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Make your dog a real member of the family! Find out how in Dog Training for Children and Parents. Author and trainer Michael Tucker provides thorough, easy-to-read instructions that children can follow and that adults will find accurate and entertaining. By training their dog, children gain a sense of achievement and develop a bond with the pet that will last a lifetime. From essential commands to tips on care and tricks, Dog Training for Children and Parents provides useful, understandable guidance for everyone in the house.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART 1: General Handling and Care of the Dog.

1. A Few Words From A Dog.

2. Becoming A Dog Owner.

3. Settling Your Puppy Or Dog Into His New Home.

4. Feeding.

5. Grooming.

6. Leashes & Collars.

7. Daily Exercise.

8. Playing With Dogs.

9. Traveling With Your Dog.

10. Managing Behavior Problems.

11. As Dogs Get Older.

PART 2: Obedience Training.

12. The Basics.

13. Getting Started.

14. Walking Commands.

15. The Come Command.

16. Commands To Keep Your Dog Still.

17. Fun & Games.

18. To Conclude.

Index.

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	05 mai 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780470369562
Langue	English

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Dog Training
FOR CHILDREN PARENTS
Michael Tucker

Howell Book House
Howell Book House A Simon Schuster Macmillan Company 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019
Macmillan Publishing books may be purchased for business or sales promotional use. For information please write: Special Markets Department, Macmillan Publishing USA, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. For information, address Howell Book House, 1633 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019-6785.
Copyright 1998 Michael Tucker
MACMILLAN is a registered trademark of Macmillan, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Tucker, Michael, 1934- Dog training for children parents/by Michael Tucker. p. cm. ISBN: 978-1-62045-753-5 1. Dogs-Training. 2. Dogs. 3. Children and animals. I. title. SF431.T817 1998 636.7/0887-dc21 97-39653 CIP
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: General Handling and Care of the Dog
1 A Few Words From A Dog
2 Becoming A Dog Owner
3 Settling Your Puppy Or Dog Into His New Home
4 Feeding
5 Grooming
6 Leashes Collars
7 Daily Exercise
8 Playing With Dogs
9 Traveling With Your Dog
10 Managing Behavior Problems
11 As Dogs Get Older
Part 2: Obedience Training
12 The Basics
13 Getting Started
14 Walking Commands
15 The Come Command
16 Commands To Keep Your Dog Still
17 Fun Games
18 To Conclude

