The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate, Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training Audiobook

" A practical guide with great explanations of why certain behaviors work and why others don't. I'm using this to train my dogs and it has worked wonders on their behavior. "

" I liked this book - it really helped me to understand dogs better. I especially liked the info on helping a dog overcome fear and agression. The only negative for me is that Cesar says that it's important to see your dog as just an animal and treat it as such. That just doesn't work for me. "

" This is the first book I've read on clicker training, so I don't really know how it compares to the others. I'm cautiously optimistic about the method, but I'll have to try it out with my dog before I can make any real judgements. The book was well-written and easy to read. "

" There are some good tips to be found in this book, but the overall philosophy on how to train a dog is plagued with uneducated, unbalanced canine phycology. This book will produce more nervous, unstable dogs than well-balanced, happy dogs. "

" I'm willing to give this to one of my "friends." "

" Helpful and dable advice for those traing a dog. It's about understanding the dog and what will motivate theappropriate behaviour "

" Good ideas. Fair organization of ideas but not great. He could be more clear about certain ideas that I wanted more info on like why you would want a "martingale leash". He just says that you should buy one but not why. "

" This was more real and individual to dog's personality, I really appreciate the positive reinforcement of behavior in a dog. "

" An informative book, and I really like this approach to training. Every now and then, Owens gets just a bit too hippie-like, even for me, but overall I think we have a similar mindset when it comes to dogs. "

" Rather boring and not my style at all. "

" Very informative with a lot of great training tips. Some of the descriptions are heavy handed, but overall I think anyone who would like to train their dog in a way best for both the dog and owner would benefit from reading this book. "

" So far, I like the idea of positive reinforcement only. But, that's hard when your dog would much rather roll aroud in the wet bushes than play with his toys. "

" Great ideas, clearly explained. A lot of repetition (is he training the owners?) Overall, very much liked this. Would have only been better with a few more useful visuals and maybe some real-life examples. "

" I love this book. A lot of what he says is in direct conflict to what the Dog Whisperer says . . . so I'm not sure who is right on some things. "

" I used this training method in a corse with my previous dog, it worked so well!your dog get's totally non stressed because it has to work for it and is rewarded on positive behavior. I wonder how the book is, i really like his video's so far ;) "

" I like this approach much better than Cesar Milan's - this guy allows dogs to have more personality than does Cesar, who I feel kind of expects dogs to behave like robots. "

" Now I just have to get Wesley to read it. If I could only get him to stay in our freaking yard. "

" Found this book very informative "

" This book began my education in dog training "

" Rather boring and not my style at all. "

" This is the companion book to my dogs training right now. It's a great read so far. "

" A practical guide with great explanations of why certain behaviors work and why others don't. I'm using this to train my dogs and it has worked wonders on their behavior. "

" There are some good tips to be found in this book, but the overall philosophy on how to train a dog is plagued with uneducated, unbalanced canine phycology. This book will produce more nervous, unstable dogs than well-balanced, happy dogs. "

" An informative book, and I really like this approach to training. Every now and then, Owens gets just a bit too hippie-like, even for me, but overall I think we have a similar mindset when it comes to dogs. "

" So far, I like the idea of positive reinforcement only. But, that's hard when your dog would much rather roll aroud in the wet bushes than play with his toys. "

" Good ideas. Fair organization of ideas but not great. He could be more clear about certain ideas that I wanted more info on like why you would want a "martingale leash". He just says that you should buy one but not why. "

" This book began my education in dog training "

" I liked reading the first part about how he started out but then I never finished because I got bored when he started talking about the techniques since it is rehashing the show that I have watched a million times. "

" I like this approach much better than Cesar Milan's - this guy allows dogs to have more personality than does Cesar, who I feel kind of expects dogs to behave like robots. "

" I'm willing to give this to one of my "friends." "

" I liked this book - it really helped me to understand dogs better. I especially liked the info on helping a dog overcome fear and agression. The only negative for me is that Cesar says that it's important to see your dog as just an animal and treat it as such. That just doesn't work for me. "

" This is the first book I've read on clicker training, so I don't really know how it compares to the others. I'm cautiously optimistic about the method, but I'll have to try it out with my dog before I can make any real judgements. The book was well-written and easy to read. "