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Untitled Document Rover Don't Roll Over: A Compassionate Training Book for Dogs and their People Book Description
Imagine how easy dog training would be if your dog could tell you exactly how to get the results you want. In ROVER, DON’T ROLL OVER, professional dog trainer and behavioral therapist Jody Rosengarten taps into our four-legged friends’ perspective to present new, more realistic approaches to dog training. Does your dog insist on sleeping on your bed? It’s okay—let him! Does your pup want to eat "people food"? Don’t worry—go ahead! You don’t have to practice training with your dog (at least not in any obvious way) and the words you choose to use during training don’t matter—really! This pro-dog, anti-dogmatic manual rejects the rigidity of traditional obedience classes in lieu of kinder, gentler practices that encourage your dog’s natural joie de vivre. Written for thinking dog lovers who want to better understand what makes their companions tick, ROVER, DON’T ROLL OVER is for busy owners who want a well-behaved dog, but don’t want to spend a lot of free time getting there. Spoil your dog but teach her to listen too; this alternative guide offers proven yet flexible training methods that honor human and canine alike.
About the Author
Jody Rosengarten is a dog trainer, behavioral therapist, and owner/operator of The Bark Stops Here, a multifaceted private practice specializing in all areas of dog training and behavior modification. Jody and her three dogs live in rural Connecticut.
Reviews "Too many people seeing the ideal dog on TV or movies, or maybe a super bright one who does lovely tricks, want their dog to be the `perfect dog'. You know, the dog that *never* digs, that *never* jumps up to lick a child, the dog who would never dream of barking, and maybe even rescue 500 kids from a burning building etc. Honestly, for most dogs of average trainability and intelligence, and most realistic owners who want a well behaved companion, not a human substitute that will thrill friends, this book is the book. You will end up with a mannerly, pleasant to live with dog, and you won't have to spend ages doing it. The approach is sensible, realistic and very simple."
-S.K. "On the subject of raising your voice to your dog, Jody Rosengarten advises, "He can hear a Frito fall at 250 yards. There's no need to yell." When I picked myself up off the floor and did some deep breathing to relieve my belly-laughing- induced tummy-ache, I knew I had found the dog book for me. It goes without saying that common sense is so simple as to often be overlooked. Never is the need for common sense made more glaringly apparent than in this book. If you've never had a dog and are thinking about getting one, read Rosengarten. If you've had dogs for years and think you know all there is to know about their training, read Rosengarten. As a matter of fact, if you think you never want to have a dog, read Rosengarten. She could change your mind and that would be a good thing."
-D.P.
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