Kelly Godwin Webboard User Reg: 02-16-2006
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This book looks very interesting, anybody have any thoughts on the book? Was planning on purchasing but would like to hear your comments/reviews on the book, thanks!
I am a novice at training and understanding behavior so take this FWIW. I read Cesar's Way and it was on of the recommended reads. I got it and liked it alot. It's not about training, it is more about what they think and why they do what they do. See what the more experienced people say, but right now I can't seem to get enough and want to read and watch everything. IMO you can't read enough, the more you know the better of a decision you can make.
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I am a novice at training and understanding behavior so take this FWIW. I read Cesar's Way and it was on of the recommended reads. I got it and liked it alot. It's not about training, it is more about what they think and why they do what they do. See what the more experienced people say, but right now I can't seem to get enough and want to read and watch everything. IMO you can't read enough, the more you know the better of a decision you can make.
I'm with you.
If you start with a book that's very entertaining and readable but still authoritative (like Cesar Millan's book), then you'll have a nice basic understanding to go on to the specific training books and the intensive behavior treatises. You could start with Cesar's Way, and maybe Gary Patterson and Sheila Booth, and maybe work up to Steven Lindsay.
OED Bob convinced me in a post that the Lindsay books were worth the hefty investment in time and money, and he was right (even though I do not yet have the third one).
You know what? If you pick and choose among any of the books Leerburg sells, I think you can't go wrong. http://www.leerburg.com/books.htm
There are a LOT more books I want to buy and read; like Michael, I think you can't over-read. There's something in almost every one, even if each book is not 100% what resonates with you. The more I read, the more I can assess each additional book. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Thanks for the replies. I just finished Cesar's Way a few weeks ago and found myself, after finishing the book, cherry picking back through the book and finding things I did not pick up while reading it through the first time. I agree with each of you, Cesar's Way is a great read!
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Kelly,
I have not read that book, so I can't offer an opinion on its contents.
I am reading "The Other End of the Leash" and I find it interesting. The author of the book helps with behavioral problems and she mentions some of her past cases. I am at the point where she has been "disciplined" quite severely by a wolf hybrid. It goes without saying that the bite she received was "deep".
Ed has a list of boks he recommends. You may want to take a look at it.
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Has anyone read anything by "The Monks of New Skete".I have several of them and found them very useful.
Yes, I liked the updated "Dog's Best Friend" a lot. There's updated material in it, IMO enough to say that it's worth it to seek out the newer edition (maybe 2002 or 2003?) rather than the older one from the 1970s.
I've heard that the puppy book from the 90s was good, too, but haven't read it myself.
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