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11 reviews for Expert Obedience Training for Dogs

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   Mary Mercedes – September 6, 2024

   The Ultimate Training Guide. A must have CLASSIC!
   Fads, gadgets and gimmicks in training come and go. They DO sell books, classes and fancy equipment… and also confuse a lot of dogs and their owners. But this is a masterpiece of SOUND advice and a method of training that is based on a life-time of outstanding success in obedience trials. HOW can anyone argue with her degree of success? Winifred G. Strickland’s methods will be around forever because they work so beautifully. She has won endless titles and done it while loving and respecting her happy, enthusiastic, super dogs. Her gentle, intelligent training program will succeed with other breeds that are not as naturally keen to work as her German Shepherd dogs.I love this book. A classic that will probably never go out of print. What a joy to read and apply! It has an honored spot on my reference shelf and is one of the most valuable books I have ever purchased on the subject! It is easily worth ten times the price.

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   mb – September 6, 2024

   superb!! if you buy only one obedience book, get this one
   This woman “knows her onions.” Detailed discussion of and techniques for training for each obedience exercise. Very specific, very detailed, very applicable, very everything! No stone left unturned or unexplained. Also info on tracking, brace work, etc., which is very hard to come by. Truly superb. This is an absolute must if you are doing (or starting) obedience work. If you look at the picture of her sitting in front of a bookcase, it’s wall-to-wall sterling – – all the prizes she’s won. I can’t remember now, but maybe she’s titled 80 dogs in obedience. Impressive, whatever the number is. Impressive also describes this book. Get it. Better than any of the others I’ve bought and read. And I have a bookshelf full of them, all waiting for me to read so I could be disappointed, keep looking, and finally find Strickland’s book. mb

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   LS – September 6, 2024

   not enough information for pet owners
   There was some usable information for pet owners.but better for competition

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   Guadalupe Hunt – September 6, 2024

   One of the best!
   I bought this book to replace one loaned (and lost!). Mrs. Strickland’s credentials speak for themselves. Though I do not compete in the show ring with my dogs, I insist on a happy, well-behaved and responsive canine companion. I have trained several dogs using her methods and have never been disappointed. Neither have my neighbors — who never once complained about my dogs. Several even went out and bought the same breed, thinking (somewhat mistakenly) that it must be this particular breed that was so exceptional. Yes, I choose my dogs carefully — but socialization and training are everything! This book is a great resource!

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   HK – September 6, 2024

   worth owning
   This is a good training book. Her methods are loving yet firm. I found it especially helpful with providing information on training a dog to heel. This book is very technical and geared towards those who wish to compete at elite level obedience competition. Those of us who own ordinary dogs can also benefit.

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   Patricia Walker Patricis Walker – September 6, 2024

   Expert Obedience Training For Dogs
   Being from the “old school”, I have had a hard time with some of the newer ideas about training dogs. The idea of rewarding dogs with food and treats everytime they do something that you ask, goes against my grain. The reward that I find works great is praise and pats from the one doing the training.Wynn Strickland trained and showed obedience dogs at the top level and primarily was of the same thinking.She was practical understandable and her methods are easy to implement. I loved her book.

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   SibeBorgMom – September 6, 2024

   Why they keep putting out “new” editions of this book is beyond me!
   If you happen upon this book or feel the need to purchase it, PLEASE read it with a grain of salt (or lots). I would pass on this book…for sure! No one should treat animals they have taken into their homes the way Strickland recommends at times.First off, the author seems to brag about her own dogs and her own work with them through the years a little too much to be objective or even necessary. For instance, she has four pages (mostly pictures of her dogs doing things most dogs will never have the opportunity to do with four large paragraphs of text) about the importance of teaching your dog to swim, but yet only has three small sentences (less than a third of a page with the subtitle) about teaching your dog to come when called. The section about TEACHING YOUR DOG TO RIDE IN A CAR is a full page long without any pictures, but sections on biting and jumping up are half that and really only for those who may have never owned a dog–not necessarily for those who have a dog or puppy who need work in those areas. I think she has her priorities WAY out of wack!Secondly, she actually goes so far as to tell readers not to use any other training methods but hers mentioned in the book, implying that her ways are the best. Well, I have been told by many experienced dog trainers and dog owners that you need to do what works FOR YOUR DOG while also being consistent. She mentions her great success has to do with her being so consistent; however, many of her methods have big red flags on them as far as I am concerned. There is so much in the first part of this book that I actually found offensive. For example, under TEACHING YOUR DOG TO STAY AT HOME OR IN THE CAR, she actually tells readers to “slap him (your young puppy) with your hand, saying ‘No, shame.’ Repeat this as often as necessary.” She also recommends that you have your dog in the front seat with you of your vehicle, but does not mention any proper safety restraining for the dog’s safety. Strickland even contradicts herself by badmouthing handlers in dog training rings who yell at their dogs and such, then tells readers to “scold” and “reprimand him (your dog) with your voice” in the Preliminary Training Chapter. Lastly, the author also recommends squirting your dog in the face with a squirt gun if he/she misbehaves. Therefore, I think there must be WAY better training methods and books available out there.The only reason why this book got a star was because of all the information on AKC Obedience Regulations. However, I would think that such information could be found through the AKC on-line somewhere or at least in a better hardcopy book somewhere. I have not gotten through all of the formal training section because the beginning stuff was so useless, but the little I have tried to look up was not easy to follow and/or not very helpful. I am sure I will find something useful in this book if not just bad examples as to what not to do!Best wishes to you and your dog(s).

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   Gesele – September 6, 2024

   A good resource for dog obedience information.
   I had this book for many years and used it Ms Strickland’s advice many times. The book became lost. When we got a puppy who finished his show championship very fast, we decided to train obedience again. I looked for the book and there it is! Ms Strickland doesn’t “Whisper…” She teaches people to train their dogs in a clear, easy to understand manner.

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   Carol L. – September 6, 2024

   I’ve been a Dog trainer for over 35 yrs. I came across this book in the 80s and it has been my go to book for my own training and getting my dogs ready for competition. I had misplaced my earlier addition so I’m excited to find this edition. Thanks so much for having it on Amazon.

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    Peter Michael Vischer – September 6, 2024

    If you are insecure whether it is correct how to Train your dog you’re needing such a book. Thereafter you can skip it with a grin.

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    Vivien Cooksley – September 6, 2024

    I originally bought this book because of the positive comments left here by others. I was very disappointed to realise, that the book is very outdated and uses training concepts which have long been revised and rejected by modern trainers.The way to stop a dog from jumping up, is to give him a knee kick?The way to get a dog into any position ist by pulling or pushing him into that position! Never heard of luring or free shaping?Worst of all, reprimanding a dog for having soiled the house in your absence: what’s the point? The dog can no longer associate your scolding to the behavior?To say nothing of the fact that we really mind using a pinch collar, do NOT however seem to mind choking or kicking a dog with the knee.Sorry – but this is really garbage. Get yourself a book which is up to date. There have been enormous advances in Obedience Training (and in fact training generally) in the last 20 Years – the latest results of research regarding dogs learning abilities, must be taken into consideration. This book may have been a great supplement for any trainer about 50 years ago. Today, it is an interesting peek into past history but definitely does not describe how dogs should be trained and treated today.