Rover, Don’t Roll Over: A Compassionate Training Guide for Dogs and Their People

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Author : Jody RosengartenBinding : PaperbackDeweyDecimalNumber : 636.70887EAN : 9781580085649Edition : illustrated editionISBN : 1580085644Label : Ten Speed PressLanguages : ListPrice : Manuf..read more

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Imagine how easy dog training would be if your dog could tell you exactly how to get the results you want. In ROVER, DON’T ROLL OVER, professional dog trainer and behavioral therapist Jody Rosengarten taps into our four-legged friends’ perspective to present new, more realistic approaches to dog training. Does your dog insist on sleeping on your bed? It’s okay—let him! Does your pup want to eat “people food”? Don’t worry—go ahead! You don’t have to practice training with your dog (at least not in any obvious way) and the words you choose to use during training don’t matter—really! This pro-dog, anti-dogmatic manual rejects the rigidity of traditional obedience classes in lieu of kinder, gentler practices that encourage your dog’s natural joie de vivre. Written for thinking dog lovers who want to better understand what makes their companions tick, ROVER, DON’T ROLL OVER is for busy owners who want a well-behaved dog, but don’t want to spend a lot of free time getting there. Spoil your dog but teach her to listen too; this alternative guide offers proven yet flexible training methods that honor human and canine alike.

5 Reviews

  1. Jb in CT says:
    March 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

    I bought this book after hiring a trainer that had a bit of a “rough” approach. The author’s approach is all about positive reinforcement so it was a great perspective to get. While we are still struggling with our 14 week old Tibetan Terrier, we have used many of the training guidelines outlined in the book. If you too have a puppy, good luck…you will need it!

  2. Discerning Reader says:
    November 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

    This book is fabulous! While being extremely helpful in teaching you how to have a great realtionship with your dog, it is also almost like reading a novel!? It is entertaining, engaging and the advice really works!

    I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves animals.

  3. imported beer says:
    March 6, 2006 at 12:00 am

    Too many people seeing the ideal dog on TV or movies, or maybe a super bright one who does lovely tricks, want their dog to be the `perfect dog’. You know, the dog that *never* digs, that *never* jumps up to lick a child, the dog who would never dream of barking, and maybe even rescue 500 kids from a burning building etc. Honestly, for most dogs of average trainability and intelligence, and most realistic owners who want a well behaved companion, not a human substitute that will thrill friends, this book is the book. You will end up with a mannerly, pleasant to live with dog, and you won’t have to spend ages doing it. The approach is sensible, realistic and very simple.

  4. Erin Sweany says:
    November 1, 2005 at 12:00 am

    Since getting my 6 week old puppy I have become so interested in dog behavior and training and started reading tons of books. When trying to apply various training techniques I realized many did not work, in fact some lead to my puppy regressing. Any type of physical correction no matter how gentle just did not work. I started realizing that when teaching anything, they have to learn how to do it on their own without any force. We are there just as positive motivators. Thats what this book is able to teach. How to motivate your puppy to do commands, have manors, and follow directions by encouragement and positive rewards. I like that she uses food rewards and toys as rewards, but in moderation. This is a great book and I could tell right away the author understood what so many people do wrong and what we can do right. If you are searching for books to help you raise your puppy, small breed dog, and even larger breed dog I sincerely encourage you to buy this book, it is well worth the money and I only wish the book was even bigger!! I am now teaching my puppy to “drop it” on command, you know how puppies like to put everything in their mouths=). With the technique in this book my puppy has learned it in one day and she didn’t even know we were training. When we play with her toys and she is in the middle of chewing it in her mouth, I say “Goober Drop it” and show her a nice treat. She drops the toy right away and I give her the treat. Then I start saying “goober drop it” without showing her ther treat and after she drops it I give her the treat. After a while you can sometimes give her a treat. This is great for puppies to learn and you will learn how to teach this and so much more in a way that is positive and motivational!! This is the first book out of many I read and bought that I highly recomend.

  5. Diana Powers says:
    September 12, 2004 at 12:00 am

    On the subject of raising your voice to your dog, Jody Rosengarten advises, “He can hear a Frito fall at 250 yards. There’s no need to yell.” When I picked myself up off the floor and did some deep breathing to relieve my belly-laughing- induced tummy-ache, I knew I had found the dog book for me. It goes without saying that common sense is so simple as to often be overlooked. Never is the need for common sense made more glaringly apparent than in this book. If you’ve never had a dog and are thinking about getting one, read Rosengarten. If you’ve had dogs for years and think you know all there is to know about their training, read Rosengarten. As a matter of fact, if you think you never want to have a dog, read Rosengarten. She could change your mind and that would be a good thing.

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