Dog Dilemmas: The Dog's-Eye View On Tackling Pet Problems

by Sophie Collins

Overview

Even the best relationships aren’t always problem-free—and the one that you have with your dog is no exception. So when a dilemma arises, what you need is Dog Dilemmas. It not only offers good, workable, up-to-date advice for dealing with any and all of the problems that your dog may throw at you, but is also the first book to look at the situation from the canine, as well as the human, point of view. Learn to identify when your dog is simply exhibiting normal canine behavior—but in the wrong place—and when a problem is the result of him feeling fear or confusion. Discover how you can read your dog’s body language, and anticipate many problems before they ever arise. Gain your dog’s trust, so that not only is he your best friend, but he feels, too, that you are his. Appealing, readable text is matched with commissioned photography to make this a guide that shows as well as tells.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781453360
Publisher:	Ammonite Press
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Series:	Dog's-Eye View Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Sophie Collins is the author of nine books on dogs and dog cognition, including Tricks and Games to Teach Your Dog and Fun and Games for a Smarter Dog, which won the Training Books Category in the 2017 Annual Awards of the Dog Writers Association of America. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

The cast 8

Chapter 1 Whose problem is it, anyway? 10

What dogs do naturally 12

What dogs don't do naturally 16

Getting to know your dog 20

Managing expectations 24

Speaking 'dog' 28

Changing attitudes 34

Chapter 2 Dilemmas at home 38

My dog is finding it hard to settle 40

How to help your dog to settle 42

My dog is difficult to house-train 44

How to start a house-training programme 46

My dog charges at the door 50

How to teach the door sequence 52

My dog's unsure of strangers 54

How to tackle your dog's fears 56

My dog is possessive 58

How to learn to swap 60

I can't find a food to suit my dog 62

How to find a diet that will work 64

My dog goes from 0-60 in a nanosecond 66

How to introduce pause time 68

Chapter 3 Out and about 70

My dog pulls and weaves on the lead 72

How to make your dog love the lead 74

My dog won't come when I call 76

How to get my dog to come back 78

My dog's scared of road noise 82

How to hear noise without fear 84

My dog doesn't play well with others 86

How to spot and stop a pushy player 88

How to learn to relax around other dogs 90

My dog doesn't want to go for a walk 92

How to break the no-walk habit 94

Chapter 4 Working with worries 96

Learning by problem solving 98

How to stop a toy fixation 100

How to deal with a ball junkie 102

Learning to cope with being home alone 104

How to deal with grief 106

Taking back control of the furniture 108

How to prevent nipping 110

How to have a dog-free dinner time 112

How to make friends with the postal worker 114

Should we try crate training? 116

How to distract from humping 118

Taking the stress out of meeting new people 120

When to get professional help 122

Further reading 124

Index 126

Acknowledgments 128