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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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.

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.

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.

Great advice for the everyday dog owner!

Loved this book. It's written in a way where you can train your own dog. Training your dog to be well rounded takes work and committed from the owners everyday. This is a very good break down of how to do that positively.

Great Read!

I loved how she used examples of dogs she has met in her own life. It made it easier to follow. However, as an audio book, it can get rather repetitive to hear each training suggestion in a row with no breaks in the book.

Very insightful book

Overall a very insightful book with regards to dog training. What I liked most about this book was that it is build upon the current science of dog training, utilizing the principles of neuroplasticity. The book doesn't directly advertise this, and that I don't understand. The author clearly has some research in this field, but mostly just chalks it up to, "This is what I find works best." Another major positive to this book is that it provides step-by-step instructions on how to do teach a variety of behaviors, correct poor behaviors, and what do to when conventional training isn't working. On top of that, she shows you how to do all of this in a way that is never mean to the dog. It is not an obligation to make the dog fear you to teach her.
There are some minor problems in the book. Most notable to me is how the author likes to rename the dog in her example to a name very similar to the trick that she's trying to teach. For example, "When you want Jumper to jump do this." The author probably thinks it sounds cute but it's really just confusing.