Comments on: Family Dog http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog dog grooming equipment | dog training tips | grooming tables Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick S. Carr http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog/comment-page-1#comment-68 Patrick S. Carr Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:17:04 +0000 http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog#comment-68 This book proved to be nothing insightful, although easy to read and well written. Rating: 3 / 5 This book proved to be nothing insightful, although easy to read and well written.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog/comment-page-1#comment-67 Anonymous Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:59:50 +0000 http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog#comment-67 The author advocates hitting your dog as a routine part of training. A better book is "No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way" Rating: 1 / 5 The author advocates hitting your dog as a routine part of training. A better book is “No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way”
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Scott http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog/comment-page-1#comment-66 Scott Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:27 +0000 http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog#comment-66 This trainer uses negative reinforcement as a cornerstone to training. Like children, pets should never be hit to acheive a desired result. This method is abusive and the action of a lazy, inpatient trainer and usually accompanies the trainer's loss of temper. The author's approach is to whip the puppy into shape in 16 weeks. Again like children, dogs need ongoing and consistant education and positive reinforcement. Bad Trainer, Bad Book! A much better book is "The Art of Raising a Puppy" or "Mother Knows Best". Rating: 1 / 5 This trainer uses negative reinforcement as a cornerstone to training. Like children, pets should never be hit to acheive a desired result. This method is abusive and the action of a lazy, inpatient trainer and usually accompanies the trainer’s loss of temper. The author’s approach is to whip the puppy into shape in 16 weeks. Again like children, dogs need ongoing and consistant education and positive reinforcement. Bad Trainer, Bad Book! A much better book is “The Art of Raising a Puppy” or “Mother Knows Best”.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog/comment-page-1#comment-65 Anonymous Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:03 +0000 http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog#comment-65 I was very disappointed to have paid ANYTHING for this book, which reccomends harsh ways to train a dog. I began to be suspicious when the author wrote that you MUST take the dog home at 7 weeks (earlier than any vet or breeder advice). I knew I was reading the wrong book when he suggested knocking a dog down a flight of stairs to teach him not to go down ahead of you; to close a door or gate on his neck to teach him not to run out; and to smack him across the nose or spank him to "teach the dog that you mean business. " (p. 74). Maybe this is how some people treat working dogs, but our pup is a beloved member of our family. We have never had to use violence to teach any of our dogs these things, and I shudder to think of the consequences of having children witness such punishment. If you have ANY problem with violence or corporal punishment, skip this book! Rating: 1 / 5 I was very disappointed to have paid ANYTHING for this book, which reccomends harsh ways to train a dog. I began to be suspicious when the author wrote that you MUST take the dog home at 7 weeks (earlier than any vet or breeder advice). I knew I was reading the wrong book when he suggested knocking a dog down a flight of stairs to teach him not to go down ahead of you; to close a door or gate on his neck to teach him not to run out; and to smack him across the nose or spank him to “teach the dog that you mean business. ” (p. 74). Maybe this is how some people treat working dogs, but our pup is a beloved member of our family. We have never had to use violence to teach any of our dogs these things, and I shudder to think of the consequences of having children witness such punishment. If you have ANY problem with violence or corporal punishment, skip this book!
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Eli H. Newberger http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog/comment-page-1#comment-64 Eli H. Newberger Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:56 +0000 http://doggroomingproducts.net/family-dog#comment-64 I'm a pediatrician and have seen most of the physical and behavioral consequences of corporal punishment, many terrible and long-lasting. There is never, ever, a need to strike an animal or a child. Rather, the approach called "Inductive Discipline" is far more effective. Discipline is not synonymous with punishment, and the approach takes note of the common word root (disciple) and the priority of maintaining, not disrupting, the loving relationship. I've summarized this approach and discussed the downsides of spanking in the following chapter from my book on raising boys, "The Men They Will Become. " (. . . ) Rating: 1 / 5 I’m a pediatrician and have seen most of the physical and behavioral consequences of corporal punishment, many terrible and long-lasting. There is never, ever, a need to strike an animal or a child. Rather, the approach called “Inductive Discipline” is far more effective. Discipline is not synonymous with punishment, and the approach takes note of the common word root (disciple) and the priority of maintaining, not disrupting, the loving relationship. I’ve summarized this approach and discussed the downsides of spanking in the following chapter from my book on raising boys, “The Men They Will Become. ”
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Rating: 1 / 5

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