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From the coveted Publishers Weekly Booklife Review, A-Rated!
EDITOR’S PICK — “A thorough, illuminating guide to force-free dog training attuned to dogs’ emotional needs.”
Get the dog training results you’ve been looking for—combining compassion with the science of dog psychology. Discover the path to successful dog training in the easy-to-follow Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook.
Are you tired of spending countless hours poring over articles and books searching for answers to dog behavior problems? This handbook provides dog-centric, practical solutions to common and complex behavior issues. In this comprehensive guide you will find transformational problem solving advice for pet parents. It is also designed for dog trainers teaching basic manners classes, and includes private behavioral consultation treatment plans with citations and a detailed index. Learn how to prevent behavior problems before they escalate and resolve behavior problems through meeting needs.
Renowned dog psychology expert, international speaker, and trailblazer in positive dog training, Linda Michaels, illustrates the most effective, ethical methods endorsed by the greatest minds in dog training and behavior. This meticulously researched handbook provides a roadmap for:
• Nutrition—Unravel the mysteries of dog nutrition
• Veterinary and grooming visits—Help your puppy or rescue dog feel safe from the very first visit
• Aggression—Learn to identify red flags, including treatments for human and dog-dog aggression, sibling rivalry, and resource guarding
• Separation anxiety—Create a Doggy Enrichment Land and follow the step-by-step treatment plan for desensitization and counter-conditioning
• Trainer secrets, good manners, and basic skills—Discover effective solutions for calm greetings, puppy “no bite”, “no jump”, lightening recall, and leash-walking
The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbookis a definitive “must have” for dog lovers and seasoned trainers—a classic treasure belonging on the top shelf of every library. Foreword by Dr. Marc Bekoff, PhD, co-founder with Jane Goodall of the Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and author of 31 books.
Biography—Linda Michaels, M.A., Psychology, international speaker (US, UK) and renowned best-seller author, is the founder of the “First, Do No Harm” approach in dog training. Linda is considered one of the modern-era dog psychology experts, influencers, and problem-solving writers in the field of canine behavior modification.
Linda holds a master’s degree in Experimental Psychology, conducted laboratory research in behavioral neurobiology, and has many years of shelter experience working with the most difficult cases. Her unique combination of academic excellence and hands-on skills with dogs, wolfdogs, and the famed Belyaev foxes, creates a bridge between the worlds of research, dog trainers and pet parents. Linda focuses on the psychological aspects of dog behavior that often mirror human conditions—without using dominance methods or devices. Find her in international trade magazines, as a featured expert in Psychology Today online, Newsweek online, Huffington Post Live, and Wolf Dog Radio.
What the experts are saying about The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook
“I’ve learned more from this book than from the 1000’s of hours of courses I’ve taken or dozens of dog training books I’ve read. 10/10. Highly recommended.”
— Dee Storey, Rescue Dog Behavior Specialist
“…an amazingly comprehensive, scientifically accurate, ethical and compassionate gift to the world of dogs and the people who love them.”
—Pat Miller, Training Editor for the Whole Dog Journal, Author
From the Publisher
Get the Effective Training Results You’re Looking For — Combining Science with Love
Discover the Keys to Resolving Behavior Problems
Renowned dog psychologist, international speaker, and trailblazer in positive dog training, Linda Michaels, reveals how to meet your dog’s needs WHILE solving behavior problems. The acclaimed Publishers Weekly Magazine honored the Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook— Featuring the Hierarchy of Dog Needs with an Editor’s Pick Booklife Review, describing the book as a “thorough, illuminating guide to force-free dog training attuned to dogs’ emotional needs.”
Illustrating the most effective methods endorsed by the greatest minds in dog training and behavior, this book answers the most common and the most challenging questions faced by dog lovers, including:
Nutrition — Unravelling the mysteries of dog nutritionSeparation anxiety — Creating the Doggy Enrichment Land with a step-by-step treatment plan of desensitization and counter-conditioningBasic training skills PLUS — Trainer secrets, good manners, and basic skills: Providing effective solutions for calm greetings, puppy “no bite”, “no jump”, lightening recall, and leash-walkingAggression — Identifying red flags, including treatment plans for human and dog-dog aggression, sibling rivalry, and resource guardingVeterinary and grooming visits — Helping puppies and adult dogs dog feel safe starting with preparations for the very first visit
The The Foundation of Do No Harm Dog Training is Illustrated in the Hierarchy of Dog Needs
The Hierarchy of Dog Needs, created by Linda Michaels, designed for dogs, is an adaptation of the renowned psychologist, Dr. Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs. The Hierarchy of Dog Needs is a modern dog welfare guide, embedded with an ethical code, precluding the use of punishment, pain and fear in dog training. Perfect for tacking to your refrigerator, hanging in your office, or to use as a teaching tool.
