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DOG TO DOG COMMUNICATION - THE RIGHT WAY TO SOCIALIZE YOUR DOG
by Jamie Shaw (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Lyons Press
Edition: 2007 Paperback, 132 pages
ISBN: 9781599210889
Item: DTB983
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Summary: This is an easy-to-use handbook for those of us who want to keep our four-legged friends safe and happy in any social situation. In this fully illustrated guide, dog expert Jamie Shaw explains to readers the natural and learned instincts that form a dog’s temperament and then teaches us how to apply the right kind of behavioral training methods to ensure a dog-friendly dog that you'll no longer have to be embarrassed by.
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Some dogs are friendly with other dogs, and some dogs are consistently aggressive or fearful, no matter the breed. In this fully illustrated guide, dog expert Jamie Shaw explains to readers the natural and learned instincts that form a dog’s temperament and then teaches us how to apply the right kind of behavioral training methods to ensure a dog-friendly dog that you'll no longer have to be embarrassed by. Complete with instructional photos and chock-full of helpful step-by-step information, Shaw also shares case histories of specific dogs that transformed their dog-aggressive manners even when their owners thought all hope was lost. This is an easy-to-use handbook for those of us who want to keep our four-legged friends safe and happy in any social situation.
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| More than a book on dog language, June 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Ann Dupuis, CPDT |
This book offers information on dog body language, especially dog-to-dog communication. Photographs with captions complement the text and illustrate such things as 'greeting behaviors' and 'common body language of an aggressive dog.' Pictures and descriptions help the reader recognize good play language versus miscommunication and aggressive displays.
But the book on the whole is more about understanding dogs and what they're saying well enough to help them 'play well together' than it is specifically about dog body language.
There's an overview of dog behavior and general breed differences, basic 'obedience training for good behavior,' tips on understanding your specific dog and especially what may drive any aggressive displays your dog exhibits, and ways to help your dog learn to greet and interact properly with other dogs.
And that latter point is where the true strength of this book lies. It takes a different approach to addressing dog-to-dog reactivity and aggression than other books I recommend ('Click to Calm' by Emma Parsons and 'Control Unleashed' by Leslie McDevitt in particular) in that the goal is to get the dog actually interacting well with other dogs if at all possible.
Part of that approach is to let the dogs communicate with one another without interference, as long as it can be done safely (with a fence separating them or muzzles on, for example). Using the control established through basic obedience training, the handler can help the dog through various encounters with other dogs, teaching the dog good social skills in the process.
I see this book being helpful especially when first integrating dogs into a multi-dog household or if doggie daycare or dog parks will be an important part of the dog's exercise and social life.
But the author tries to cover a lot of material in a short period of time, with the result that the book doesn't go into things like training and dog body language in quite enough depth for it to work well as a sole source of information.
The author also uses a lot of 'dominance' and 'pack' terminology, which may end up hindering rather than helping understanding what dogs may be saying to each other. Recent research has shown that dogs actually don't form 'packs' in the sense of tight-knit groups with strict hierarchies. Rather, dogs left to their own devices form loose associations and fluid hierarchies that often change with circumstances.
Jamie Shaw also talks about 'dominance aggression,' in the sense of one dog attempting to control other dogs. The term 'dominance aggression' is more properly used when referring to an entire complex of anxiety-driven behaviors including aggression directed at human family members.
As I consider the behavior she calls 'dominance aggression' more 'bullying behavior' driven by anxiety than actual 'dominance,' I'd approach it a bit differently than Jamie Shaw does. But Jamie is right in one respect: it is possible to teach even these 'bullies' to behave safely around other dogs, and it begins with strong foundation behaviors. |
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