NEW BOOK, BEFORE & AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY, REVEALS HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS
New World Library announced the May publication of a new book, entitled BEFORE & AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY by Dr. Ian Dunbar, an early champion of puppy classes and a positive, reward-based style of dog training. From the legendary veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and dog trainer comes a practical and “dog friendly” instruction book for anyone bringing a new puppy into the home. In clear steps, with helpful photos and critical training deadlines, BEFORE & AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY presents a structured yet playful plan for surviving “puppyhood” and raising a well-behaved dog.
“I’ve based my training methods on six crucial developmental deadlines. In my work, I cannot stress enough the urgency of meeting these deadlines,” says Dunbar. Some of the deadlines include: teaching errorless housetraining and chew toy training, learning bite inhibition, and completing a socialization program of meeting strange dogs and people. “Don’t forget completion of owner education and preparations,” he adds.
Whereas other dog training methods allow dogs to develop bad habits and punish them for “misbehaving” and breaking rules they never new existed, Dunbar’s positive, reward-based methods prevent dogs from making mistakes by teaching good habits from the start. “Good habits are just as hard to break as bad habits,” says Dunbar.
“Some fields are lucky enough to be granted a giant, a figure whose contributions inspire awe and are unsurpassable. Ian Dunbar is that in dog behavior.”
— Jean Donaldson, director of The Academy for Dog Trainers at the San Francisco SPCA
About the Author Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and dog trainer. He has given over 750 full-day seminars and workshops for dog trainers and veterinarians around the world. A columnist, the star of the British television show Dogs With Dunbar, and author, he has written numerous books and hosted a dozen videos about puppy/dog behavior and training. He received his veterinary degree and a Special Honors degree in Physiology & Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College (London University) and a doctorate in animal behavior from the University of California in Berkeley. He is the founder of many dog-training organizations, including the Center for Applied Animal Behavior; the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the largest and most influential worldwide association of professional dog trainers; and Sirius Puppy Training, the leading provider of puppy classes in the San Francisco Bay Area. He lives in Berkeley, CA.
BEFORE & AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY By Dr. Ian Dunbar
May 2004 • Pets • Paper over Board • 115 Black-and-White Photos
Price: $19.95 • ISBN: 1-57731-455-7 • 224 Pages Return to Press Release Archives
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