The Power of Positive Dog Training

by Pat Miller

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In this book, renowned dog trainer Pat Miller gives you the positive training tools you need to ensure that you and your dog share a lifetime of fun, companionship, and respect. By following her step-by-step, six-week basic training program, you'll learn how to develop a relationship with your dog based on friendship and positive reinforcement, not fear and punishment. Plus, you'll get:Information on the importance of observing, understanding, and reacting appropriately to your dog's body languageInstructions on how to phase out the use of a clicker and treats to introduce more advanced training conceptsSuggestions for delicious treats your dog will respond toWhether you've never trained a dog or are just switching over to positive training, with Pat's proven method you'll discover that training your four-legged friend is easy, fun, and effective.… (more)

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Excellent book explaining the concept behind positive reinforcement based training. It is written clearly and simply without any unnecessary information that makes you want to nod off. The author also explains a bit about other training styles and how they differ, and includes a 6 week program that just about anyone can follow to teach their dogs several useful things via positive reinforcement. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn this method of training, and it's even good for those of us who already know how. (

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BohemianCyborg | Mar 31, 2013 |

This is a book I read out of semi-necessity. We are soon bringing a puppy home, and, while I have trained a dog before, my fiancé has not. We thus made a trip to Barnes & Noble, where he used his gift card from Christmas to buy The Power of Positive Dog Training. True to how our relationship works, I ended up reading it first, and he'll start it a little later. I found Pat Miller's book to be full of perspective-changing ideas, and I think there will be a lot of information she included that I will incorporate into our training process, but we won't be using her entire repertoire of techniques.

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juliayoung | Mar 23, 2011 |

Great basic training information and why positive training is the best way to train. (

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In this book, renowned dog trainer Pat Miller gives you the positive training tools you need to ensure that you and your dog share a lifetime of fun, companionship, and respect. By following her step-by-step, six-week basic training program, you'll learn how to develop a relationship with your dog based on friendship and positive reinforcement, not fear and punishment. Plus, you'll get:Information on the importance of observing, understanding, and reacting appropriately to your dog's body languageInstructions on how to phase out the use of a clicker and treats to introduce more advanced training conceptsSuggestions for delicious treats your dog will respond toWhether you've never trained a dog or are just switching over to positive training, with Pat's proven method you'll discover that training your four-legged friend is easy, fun, and effective.

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