About
My Book
Build
a better relationship with your dog!
Learn to communicate to your dog what you want!
MAKING
FRIENDS
TRAINING YOUR DOG POSITIVELY
BY LINDA COLFLESH
Making
Friends is an easy-to-read training book for new and inexperienced
dog owners. Originally published in 1990, Making Friends
has been updated in a new edition. Linda answers the training
questions and deals with the training problems that she has
seen the most in her over 25 years of dog training experience.
Making Friends shows readers how to train a dog effectively
while developing a relationship of trust and friendship.
Making
Friends is also an excellent book for breeders to give to
new puppy owners.
Here is
a list of chapters and some of the topics included:
1.
Good Relationships are Built on Good Training
Realistic Expectations;
Choosing a Training Method; The Advantages of Using Food to
Train; Positive Training Magic
2.
Housebreaking the Positive Way
Use of Rewards;
Using a Crate; Scheduling; Asking to Go Out
3.
Getting Off to a Good Start
Choosing a Dog
and a Good Breeder; Puppy Temperament Testing; Beginning Training;
Puppy Behavior Problems
4.
Understanding Your Dog's Personality
Assertive and
Passive Dogs; Independent or Dependent; Intelligence and Trainability;
The Issue of Dominance
5.
Basic Training the Positive Way
How to Teach
the Basic Commands; Sit, Stay, Down,Walking on a Loose Leash;
Come
6.
Coming When Called and the Off-Leash Dog
Realistic Expectations;
How to Use a Long Line; Unintentional Mistakes
7.
Exercise: The Magic Problem Solver
How Much?; Finding
a Place to Exercise Off Leash; Dog Play Groups; Jogging Your
Dog and Other Alternatives for Exercise
8.
Common Behavior Problems
Jumping Up; Attention
Getting Behaviors; Stealing; Chewing; Barking; Shyness
9.
Aggression
Does Your Dog
Have an Aggression Problem; Fear Aggression; Dominance Aggression;
Aggression Towards Other Dogs
10.
Great Adventures with Your Dog
Showing Your
Dog in Obedience; Canine Good Citizen Test; Agility; Therapy
Dogs; To Breed or Not To Breed
11.
Lessons to Learn from Our Dogs
The Power of
Positive Reinforcement; Dogs Are Our Mirrors; Unconditional
Love; Love to Grow On
