Dog Training Book

Does your dog need a good seeing to? Does he act
inappropriately? Those are just a couple of questions many
people are answering in dog training books. Hundred of people
are writing books on dog training as it is such a big market.
Many people struggle to train their dogs on their own and people
love the fact that they can make a profit out of it. I’m not
saying that it is wrong to write a dog training book and charge
for it, it’s good that there are book resources available.

There are people writing dog training books that have never
actually owned a dog and the nonsense they blether is quite
funny but then you get the serious writers. People that have had
about 30 years of dog training experience are putting their
knowledge onto paper and making it available to the whole world
which is fantastic. Many people need guidance when it comes to
teaching their dog basic training and books are a great way to
learn. You just have to be careful you are purchasing a book
from a genuine dog trainer and not someone who can paint a
pretty simple picture of dog training, because a pretty simple
picture is not what dog training is about.

One of my favourite books was “Help! My dog has an attitude”
written by Gwen Bohnenkamp. This book is an excellent read and
full of great tips and advice. She tells you about the problems
that dogs are facing in an ever growing scary world and the
pressures it puts on dogs, whether it are trains that are
rushing past, cars that are coming to close or even the drain in
the middle of the street making that funny loud gurgling noise!
There is one thing about her book, it makes you realise that a
lot of a dog problems are made by us, we drive our dogs to do
these things but we are oblivious to it, thank goodness she
doesn’t make you feel guilty about it though!

Whereas “The Dog Whisperer” written by Paul Owens is one of the
books I was telling you about earlier, where people that have
had no experience with dogs put pen to paper. He writes about
the simplest of training techniques and then fills his book full
of psycho-babble about how to treat your dog and how to love
him, that’s not what a dog training book should be about. It has
had a good few write ups but I think it is not worth the money
or time to read it. He starts of going on about how Jesus and
Buddha might train their dogs and then goes on about how he felt
spiritual enlightenment and a feeling of pure love for his dog.
Basically he is a nut case!

Dog training books are easy enough to get and if you enjoy a
good read then sit down to one, have a cup of coffee and get
prepared for the next days step; actually training your dog!