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SUCCESS IS IN THE PROOFING - A GUIDE FOR CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING
by Debby Quigley & Judy Ramsey (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Dogwood, Inc.
Edition: 2006 Spiral, 236 pages
ISBN: 1427606676
Item: DTO230
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Summary: The success is indeed in the proofing! Proofing is an essential part of training, but one that is often overlooked or not worked on enough. We all know the story of the dog who can perform a variety of behaviors perfectly in the backyard but falls apart in the obedience ring. This book is full of great ideas and strategies to help your dog do his best no matter what the distractions or conditions may be. Whether competing in Rally or Obedience, trainers everywhere will find this very portable and user friendly book an indispensable addition to their tool box.
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Expanded Description:
Teach first and then test! Proofing is an essential part of training, but one that is often overlooked or not worked on enough. We all know the story of the dog who can perform a variety of behaviors perfectly in the backyard but falls apart in the obedience ring. This book is full of great ideas and strategies to help your dog do his best no matter what the distractions or conditions may be. Written with both the novice and advanced trainer in mind, Debby and Judy present detailed information on the how’s and why’s of proofing and how to successfully incorporate proofing into any training program to help produce a reliable and confident canine partner in the ring. In addition, the book is full of specific ideas for thorough proofing of all AKC obedience exercises. Readers will find scores of these ideas are also useful for proofing Rally exercises.
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| Stay Away, January 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Karl |
| This is one to STAY AWAY from. Truly a waste of money |
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| A Disappointment, May 29, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Lisbeth Plant |
Positive Reinforcement trainers reward the successes and ignore the failures, and we set our dogs up for success. This book is a list of ideas, nothing more, but even less - it's all about how to set your dog up for failure, not how to proof him. Admittedly, heeling in a store (p.39) might be a good idea for proofing (if they'll let you), but what do you do when the dog can't handle the proofing exercise as described in the book? There is no follow-up, nothing about how to break down the exercises in smaller increments. If the reader is assumed to be able to figure those bits out, then I'm sure she is intelligent enough to figure out ways to proof, too! Besides, the book is repetitive to a fault - the same kind of proofing repeated in chapter after chapter (one chapter per exercise). I stopped counting how many times it says to 'take a deep breath, cough, hum, or sneeze'! It's just a simple 'shopping list' of ideas dressed up in book form, with no thought behind it about what actually happens in the dog's mind, the purpose of the exercises, what can go wrong, etc. and written for the very confident dog only. If you have a dog that is less than very confident, who perhaps worries about making mistakes, or fails in the ring because of stress etc (which is oh, so common), embarking upon these so-called proofing exercises and setting your dog up to fail will do more harm than good.
No, spend $10 more and get Morgan Spector's 'Clicker Training For Obedience'. |
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| Great resource!, April 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jennifer H. |
| This is a wonderful resource to add to your training library. It gives lots of ideas for proofing all of the obedience exercise novice through utility. There are separate proofing ideas for training alone as well as training with others. Ideas for proofing involving environmental factors and involving sound. The last section of the book deals with combining skills and exercises. |
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