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The bestselling dog training book is now completely updated, but still refreshingly uncomplicated. A practical guide to positive training techniques for your puppy or older dog, it covers basic commands, includes information about walking on a leash, housetraining, and other “good dog” behaviors, and covers ways to correct objectionable behaviors. It even addresses issues common to rescue and shelter dogs, including shyness and insecurity. A new chapter on the canine personality profile helps you understand your dog better.
About the Authors.

1 Why Train Your Dog and When to Start.

WHAT IS A GOOD DOG?

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING?

WHEN TO BEGIN TRAINING.

BUILDING TRUST.

CONSISTENCY IS KEY.

TAKING CHARGE.

WHERE TO TRAIN.

2 A Personality Profile for Your Dog.

BEHAVIORS IN EACH DRIVE.

YOUR DOG’S PERSONALITY.

NOW WHAT?

BRINGING OUT DRIVES.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION.

3 How Your Dog Thinks.

CAN YOUR DOG READ YOUR MIND?

“READING” YOUR DOG.

INTERPRETING YOUR DOG’S BODY POSTURES.

HOW YOUR DOG LEARNS.

WHO IS TRAINING WHOM?

4 A “Baby-sitter” for Your Dog.

ADVANTAGES OF A CRATE.

SELECTING A CRATE.

INTRODUCING YOUR DOG TO THE CRATE.

GETTING YOUR DOG USED TO THE CRATE.

A WORD OF CAUTION.

5 Housetraining.

HOUSETRAINING YOUR PUPPY.

DEALING WITH ACCIDENTS.

6 Sit and Stay.

JUMPING ON PEOPLE.

SAFETY.

COMMANDS TO BE TAUGHT.

7 Go Lie Down.

TEACHING YOUR DOG TO LIE DOWN ON COMMAND.

TEACHING YOUR DOG TO REMAIN IN PLACE.

TEACHING THE GO LIE DOWN COMMAND.

8 Walking Your Dog.

LEASH-TRAINING YOUR DOG.

TEACHING YOUR DOG NOT TO PULL.

STILL NOT GETTING IT?

9 Coming When Called.

RULE 1: EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE.

RULE 2: BE NICE TO YOUR DOG WHEN HE COMES TO YOU.

RULE 3: TEACH YOUR DOG TO COME WHEN CALLED AS SOON AS YOU BRING HIM HOME.

RULE 4: WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP YOUR DOG ON LEASH.

RULE 5: ALWAYS TOUCH HIS COLLAR BEFORE YOU REWARD WITH A TREAT OR PRAISE.

THE GAME OF COMING WHEN CALLED.

GOING OUTSIDE.

ADDING DISTRACTIONS.

10 Leave It.

STEP 1.

STEP 2.

STEP 3.

STEP 4.

STEP 5.

11 The Rescued Dog.

THE SHY DOG.

SEPARATION ANXIETY.

OVERPROTECTIVENESS.

RESOURCE GUARDING.

12 Objectionable Behavior.

YOUR OPTIONS.

WHY DOES YOUR DOG DO IT?

WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.

Epilogue.

Bibliography.

Index.

