power of Positive Dog Training

By: Pat Miller

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

In this book, renowned dog trainer Pat Miller gives you the positive training tools you need to ensure that you and your dog share a lifetime of fun, companionship, and respect. By following her step-by-step, six-week basic training program, you'll learn how to develop a relationship with your dog based on friendship and positive reinforcement, not fear and punishment. Plus, you'll get:

Information on the importance of observing, understanding, and reacting appropriately to your dog's body language.

Instructions on how to phase out the use of a clicker and treats to introduce more advanced training concepts.

Suggestions for delicious treats your dog will respond to.

Whether you've never trained a dog or are just switching over to positive training, with Pat's proven method you'll discover that training your four-legged friend is easy, fun, and effective.

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Great information for building a healthy relationship with your dog

Very helpful for people who have never trained a dog and for people who have!! Easy to follow and understand.

Out of the Dark!

Great book by Pat Miller. It is a wonderful perspective of the change in training that has happened in the last 15-20 yrs. And the reason why. Having come from the dark side myself I can appreciate her journey to TPPDT. I have recommended this book to new first time dog owners or owner wannabes. All dogs deserve to have had their owners read this book(among others). Well read by Susan Boyce(and no she is not condescending ). Please read OTHER END OF THE LEASH as well. These two books dovetail well together. You'll be happy you did and so will your canine companions!

Very good and important book for every fog ovner

This is a grate book for every dog owner . Many good advices that you can use.

GREAT BOOK IF YOU ARE TRAINING A CANINE

This is a necessary book is you are looking at training a new puppy.
Love to use it with the actual book for more in-depth illustrations.

good solid dog training book

This is a good solid book with practical ideas. Easy to read and easy to listen to. I would recommend it for anybody who owns a dog.

Simple, clear and effective

A great book for those who want to get into basic dog training. Entertaining and easy to put into practice.

So much useful information!

I will reference this book again and again through the years. Answers so many dog behavior questions and what to do about it.

I feel much more ready to adopt a rescue now!

I was a small child when I last had a dog in the family, and my wife has never had a pet of any kind. When we first discussed adopting a rescue, we agreed that we needed to first have our own house with a yard, and we had to be prepared to spend the time to train and adjust the future family member to work well and smoothly together. Now, two years after first discussing this, we have a place with a yard, and have taken the time to prepare.

We have a few books in print, Kindle, and this audio book. This audio book has proven to be my favorite -- the reader has a pleasant and easy to hear voice. The material is well organized. and I appreciate that it covers not just what techniques to try, but a bit of the background about why those methods should work. Many of the lessons have alternative options if the main technique isn't working, and all lessons have a troubleshooting section at the end, and some pointers about common pitfalls.

While we have not yet adopted, so I can't vouch for the efficacy of the training yet, I can say that pre reading this made me far more comfortable. I will be re listening to this as I go through the individual lessons.

Informative and sound

Comprehensive look at positive reinforcement dog training. A bit like a textbook, not riveting reading but certainly interesting and feels like the right approach. Would definitely recommend it to anyone owning or becoming an owner of a dog and applicable to any other animal including humans

not what i thought, but still good.

An OK read, i thought it would have more information about what positive training is, why it's important and so on.

It did include that stuff, but it was mostly a "how to"