Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Welcome to 21st-century Dog Training 17
Chapter 1 The Monks of New Skete 19
Chapter 2 Marc's Practical Approach 29
Chapter 3 Addressing the Controversy 47
Chapter 4 Understanding What Makes Your Dog Tick 61
Chapter 5 What You'll Need to Train Your Dog 71
Chapter 6 Let's Talk About Levels 97
Chapter 7 The Purposeful Walk 111
Chapter 8 When Training Becomes an Art 127
The 6-Week Program for Gentle Training with the E-Collar 137
Lesson 1 Introduce the Training Collar 141
Lesson 2 Introduce the Purposeful Walk with the Training Collar 149
Lesson 3 Teach Your Dog to Sit 157
Lesson 4 Introduce the Purposeful Walk with the E-Collar 161
Lesson 5 Teach Your Dog to Sit at the Door 167
Lesson 6 Purposeful Walking with E-Collar and Outdoor Distractions 173
Lesson 7 Introduce Coming When Called Inside the Home 179
Lesson 8 Using Distractions to Build Reliability for the Indoor Recall 183
Lesson 9 Introduce Coming When Called Outside the Home 189
Lesson 10 Introduce the Down 193
Lesson 11 Preparing for Off-Leash Purposeful Walking 209
Lesson 12 How to Advance the Off-Leash Purposeful Walk 219
Lesson 13 How to Finalize the Off-Leash Purposeful Walk 223
Lesson 14 Go to Place 227
Lesson 15 The Silent Leave It 241
Lesson 16 The Spoken Leave It 247
Now That You Have Completed the Lessons, Your Dog Knows a Lot! 249
Conclusion 251
Lesson Planner 253
Appendix: Dog Behavior Problems 257
Frequently Asked Questions 274
Acknowledgments 281
Index 283