The Cautious Canine

So many behavioral problems in dogs result from fear, but fear-based problems can become worse if treated incorrectly. This booklet provides a step-by-step dog training program of desensitizing and counter classical conditioning. It can help you solve minor dog problems and prevent serious ones, whether your dog's fears include the vacuum cleaner, people with hats, or the stranger at the door. Covered are the oh-so-important details related to identifying exactly what triggers your dog, creating a step-by-step treatment plan, monitoring your progress, and why you need to treat the fear and not just your dog's reaction to the fear. This book is on the "Top- Ten" of Dogwise's Dog Training Book Catalog, and has helped thousands of dogs and their owners around the country.

• Description:
  

  Paperback
  Publisher: McConnell Publishing, Ltd.
  Edition: 2nd (2005)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 1891767003
  ISBN-13: 978-1891767005
  Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches

• Author:
  Patricia McConnell PhD
• Publish date:
  June 1, 1998
• Number of pages: 30

• "This booklet saved my dog's life and secured his place in my heart and home forever"
  Karen Vogt
  
  
  "My clients have just finished reading The Cautious Canine and found it to be very informative and easy to understand. Most important is that they can be a part of the process and take an active role in helping their dogs overcome their fears. Patricia's book is truly a god-send!"
  Mary P., dog trainer in MA
  
  "After reading The Cautious Canine and working with my dog trainer, I understand why using the command 'NO!' is ineffectual and not specific enough. As Dr. McConnell explains on page 27 of the Cautious Canine, when you use the command 'No!", your dog won't understand what you are saying 'No!' about. Make it specific: 'Clancy, sit and watch' will help your dog understand that you want him to sit down quietly and watch your face and not look away until you say it's time to look away. This afternoon while in the pasture with my dog, Joey, a jackrabbit bolted from under a mesquite thicket and hit a tight portion of the fence and got stuck. Joey chased the jackrabbit. When he was about forty feet away from me and within eight feet of the stuck jackrabbit (remembering what I had read in the Cautious Canine) I yelled, 'Joey, sit!' To my amazement, Joey sat. Then I called 'Joey, come!' while patting my leg and Joey came running to me. I praised him effusively and the jackrabbit backed out and slipped through a wider gap in the fence. This dog behavior stuff really works!"
  Laura, L, MA
  
  
  "Cautious Canine is another marvelous booklet by Dr. McConnell. I love seeing my students’ dogs transformed after their owners start using Dr. McConnell’s methods. In just a matter of weeks, I will see dogs that started out in class hiding under a chair barking at everyone who got close to them, to a dog who wants to greet everyone in class with a wagging tail.”
  
  
  Meredith Gage, owner
  Pawsitive Experience Dog Training and Consulting
  Bend, OR

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