Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion
May 10, 2012 by Admin1
Filed under Small Dog Breed
- Fits small to medium size breeds.
As a small dog owner, you have probably come to realize that little dogs have special needs that require training techniques specifically formulated for their small statures and distinctive personalities. Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion offers gentle, positive, and extraordinarily effective solutions to many of the most common challenges facing small dogs and their owners today. Little Dogs features: -Innovative training techniques geared specifically toward small dogs (12″ and under or 20 lbs and under) -Tips on how to clearly communicate with your dog -Solutions to common behavioral issues -Thorough coverage of a variety of issues with an emphasis on positive reinforcement Understanding how your small dog thinks is key to establishing an affirmative relationship with him. Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion contains all of the information essential to the training success of both you and your little dog!
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Finally addresses small dog issues,
I’ve had Italian Greyhounds for years, and most IG owners know they are extremely independent (read: hard as heck to train). I’m a big fan of Patricia McConnell’s books, but most generic training advice is hard to apply to small dogs. They are easily overwhelmed, wiggly, and low to the ground! This book addresses those “small dog issues” specifically.
I especially like the advice about using a chair to get your small dog to learn to “sit” and “lie down”. Something so simple, yet other dog training books haven’t suggested it yet.
If you have small dogs, this book is a good companion to dog behavior books.
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|Excellent Little Book for The Little Dog,
We had a two year old Australian Shepard when we bought our teenage daughter a little Papillon. The Aussie was such a breeze to teach everything to, including gently pushing his hind end downward while telling him, “Sit.” Fortunately, we bought this book before trying that with the Papillon. Our daughter taught her little guy to sit, without hurting him, in no time at all with this book! That’s just the start, though. It’s been invaluable with so many things, from housebreaking to exercise, and so much more. If you have or are getting a small dog, this is a must have. It is truly extremely different than raising a bigger dog.
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