My Dog Is Driving Me Crazy!: Be Smarter Than Your Dog!: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Correcting Problem Behaviors

by Diane Morgan

Overview

A practical, no-nonsense guide to 18 common canine problem behaviors, My Dog Is Driving Me Crazy! provides positive, reward-based troubleshooting techniques designed to deal with the most persistent behavior issues. Each chapter offers step-by-step instructions on how to solve a particular problem behavior and equips families with the tools they need to manage problems right at home. Insight on why dogs behave in the way that they do, accompanied by detailed information on what not to do when dealing with a problem behavior, round out this comprehensive reference. With a positive approach, determination, and lots of patience, families and their dogs can live in harmony at last!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780793807192
Publisher:	TFH Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/2013
Series:	Breedlover's Guide
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Diane Morgan has authored numerous books and pet care as well as many breed books in TFH's Terra-Nova and Animal Planet™ series. In her spare time, she teaches literature and writing at Indian River State College. Diane resides in Vero Beach, Florida, with several dogs and cats and her family.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Part I Why Dogs Do What They Do

1 Our Relationship With Dogs 12

2 Wolves: Where the Problems Began 22

3 And Then We Started Breeding Them 28

4 Training Basics 36

Part II Problem Behaviors

5 Aggression: Human 50

6 Aggression: Dog-Dog 76

7 Begging 92

8 Chasing and Predatory Behaviors 100

9 Chewing 110

10 Dietary Indiscretions 120

11 Digging 132

12 Escaping and Wandering 140

13 Housetraining Problems 148

14 Hyperactivity 162

15 Inappropriate Sexual Behavior 170

16 Jealousy 176

17 Jumping Up 184

18 Self-Mutilation and Other Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors 190

19 Separation Anxiety 200

20 Shyness, Phobias, and Fears 210

21 Vocalization, Excessive 224

22 Walking Woes 236

Resources 244

Index 248