Decoding Your Dog
Explaining Common Dog Behaviors and How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 6, 2015
The board-certified specialists of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists are here to decode how dogs think, how they communicate, and how they learn.
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- Who it’s for
- A veterinary behavior lens makes better training begin with understanding what dogs are communicating.
- Themes
- Dog behavior, Positive training, Behavior problems
- Genres
- Training Your Dog, Animal Behavior, Animal Minds
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The board-certified specialists of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists are here to decode how dogs think, how they communicate, and how they learn. More than 90 percent of dog owners consider their pets to be members of their family. But often, despite our best intentions, we are letting our dogs down by not giving them the guidance and direction they need. Unwanted behavior is the number-one reason dogs are relinquished to shelters and rescue groups.
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The key to training dogs effectively is first to understand why our dogs do what they do. And no one can address this more authoritatively than the diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, whose expert and researched work analyze problem behaviors and correct common misconceptions. With veterinary-approved positive training methods, expert advice on socialization, and remedies for behavior problems such as OCD and aggression, Decoding Your Dog is the must-have behavior guide that will challenge the way we think about man's best friend.
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A veterinary behavior lens makes better training begin with understanding what dogs are communicating.
Come here for
- A clearer way to think about unwanted behavior
- Positive training grounded in veterinary expertise
Expect
- Guidance on socialization and behavior problems
- A specialist-minded look at how dogs learn
Where it sits
| Training Your Dog | 85% |
|---|---|
| Animal Behavior | 47% |
| Animal Minds | 32% |
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- Cat Breeds
- Dogs
- Dog Breeds
- Training Your Dog
- Authors
- Amer. Coll. of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 6, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Dog behavior · Positive training · Behavior problems
- Reading lane
- Home Resources