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Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Aggressive Dog
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Product Description
This booklet is designed for anyone, novice or professional, who works with dogs who are aggressive to other dogs on leash. Chock full of practical solutions to a common problem, the ideas within will help you change an out-of-control barker, lunger and growler into a polite neighborhood citizen. Including plans for handling emergencies such as off-leash dogs who show up out of nowhere, this program can make leash walks fun again, for you and your dog.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5990 in Books
- Published on: 2003-06
- Binding: Paperback
- 59 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D. and Karen B. London, Ph.D. are Applied Animal Behaviorists and professional dog trainers who specialize in evaluating and treating serious behavioral problems in domestic dogs, including dog-dog aggression.
Customer Reviews
Great book. Very helpful, but...
Fantastic resource but I wouldn't have put an English Bulldog on the cover. They are the least aggressive dog I know.
These techniques greatly helped our leash aggressive beagle!
The book is brief and as it clearly states it only will help a dog that has fear-based aggression while on leash. You'll want to have consulted a professional dog trainer/behaviorist to make sure this is the issue you have. We did, and we were taught to counter-condition our leash aggressive beagle using these techniques. After 3 months of work he's greatly improved. After another 6, the conditioning has become even stronger. Neighbors (we live in a condo) have commented that they've noticed that our beagle is much quieter (as opposed to the daily outbursts we'd have as our beagle would flip out at the sight of another dog!) At this price point, McConnell's booklet is no-brainer. Check out her others as well.
My opinion
This book is well written document to help individuals gain direction on dealing with dog aggression. I would recommend it as a background for any dog owner dealing with this issue. It is NOT a replacement for seeking qualified help from a professional behaviorist, which the author is. I have read most of her publications and find them useful tools in learning to manage my dogs.
