"elegy" wrote in message
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On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:15:45 -0400, "Suja" wrote:


"Susan" wrote in message:

Do any of you out there know of quality training materials *FOR
NOVICES*
that I haven't seen? I'd love to know about them.

This will get you started:
http://www.dogwise.com/Browse/SubCat...20Dog%20Owners

Patricia McConnell, Ian Dunbar, Pat Miller, Karen Pryor (I'm sure I'm
leaving out a bunch of people) ALL have really good, accessible books for
the novice dog owner. It does require a brain and basic reading
comprehension skills, but not much more.

i think pamela dennison's complete idiot's guide to positive dog
training is a nice, comprehensive basic intro book.

I'll second the motion. She probably had me in mind when she came up with
that title!

I just finished reading it, along with Victoria Stilwell's nicely
illustrated but less substantial "It's Me or the Dog", and the video and
book by Cesar Millan. I was pleasantly surprised by the common sense
elements of the "Celebrity Edition" DVD, but of course what's not to like
(for a guy, at least), when it starts out with Denise Richardson ... Did
she even have dogs?

Really, I think it might be good for newbies, as it stresses the importance
of giving your dogs boundaries, proper exercise, and affection, but always
remembering that they are animals first, dogs second, and finally the
individual entity that we choose to call by name. It is, of course, slickly
done, and edited to make the process look easy and elevating Cesar to the
level of a miracle worker, but the very fact that it is highly entertaining
might appeal to those who would quickly get bored with traditional step by
step dog training materials.

Paul and Muttley