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Training the Best Dog Ever, originally published in hardcover as The Love That Dog Training Program, is a book based on love and kindness. It features a program of positive reinforcement and no-fail techniques that author Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz used to train the White House dog, Bo Obama, and each of Senator Ted Kennedy’s dogs, among countless others.

Training the Best Dog Ever relies on trust and treats, not choke collars; on bonding, not leash-yanking or reprimanding. The five-week training program takes only 10 to 20 minutes of practice a day and works both for puppies and for adult dogs that need to be trained out of bad habits. Illustrated with step-by-step photographs, the book covers hand-feeding; crate and potty training; and basic cues—sit, stay, come here—as well as more complex goals, such as bite inhibition and water safety. It shows how to avoid or correct typical behavior problems, including jumping, barking, and leash-pulling. Plus: how to make your dog comfortable in the world—a dog that knows how to behave in a vet’s office, is at ease around strangers, and more. In other words, the best dog ever.

From the Publisher

In Five Weeks Teach Your Dog to: Succeed at Potty Training Bond with the Family Enjoy the Crate Stop Pulling on His Leash Be Relaxed About Food Accept Bathing and Grooming Respond to Essential Verbal Cues and Hand Signals Be Friendly with Strangers

Down: Luring Your Dog into a Down Position.

Part of Week Two: Training in Everyday Life

If you ever need to control your dog in an urgent safety situation, such as avoiding an aggressive dog or a distraction that makes her either fearful or overly excited, you will be grateful that the down cue is part of her repertoire.

Your dog is ready to learn down when she can sit fairly reliably. The cue takes advantage of her natural tendency to move her body to follow a lure, so it is an appropriate cue to learn after sit.

START AT SIT. With your dog in the sit position, hold a lure in your fingertips with your palm turned down. LURE DOWN. Slide the lure toward your dog’s chest. Just before you touch her chest, lure straight down to the floor, staying close to her body. PRAISE, THEN TREAT LAST. If she drops straight down, mark it (say “good”), praise her, touch her collar, and reward her with the treat.

Step-by-step photos:

Step 1

Start at sit.

Step 2

Lure down.

Step 3

Praise, then treat last.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0761168850
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company; Reprint edition (September 25, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780761168850
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761168850
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 10 inches