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Dogs

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	12 mai 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780470233252
Langue	English
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What All Good
Dogs Should Know
To our teachers:
all the dogs who have taught us how to train
What All Good
Dogs Should Know
The Sensible Way
to Train
Second Edition
Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Copyright © 2008 by Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Volhard, Joachim.
What all good dogs should know : the sensible way to train /
Jack Volhard and Melissa Bartlett. —2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-470-14679-8
1. Dogs—Training. 2. Dogs—Behavior. I. Bartlett, Melissa. II. Title.
SF431.V65 2008
636.7'0887—dc22
2007028199
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Second Edition
Book design by Erin Zeltner
Cover design by José Almaguer
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services
Contents
About the Authors
1 Why Train Your Dog and When to Start
WHAT IS A GOOD DOG?
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING?
WHEN TO BEGIN TRAINING
BUILDING TRUST
CONSISTENCY IS KEY
TAKING CHARGE
WHERE TO TRAIN
2 A Personality Profile for Your Dog
BEHAVIORS IN EACH DRIVE
YOUR DOG’S PERSONALITY
NOW WHAT?
BRINGING OUT DRIVES
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
3 How Your Dog Thinks
CAN YOUR DOG READ YOUR MIND?
“READING” YOUR DOG
INTERPRETING YOUR DOG’S BODY POSTURES
HOW YOUR DOG LEARNS
WHO IS TRAINING WHOM?
4 A “Baby-sitter” for Your Dog
ADVANTAGES OF A CRATE
SELECTING A CRATE
INTRODUCING YOUR DOG TO THE CRATE
GETTING YOUR DOG USED TO THE CRATE
A WORD OF CAUTION
5 Housetraining
HOUSETRAINING YOUR PUPPY
DEALING WITH ACCIDENTS
6 Sit and Stay
JUMPING ON PEOPLE
SAFETY
COMMANDS TO BE TAUGHT
7 Go Lie Down
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO LIE DOWN ON COMMAND
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO REMAIN IN PLACE
TEACHING THE GO LIE DOWN COMMAND
8 Walking Your Dog
LEASH-TRAINING YOUR DOG
TEACHING YOUR DOG NOT TO PULL
STILL NOT GETTING IT?
9 Coming When Called
RULE 1: EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE
RULE 2: BE NICE TO YOUR DOG WHEN HE COMES TO YOU
RULE 3: TEACH YOUR DOG TO COME WHEN CALLED AS SOON AS YOU BRING HIM HOME
RULE 4: WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP YOUR DOG ON LEASH
RULE 5: ALWAYS TOUCH HIS COLLAR BEFORE YOU REWARD WITH A TREAT OR PRAISE
THE GAME OF COMING WHEN CALLED
GOING OUTSIDE
ADDING DISTRACTIONS
10 Leave It
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
11 The Rescued Dog
THE SHY DOG
SEPARATION ANXIETY
OVERPROTECTIVENESS
RESOURCE GUARDING
12 Objectionable Behavior
YOUR OPTIONS
WHY DOES YOUR DOG DO IT?
WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY ANN ZEIGENFUSE
About the Authors
Jack Volhard , internationally known as a “trainer of trainers,” is the recipient of six awards from the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA). He is senior author of Training Your Dog: The Step-by-Step Manual (Howell Book House, 1983), named Best Care and Training Book for 1983 by the DWAA; The Canine Good Citizen: Every Dog Can Be One (Howell Book House, 1994), named Best Care and Training Book for 1994 by the DWAA; Puppy Aptitude Testing, named Best Film on Dogs in 1981; and, among other books, Dog Training For Dummies (Wiley Publishing, 2005). His books have been translated into four languages. He has also written numerous articles for various dog publications, and together with his wife, Wendy, produced four training videos.
For forty years he has taught obedience classes and given lectures, weekend seminars, and five-day training camps, teaching dog owners how to communicate with their pets and how to make training fun for both owners and their dogs, thereby achieving a mutually rewarding relationship.
Jack was an American Kennel Club Obedience Trial Judge for thirty-three years and is now an Obedience Judge Emeritus. He is also a member of the Hall of Fame of the International Association of Canine Professionals.
Melissa Bartlett ’s animal artwork has won top prizes nationally and has been featured in magazines such as Sporting Classics and Just Labs. She has also been named Dog Cartoonist of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America, and her first article, “A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing,” published by the AKC Gazette, appeared in 1979. Since then her numerous articles and delightful illustrations have been included in various publications. In addition to co-authoring What All Good Dogs Should Know, she has illustrated three other books on dog training.
Years ago, she trained her first obedience dog with Jack and Wendy Volhard. Since then she has gone on to successfully compete with her own dogs in conformation, obedience, and carting events, as well as instruct dog-training classes for the family pet. Melissa and her Bernese Mountain Dog are a familiar sight at local schools, nursing homes, and retirement centers doing dog-therapy work. She is also an active advocate for shelter dogs and rescue groups and owns a rescued Australian Shepherd.
Chapter 1
Why Train Your Dog and
When to Start
T rained dogs are “free” dogs. They are welcome almost anywhere because they behave themselves around people and other dogs, they stay when told, and they come when called. They are a pleasure to take for a walk and can be let loose for a romp in the park. They can be taken on trips and family outings. They are members of the family in every sense of the word.

A trained dog spends more time with his family than an untrained dog.
On the other hand, untrained dogs have few, if any, privileges. When guests come, they are locked away because they are too unruly. When the family sits down to eat, they are locked up or put outside because of begging at the table. They are never allowed off leash because they don’t come when called. Nobody wants to take them for a walk because they pull, and family outings with such a nuisance are unimaginable.
Your dog—for simplicity, we call him Felix throughout this book—has a life expectancy of 8 to 16 years. Now is the time to ensure that these years are going to be mutually rewarding. For your sanity and his safety, train your dog. Teach him what every good dog should know.
WHAT IS A GOOD DOG?
Many dog books tell you that dogs are loyal, obedient, trustworthy, good with children, born protectors, and wonderful companions. Most dogs have the potential to be great pets, but few are born that way. Almost all require some training to bring out the best in them.

The perfect pet.
A good dog should:
Be housetrained.
Come when called.
Have no bad habits.
Stay when told.
Not pull when taken for a walk.
Depending on your dog and what you expect from him, he may need training in just a few of these areas or in all five.
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING?
It may come as a surprise to you, but your dog’s ancestors were bred for their ability to do a particular job well. Looks were considered coincidental. How readily you can train your dog to fit into your lifestyle depends on the job for which he was bred. For example, a dog bred for guarding is