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Binding: MP3 CDDewey Decimal Number: 636.70887 EAN: 9781400154395 Edition: MP3 Una Format: Audiobook, CD ISBN: 1400154391 Label: Tantor Media Manufacturer: Tantor Media Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Tantor Media Studio: Tantor Media Editorial Review: Product Description: In The Loved Dog, Tamar Geller shows anyone how tochildproof a dog, teach him vocabulary, use treats theright way, play "tug of war" to build trust, make it funfor him to come when called, teach him not to jump onpeople, and much more---using only playful bondingand positive reinforcement. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Equal parts bio and dog training bookAlthough there was a lot of Hollywood-style name dropping, and a ton of treat-giving, the book was a pleasant read of the author's life story. Most of the dog training info can be found on-line for free, though, so you might want to try that out before buying this book. Rating: - Good, but not great."The Loved Dog" doesn't teach or instruct the reader on anything more than common sense would dictate in dealing with dogs. Geller uses a much kinder method than other trainers, but the book is lacking in depth and detail. Too much time is spent on her past without really connecting the reader on anything more than a basic level. Once the training starts in the book, the author seems to speed through it without taking enough time to get fully into the hows and whys. More time is spent in commenting ... Read More Rating:  - Chocolate warningOn page 82 where Geller discusses learning your dog's favorite treats, she mentions that one of her client dog's favorites is chocolate. Chocolate is toxic to dogs. Geller warns against other foods that are toxic to dogs--onions, grapes and raisins--but she makes no such warning about chocolate. This is a pretty serious oversight, especially for new dog owners who may be reading this book because of the Humane Society CEO's good review of it. I might have given this book 3 stars otherwise, but I'm giving ... Read More Rating:  - The Loved DogIt was a pleasure finally to find someone with whose gentle, sensible, methods, view point, and philosophy I agree, especially after some rather harsh tactics I have observed by other trainers. You can tell Tamar truly loves her dogs as much as most owners love their dogs. I am glad I happened to become familiar with her book. All dogs deserve to be the loved dog. Rating: - Beginners' dog training (with excessive name dropping)I enjoyed this book, since I'm at the beginning of learning about dog training, in advance of getting a dog. But dear god, that woman likes to name drop! Did I mention Oprah's dogs? What about Olivia Newton-John? And my favorite, her best friend in the world is married to some moderately successful somebody, and she barely mentions her best friend to describe what her best friend's husband does... and then she gets to their dogs. Yikes. That being said, she has a nice message, I like the ... Read More |
