An open letter to all dog lovers

Dear Dog Lover - or are you undecided on that one?
I wonder if you know the feeling of welcoming a wonderful puppy into your home and your life and then being faced with the prospect of controlling and training it? Shock closely followed by panic? In my case, the animal in question was not a sweet little puppy, but a large German Shepherd with a definite behavioural problem. She can be seen in the photograph above. Standing on her rear legs with her front paws on my shoulders, my new GSD was as tall as me - and she was heavy! This trick which was performed at speed and taught by her previous owner, a large macho man, had to be trained out of her before she decked me! Training here I come! I knew I had a definite training problem here. I could not take her to classes - I could not restrain her in my small car - and in any case I did not want her to leave the property - her duty was to be on guard. To make matters worse, in a training class with this very large, uncontrollable animal that already considered it her solemn duty to guard me and take on all comers (a GSD trait) I would probably look a complete and utter idiot. No thank you. I prefer to make my mistakes in private. Humiliation is not a strong point!
I became convinced that a training book was the answer. I had noticed that most of the eBooks that had been written and also the training classes that were on offer, were by people with no first class qualifications or accreditation. Worse still, some of the advice offered was downright dangerous. This further convinced me that a simple, easy to follow, no nonsense method based on my own common sense, that suited both me and my Shepherd, was what was needed. The result is this training eBook. The GSD and I worked on each exercise for around 20 minutes each day until we were both sure of the exercise before progressing to the next stage. We had amazing results. So, we now have Dog Training the Quick and Easy Way' You can buy this excellent book for just £7.99 right here and now.It Is the Easiest System I Could Design - It Was Designed For Me By Me, And It Just Had to Work and on ALL breeds of Dogs. I thought my system was good, easy to understand and to follow BUT I needed to prove this point. Then manna from Heaven. I found a Kennel Club Accredited Instructor who is also an Advanced Instructor for the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers who agreed to take a look at my book. For me, a few anxious days of waiting followed. Then - in the words of the TV advert - 'The Man from Del Monte - he said YES.' Like any good book, this one skips to the end to give you the punch line: The contents of this book have been checked and approved by a Kennel Club Accredited Instructor and a BIPDT, Advanced Instructor. From: J. Ashman, Southampton. UK. This is an excellent training guide for anyone with a puppy or an older animal. These tips helped me easily cure my 5 year old German Shepherd's problem of jumping up. This was becoming a problem because he had to shut away when visitors arrived. My young son's friends were scared of him as well. Now my pet is calm, they can stroke him without being frightened he's going to jump up and knock them over. The advice on Grooming was great too - I had not realised how important it was. | Although I have owned a number of mutts in the past, I have never focused my efforts on the training side of ownership, but more on the well-being and happiness of the animals. It was the sheer power of my latest arrival, the German Shepherd, that really focused my mind in the direction of obedience etc. So ask yourself, Is your pet able to walk to heel on command?Has he/she learned how to stay?Will he/she sit - and stay in the sitting position?Do you know how to put your animal in the 'stand' position whilst it is being examined?Will he/she come back to you when you call him?and of course the jackpot question - is he/she obedient and a pleasure to be with?If your answer is ‘No’ to two or more of these questions then you definitely need to read this book. Amongst other things it will tell you are: If you to not already own a dog, you will find good advice on choosing your pet.How to choose between a pedigree and a crossbreed animal.How to socialise your pet.Tips on feeding your dog so that he/she remains healthy.How to stop your dog jumping up at your friends and family.How to groom your dog and how to cope with his lodgers.. |