Training the Best Dog Ever

A 5-Week Program Using the Power of Positive Reinforcement

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By Larry Kay

By Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz

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Training the Best Dog Ever, originally published in hardcover as The Love That Dog Training Program, is a book based on love and kindness. It features a program of positive reinforcement and no-fail techniques that author Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz used to train the White House dog, Bo Obama, and each of Senator Ted Kennedy’s dogs, among countless others.

Training the Best Dog Ever relies on trust and treats, not choke collars; on bonding, not leash-yanking or reprimanding. The five-week training program takes only 10 to 20 minutes of practice a day and works both for puppies and for adult dogs that need to be trained out of bad habits. Illustrated with step-by-step photographs, the book covers hand-feeding; crate and potty training; and basic cues—sit, stay, come here—as well as more complex goals, such as bite inhibition and water safety. It shows how to avoid or correct typical behavior problems, including jumping, barking, and leash-pulling. Plus: how to make your dog comfortable in the world—a dog that knows how to behave in a vet’s office, is at ease around strangers, and more. In other words, the best dog ever.

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On Sale
Sep 25, 2012
Page Count
304 pages
ISBN-13
9780761168850

Larry Kay

About the Author

Larry Kay, a Los Angeles-based award-winning writer, is Leader of the Pack at Positively Woof, which celebrates the human-animal bond. In addition to coauthoring Training the Best Dog Ever, he created the award-winning Animal Wow dog care DVD for kids. He has written for Dog Fancy magazine and AOL's Paw Nation. His writing credits include PBS documentaries, educational films for the New York City Board of Education, and children’s edutainment software for Disney and The Muppets. Larry Kay's website is positivelywoof.com.

Chris Perondi runs the Stunt Dog Show with his family and their team of canine performers, based in Stockton, CA. They perform more than1,000 shows every year across the country in venues like Dollywood, Six Flags, and the Indianapolis Zoo. They’ve been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more.

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