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The Dog Trainer’s Bible

  • WARNING: THIS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER TRAINING BOOK. It will show you how to train any dog, irrespective of age, breed, or past experiences, very quickly and with methods that work using the dog’s natural instincts. The training is balanced using both positive and negative reinforcement that not only trains superbly but also increases the bond between dog and owner.
  • Many people have now come to realise that purely positive training methods rarely work for problem behaviours. You can’t stop aggression or fix a poor recall with treats or a well-intentioned word of praise. The author has years of experience not only training dogs but specifically in stopping problem behaviours that many books do not care to mention, nor address.
  • Problems such as chasing (cars, cyclists, animals, etc), aggression, digging, shyness, pulling, barking, recall, house training, jumping up on people are tackled head-on and easily fixed, quickly and effectively. The author has successfully rehabilitated dozens of dogs that were in the last chance saloon and would have been put to sleep if his training was ineffective. He has a unique perspective that cuts to the chase in dealing with any problem. Take problem recall for example. Most owners will see this as the dog running off. Whilst this is true, the author sees it primarily that the dog doesn’t know or care where her owner is. This is the reason for the problem. If you train the dog to be attentive to YOU and your movements, then she will not run away. Do you see the distinction?
  • You will also be shown how to effectively train a new range of useful behaviours such as ; Leave, Take, Fetch, walk without pulling, watchdog training, Recall, easy house training, and much more. These things can be taught easily and in a very quick time, unlike traditional methods that are typically time-consuming. Reinforcement training is not new, but the way Mark Telford uses it and teaches it is completely different from anything you’ll have experienced before. The dog learns very quickly and remembers each exercise. He/she will also display an enthusiasm for training that needs to be seen to be believed.
  • Mark Telford tells and shows you that problem behaviour is actually easier to stop and takes less time (when done right) than training new behaviours. If this seems alien to your thinking and experience thus far, this book is definitely for you. The psychology behind each exercise is easily explained and also the reason why the methodology works. At first glance, it may seem that this is a book for beginners. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. The book is written so that anyone, even those with very limited training experience can use it. It is written both simply and comprehensively. Many people will read this book and become trainers themselves. The book reveals the secrets of dog training that professional dog trainers do not want you to know. Whatever your level of experience, there is something for everybody in this book.
  • Possibly, 90% of pet owners fail to understand how a dog thinks. This book, whilst primarily a training book, explains why people so often go wrong when training by failing to understand how the dog thinks. You will develop the right mindset necessary to train quickly and effectively. Over the past twenty years or so there has been a huge movement towards Ā purely positive methods of dog training. It would be fantastic if all problem behaviours could be fixed with treats and praise, but the brutal truth is that this is not the case and millions of people that have bought purely positive books expecting this to fix their problems have been left disillusioned, disheartened and cheated when these books either ignore real problems or fail to deliver solutions that work. Whilst purely positive training methods always sound good and read well, many people are now disillusioned from buying and reading book after book that doesnā€™t enable them to fix their dogā€™s problems. This book uses positive/variable reinforcement for training new behaviours, balancing that with negative reinforcement for problem behaviours. It is the Authorā€™s assertion that many dog behaviour problems simply cannot be addressed by purely positive methods, irrespective of the many Authorā€™s who have jumped on the ā€œAll Positiveā€ bandwagon simply because itā€™s in vogue and theyā€™re profiting from it, regardless of the fact their books and methods are at best a nice read, when it comes to addressing real world problems. Itā€™s debatable if these Authors have actually trained many dogs.
  • The book is written as concisely as possible and gets you training very quickly. Itā€™s written in simple language, free of scientific and psychological jargon that taints so many books on dog training and behaviour, particularly those written by anyone of a scientific background. Many dog books are written in stilted language that most people find difficult to understand, much less put into practice. By comparison, Mark Telford has worked directly with dogs for over thirty years, first as a greyhound breeder and trainer, then in obedience work and fixing problem behaviour.
  • You can read the book in its entirety before starting, or jump right in and train as you go. If your experience is limited, Mark recommends you read it through first in order to grasp the basic fundamentals as itā€™s important to understand why you do what youā€™re doing. Itā€™s not a huge book, but it covers a lot of ground very quickly, yet thoroughly. Itā€™s been designed to be used by anyone from a complete novice to those with varying levels of experience.
  • 2021
    The Dog Trainerā€™s Bible
    The Dog Trainerā€™s Bible