Index
Acknowledgments
I wish to express my sincere thanks to my friend, Jim Hopson, for his time, patience and expertise in taking all the photographs for this book. I also wish to thank everyone who readily agreed to be in the photographs. They include veterinarian Dr. Alison Brown B.V. Sc., (Hons.) MACVS, MRCVS and many young handlers, some accompanied by their parents, who have trained and willingly demonstrated with their dogs of various breeds. Some have been trained at my own dog training school, and some have been trained at Cogley s Top Dogs. I also wish to thank members of my own family for assisting me in so many ways and the Royal Guide Dogs Associations of Australia, whose two Labradors pictured herein were in our care for a few months at the time these photographs were taken.
Last, but by no means least, my grateful thanks to Dorothy Wellington who, once again, undertook the typing of the text and to Howell Book House for publishing this book.
Introduction
When I was a young boy living in England, most families had a dog and some had more than one. But I cannot remember ever seeing people train their dogs. This was not surprising really because they didn t know how to go about training like we do today. If people taught their dogs anything, the methods used were based very much on trial and error, hit or miss! Obedience dog clubs were virtually unheard of, and very few books about dogs contained little, if any, advice on the training of dogs.
There was little traffic on the roads in those days, some of which was horse drawn, so owners tended to let their dogs roam the streets during the day. Dogs who could not be trusted were kept inside their properties. Sadly, many of them were never taken out for walks, not even on a leash. That was a terrible existence for those poor dogs. Their owners should never have had them.
Then the second world war came. During those dreadful years, dog breeding was rare, which perhaps was a good thing. It is interesting to note, however, that a large number of adult dogs were offered to the Royal Air Force and the Army in which they were trained to carry out a number of tasks. During their years of service, a lot of those dogs saved many human lives, often working in times of great danger.
After the war, dog breeding started up again and an interest was shown in dog training. That interest continued to grow and the achievements gained in that field rose beyond all expectations.
There is a great responsibility in owning a dog, and therefore all dogs should receive basic training. Owners who have trained dogs openly declare what a pleasure it is to have well-behaved pets.
I started obedience training with my Collie when I was 16.1 joined what was then one of the very few dog training societies in England. Fortunately, the club was only two miles away. The membership was very small in those days, and I was undoubtedly the youngest member. As the years passed by, dog training clubs increased in size and number, and as they did, it was pleasing to see more young people joining.
In the early sixties, younger children started to join the clubs, and some of them showed how they could train just as well as the adults. At the Stratford-Upon-Avon Dog Training Club, at which I was head trainer, we had a children s class once a week that was held in a community hall early in the evening prior to the adult classes. All the children, who had small dogs, did extremely well. The instruction they received put them in good stead to possibly train larger dogs when they became adults.
Children in many countries are becoming increasingly aware of dogs being trained for various types of work. Television has been largely responsible for this awareness, and of course more and more books have been written on the subject of dogs and their health, care and training. I find that, whenever I visit schools or children s organizations, children are most interested in knowing how a dog should be trained and are so attentive when they actually see my dog do the exercises. They ask most intelligent questions and always want to know more. Schoolteachers have often commented that they have never seen their classes so well behaved and attentive! The subject is so fascinating that it holds their interest too.
Since I set up my own training school and consultancy in 1975, I have been training more and more children with their dogs. Success is possible, provided that the children are big enough and strong enough to manage their dogs. But if their dogs are too large and strong, then I would suggest and expect their parents to train and control the dogs. However, I find that children are very good mimics! This is a great asset because they will need to copy the intonation of their instructor s voice if they are to get the best responses from their dogs.
It is always a great pleasure for me when some of those children come to me years later as adults with new dogs to train again. Many of them are married by this time, and some even have small children themselves. A few of them have taken up careers with dogs. I know of two former trainees who are veterinary surgeons. Another, whom I have known since the day she was born and who showed a natural rapport with dogs even as a small child, is now a qualified guide dog instructor. Others have taken up employment in numerous animal health shelters, and the list goes on.
PART 1
General Handling and Care of the Dog
Chapter 1
A FEW WORDS FROM A DOG
My name is Patch. No one knows my ancestry, but I am just one of millions of dogs who thought you might like to know about some of the things we enjoy most in life. I think the greatest thing we can share with human beings is true companionship. Naturally, we can t talk, but we can communicate with our owners in so many different ways.
We love daily walks; good, nourishing food to eat; a comfortable bed; a regular brush and comb and an occasional bath to keep us clean. We thoroughly enjoy meeting and romping with other dogs in the parks, chasing after a ball and bringing it back and playing with an assortment of toys at home that we get as birthday and Christmas presents and at other times. They are great fun to play with.
Training can be great fun, too. It gives us some work to do and prevents us from getting bored. All well-trained dogs are happy dogs for they are working so closely with their owners. What more could we ask for?
Like humans, we dogs are creatures of habit. We often amaze people with the things we do at certain times of the day. We also have an uncanny way of knowing things, which has simply mystified people for centuries. It is as if we have an inner sense that cannot be explained. We can sense all types of danger. We know those who love us and those who do not. We all have our ways of doing things. This can be seen from breed to breed. We ve all been bred for different purposes.
Unfortunately, some dogs get a really bad deal-they re tied up all day, left in a backyard or constantly scratching because they get fleas on them that drive them mad. They hate being teased, screamed and shouted at; worse still, they hate being hit or having things thrown at them. Only ignorant, cruel, non-caring people treat them that way.
However, for all our needs to which our kind owners provide and the vets who do such wonderful work in caring for our health, we can give so much in return. We like giving comfort to the lonely, happiness to the sad, support and protection to those who need it, a calming effect on those with health problems and many more things. But the most treasured thing we can give is true companionship.
Your affectionate dog!
Patch
Chapter 2
BECOMING A DOG OWNER
Why Do You Want a Dog?
I believe that it is true to say that most people want a dog as a companion. And that reason alone is, I think, a most valid one. Others own dogs to serve as guards as well as companions, which is also a very good reason to have