The Five Needs. Meeting biological, emotional, social, cognitive and force-free training needs helps solve behavior problems because your dog communicates undermet needs you may not fully understand The Seven Methods. The behavior modification methods force-free trainers endorse, explored in easy-to-apply language. They may be used safely and effectively in any order by pet parents and trainers
The Do No Harm Approach to Dog Training Solves Behavior Problems from Housetraining to Aggression
Discover Practical Solutions in a Dog Training Roadmap
This must-have, comprehensive handbook is a transformational guide to dog lovers for reactivity, barking, separation anxiety, and other problem behaviors. The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook provides dog-centric practical solutions to both common and complicated problems for both pet parents and dog trainers.
It is also designed for presentations, teaching classes, and includes private behavioral consultation Treatment Plans and a detailed index to make finding topics easy.
Solve simple and complex behavior problems with an easy-to-understand and easy-to-use reference and practical training manual, all in one, providing solutions to common behavior problems Find Reliable Help. Learn how to find a good, dog-friendly dog trainer, veterinarian, and groomer Help for Reactive Aggression. Treatment plans for all types of aggression, including dog-dog reactivity, dog-human reactivity, sibling rivalry, resource guarding, red flags, plus a “Don’ts list” Comprehensive Separation Anxiety Treatment Plan, Barking, Dogs and Babies, and Allergies Basic Skills and Manners. Step by step instructions outlining all of the Basic Skills pet parents want to learn, such as Leash-walking, Sit, Down, Wait, and Lightening Recall Explore the joy of creating a Doggy Enrichment Land containment that your dog will love. Perfect for housetraining, greetings, peace of mind for new baby and toddler parents, and separation distress Housetraining. Learn the “Top Ten Do’s and Dont’s for Successful Housetraining” in easy-to-follow bullet points First, we meet needs, then, modify behavior with exclusively force-free methods: Management, Antecedent Modification, Positive & Differential Reinforcement, Classical Conditioning and Social Learning
Discover the Landmark Hierarchy of Dog Needs
Meeting Your Dog’s Biological Needs
Meeting your dogs’ Biological Needs is the foundational base for a happy and healthy life. Explore your dog’s biological needs, illustrated in The Hierarchy of Dog Needs chapters including
Physical SafetyProper NutritionSufficient ExerciseSufficient SleepGentle GroomingGentle Veterinary Care
Understanding Emotional Needs Is Critical to Well-being
Create your own Doggy Enrichment Land. Learning about your dog’s Emotional Needs nurtures the relationship between pet parent and dog and helps prevent behavioral problems. Physical and emotional wellness go hand-in-glove. Discover the importance of
Emotional SafetyTrustConsistencyLoveNovelty
Exploring Social Needs Similar to Our Own
Did you know that dogs are social beings and have social traits that often mirror our own Social Needs? Bonding with a trustworthy pet parent is essential to psychological well-being. Discover how PLAY in all its various expressions has a vital essential role in behavioral development and should be encouraged. Explore the critical needs for
Secure AttachmentBonding with other peopleBonding with dogsPlay
Discovering Cognitive Needs Sets Your Dog Up for Success
Learn how giving your dog more choices builds confidence and makes for a happier dog. Voluntary cooperation built upon trust, will go a long way toward helping your dog cope in what can too often be a very stressful human-dominated universe. Understanding your dog’s Cognitive Needs enhances your dog’s life by providing
EnrichmentChoiceConsentProblem-solving
Editorial Reviews
The pre-eminent Publishers Weekly Magazine honored the Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook with a highly coveted EDITOR’S PICK Booklife Review
” Michaels offers simple yet effective techniques for most situations anyone looking to train a dog will encounter, from leash-walking to whistle-training to handling animals with aggression problems, all presented with inviting clarity, understanding of readers’ concerns, and a refreshing commitment to honoring the emotional lives of dogs. Michaels’s approachable style ensures that every dog owner—and every dog—will feel supported. Takeaway: Thorough, illuminating guide to force-free dog training attuned to dogs’ emotional needs.”
~ Dr. Marc Bekoff, PhD, Animal Behavior. Author of 31 books, and co-founder with Jane Goodall of the Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
“The author’s notable background in academia and research, and her practice in the area of emotional and behavioral modification, shaped by her years of experience in the shelter world that fueled her drive, provide the platform for a distinctive contribution to our field to improve the welfare of our beloved dogs. In an unregulated dog training industry, this volume provides a timely and much needed alternative to existing teaching paradigms. Seizing the moment to embed the professional Do No Harm ethic into dog training makes this book uniquely important in helping us to meet the physical and the emotional needs of dogs. The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook belongs in the library of every dog lover, on the top shelf, thumb-worn from regular use.”
~ Pat Miller, Training Editor for The Whole Dog Journal, author of seven force free dog training and behavior books
“Linda has created an amazingly comprehensive, scientifically accurate, ethical and compassionate gift to the world of dogs and the humans who love them.”
Publisher : Do No Harm Dog Training
Publication date : 5 July 2022
Language : English
Print length : 346 pages
ISBN-10 : 1732253706
ISBN-13 : 978-1732253704
Item weight : 660 g
Dimensions : 17.78 x 1.98 x 25.4 cm