The Dog Trainerā€™s Bible

This Book will show you how to train any dog, irrespective of age, breed, or past experiences, very quickly and with methods that work using the dogā€™s natural instincts. The training is balanced using both positive and negative reinforcement that not only trains superbly but also increases the bond between dog and owner.

This book will not only train you to train your dog and fix problems quickly and easily, but a natural bonusĀ  is that in training this way, the bond between you and your dog will be strengthened. Mark shows you how to do this through doing activities that appeals to the natural instincts of the dog. Your dog may love you, but not respect you. Following this book will ensure you get both.

  • If youā€™ve every marvelled at famous dog films or admired the loyalty portrayed by Greyfriars Bobby, the little Skye Terrier that slept on his masterā€™s grave years after his death, watched sheepdog trials on television or enjoyed any popular dog movie or book, all great dogs with fantastic character traits such as loyalty, devotion, faithfulness etc have one thing in common. That one thing is training.
  • Few dogs are natural people pleasers. For the most part they want to please themselves and act selfishly or from instinct. If the dog enjoys something, heā€™ll do more of it. If thereā€™s a consequence to something thatā€™s more unpleasant than the action itself, heā€™ll stop that action. I know there is always the exception to any rule and occasionally someone gets a dog that is naturally great and the dog requires no behaviour fixing. Theyā€™re the exception to the rule and are few and far between.

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Topics covered in this comprehensive training manual are as follows:

Table of Contents

  • Another Dog Training Book. Why? P.6

  • About Me. My Philosophy. P.11

  • About You. P.22

  • You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks. P.24

  • A Note on Reinforcement. P.25

  • Incentives. P.28

  • What Age Can I Start Training? P.28

  • Food to Use When Training & General Feeding. P.29

  • A Note on Exercise. P.31

  • Using Signals. P.33

  • The Natural Way to A Fantastic Bond. P.35

  • Equipment Needed. P.38

  • Train Your Dog to Sit Without Saying A Word. P.40

  • Training Fetch Using A Whistle. P.43

  • The Training Masterclass. P.46

  • Simple Lead Training, The Easy Way. P.48

  • Shaking Hands. P.51

  • Teaching Sit. The Easy Way. P.53

  • Teaching the Stand & Down. P.55

  • Walking at Heel Without Pulling. P.57

  • Hide & Seek. A Primer for Recall Training. P.64

  • Recall Training. P.66

  • To Roll Over. P.71

  • To Go to Bed. P.72

  • Teach Your Dog to Speak. P.73

  • Teach Your Dog to Beg. P.75

  • Watchdog Training. P.76

  • Housetraining. The Easy Way. P.79

  • Overcoming Shyness. P.89

  • Problems with Food Reinforcement Training. P.94

  • Reinforcement Training Summary. P.96

  • Simple Scent Work for Fun & Bonding. P.98

  • Stop Bad Habits & Problem Behaviour. P.109

  • Stop Jumping on You or Anyone Else. P.114

  • Stop Excessive Barking. P.120

  • Teach the Dog To ā€œLeaveā€ & ā€œTakeā€. P.124

  • Using ā€œLeaveā€ To Stop Unwanted Chasing. P.128

  • Stop Digging. P.130

  • Keep Your Dog Off Furniture. P.134

  • Aggression in Dogs. P.136

  • Recall Problems & Cures. P.152

  • Restriction of Freedom. P.170

  • Dogs That Steal Food & Other Things. P.171

  • An Enriched Life. P.172

  • Further reading. P.173

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