Hi

After two years of planning, researching breeds and finding a breeder, we
welcomed a wonderfull 10 month old minature German Schnauzer into our family
in early December. Its our first dog and we are anxious to take on current
best practise in her training. But what is current best practise??

Their are a number of classes running that we can subscribe to but we would
also like to buy a book to get an overview of where we are going. My trawl
through the titles available on Amazon has brought up a bewildering array of
'recommended reading' but many seem to attract conflicting opinions from
readers leaving feedback (I've been particularly surprised by the extreme
range of feedback Cesar Millans books seem to draw!!).

Anyone out their able to recommend a modern, healthy, dog world guide to
training our new family member?

Many thanks,
Dennis (and Domino)

"DB4" wrote in message
...
Hi

After two years of planning, researching breeds and finding a breeder, we
welcomed a wonderfull 10 month old minature German Schnauzer into our
family
in early December. Its our first dog and we are anxious to take on
current
best practise in her training. But what is current best practise??

Their are a number of classes running that we can subscribe to but we
would
also like to buy a book to get an overview of where we are going. My
trawl
through the titles available on Amazon has brought up a bewildering array
of
'recommended reading' but many seem to attract conflicting opinions from
readers leaving feedback (I've been particularly surprised by the extreme
range of feedback Cesar Millans books seem to draw!!).

Anyone out their able to recommend a modern, healthy, dog world guide to
training our new family member?

Many thanks,
Dennis (and Domino)


I bought a book at PetSmart for $20, titled "Old Dog, New Tricks", by David
Taylor. It seems to be well written, and focuses on positive training
methods. It is mostly geared toward older or rescue dogs, who may have
picked up bad habits from their earlier history. It is nicely illustrated,
and covers many issues.

It is probably a good idea to read several training books to get a
background before taking classes (I wish I had). There is also a wealth of
information on the internet. I particularly liked
http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/ and http://www.flyingdogpress.com/.

Paul

So, when are we going to meet? Or, are you just going to keep calling
everyone "cowards" ? I want to prove to everyone that you aren't a
coward. Help me out here. Granted, you'll end up in a hospital for a
while, but at LEAST you can call others a "coward" after that.

So, what's the date that best suits you? Just pack a bag for the
hospital...that's all I ask, tough guy.


wrote:
HOWEDY paul e. schoen you pathetic miserable stinkin
animal an child abusin punk thug coward active acute
chronic life long incurable mental case,

Puppy Training for Kids (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Puppy-Training...764119400/sr=8
-2/qid=1168245372/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-3947812-5403625?ie=UTF8&s=books

by Sara Whitehead...

I used this book for myself, as well as a LOT of other books, magazines and
breed specific books and a trainer, or two... *G*...

once you get started you can really get the basic hang of how dogs work,
their brains personalities etc... the main part of a dog training book is to
train the owner first and foremost to then train the dog... *G*

yup, its a conspiracy... *G*...

Its a very good book to emphasize the importance of all members of a family
being involved in the training and development of a puppy...

its not that much, has a decent rating, and has very basic instructions and
know how things... if nothing else you can easily use this as a guide for
other books for future purchase...

Hope this can help you get started at least... I have collected a wackload
of books since having my dog... and each one will teach something slightly
different, and inform you of the way you prefer to train your dog to be a
good family member that you can live with!

"DB4" wrote in message
...
Hi

After two years of planning, researching breeds and finding a breeder, we
welcomed a wonderfull 10 month old minature German Schnauzer into our
family
in early December. Its our first dog and we are anxious to take on
current
best practise in her training. But what is current best practise??

Their are a number of classes running that we can subscribe to but we
would
also like to buy a book to get an overview of where we are going. My
trawl
through the titles available on Amazon has brought up a bewildering array
of
'recommended reading' but many seem to attract conflicting opinions from
readers leaving feedback (I've been particularly surprised by the extreme
range of feedback Cesar Millans books seem to draw!!).

Anyone out their able to recommend a modern, healthy, dog world guide to
training our new family member?

Many thanks,
Dennis (and Domino)

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:21:33 +0000, DB4 ,
clicked their heels and said:

Anyone out their able to recommend a modern, healthy, dog world guide to
training our new family member?

I really still like Carol Benjamin's books. You may be particularly
interested in her "Second Hand Dog" and "Surviving Your Dog's
Adolescence".

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com