Will help anyone with a dog that has aggressive tendencies, whether it is a young dog that shows aggression when you remove the food bowl, a dog-aggressive dog that you are afraid to walk in the park, or a dog that is aggressive towards family and friends. Readers will gain an understanding of the causes of aggression and the various ways of dealing with it - including a step by step program of rehabilitation that has been used successfully on hundreds of dogs, large and small, in all breeds.

Nominated by the DWAA for the HSUS Compassionate Care Award for the 2005 writing contest!

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People living in larger urban areas have very unique situations and encounters, and often, it can be next to impossible to create enough safe and comfortable space between the aggressive dog and the provoking stimuli.

Civilizing the City Dog was written with those people in mind. In it, Dennison addresses these particular needs by focusing on those issues inherent to life in the city with the aggressive or proactive dog.

If you are working with an aggressive dog in a metropolitan environment, be sure you have both this and How to Right A Dog Gone Wrong. Re-training an aggressive dog is possible and can be successful!

Fascinating insights into how dogs learn and communicate, proven pointers for training without punishment, and expert tips for incorporating training into your daily routine.

Plus - advice on stopping problem behaviors before they start, hints on building a relationship with your dog and helping him enjoy behaving properly.

Learn how difficult it is, even for a professional dog trainer, to handle a dog with a past - and a temper too. From the diary of a trainer who refused to give up while using positive, no-force training methods. Every dog trainer will enjoy reading this fascinating story.

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Includes the specifics of how to train for Rally obedience - both AKC and APDT exercises, using positive methods. There is also a section on ring etiquette and even proper attire. Loaded with pictures and step by step instructions, this book will take you through all three levels of each venue. There are also pointers about "strategy" and positive proofing.

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The Magic of Shaping: Explore the Possibilities

Shaping is incredibly fun to teach; however, sometimes the mechanics of getting started may be daunting. While completing a behavior is very exciting, the real thrill is the process itself. From the first glimmer of understanding to the light bulb fully on, each step is a joy to behold.

With shaping, your timing and creativity will improve, you will become better at recognizing small approximations and learn how and when to raise criteria--or when not to raise criteria, when to try something different, end a particular session and when to keep going.

You and your dog will become a more close-knit team while pursuing these fun and functional behaviors. User friendly instructions are demonstrated with "real" dogs and their handlers, showing the process of working through each of these 21+ versatile behaviors.

Many of them are useful for a multitude of different behaviors. From agility to rally and competition obedience, to musical freestyle to animal husbandry, the behaviors in this video will keep you hopping!

We have your DVD on free shaping and I have done everything in the DVD...it has been a great experience for us. It has helped me come up with new things to do with our dogs and to strengthen not only the relationship I have with them but their agility and obedience work. Thank you! —Mirna Ramos-Diaz, MD

This tape shows quite a few aggressive dogs of which there was very little aggression - it shows how to handle some desensitization sessions in the limited time we had. I had never met these people or dogs before and they all had different levels of expertise. Shadow also did some really great work on this tape

This ended up being a group class because the audience wanted to hear about how to fix pulling on leash, jumping, attention, etc. It was so cool to see these dogs come around so quickly! They were doing so well, I ended up doing some of the stuff I do in an Advanced Beginner class that is geared for the CGC! One of the women, new to training and new to positive didn't bring a dog, so I loaned her my BC Beau - at the end she did not want to give him back.