Dog Vinci Code [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

I feel strongly about this book and also feel that you need to know a bit about my story to appreciate why I strongly recommend it, so please bear with me! I started reading this book I was 2 weeks into bringing home 2 shelter dogs home, after losing a furkid I'd raised since 5wks after 15 1/2 years. I thought I knew alot about dogs, but I've found out I knew alot about MY dog and how generally to raise a semi-well adjusted and well behaved, although not well trained, dog that came from an almost ideal beginning :)

By the time I got a few doggie medical issues taken care of and felt was at the point where I knew what would need to be worked on a few more weeks have passed and I am at my wits end. You see, neither dog after leaving an unideal shelter situation (by this I mean a very poorly ran shelter compared to a good shelter environment, obviously none of them are an ideal situation for a dog) were exhibiting the same personalities I had experienced when meeting them.

During this time I kinda just looked up and read the chapters dealing with specific behavioral/training/etc issues that I was having and was disappointed in the book, which had been recommended by a behaviorist we hadn't yet seen. You see, I felt that the book was a contradictory mess of being too specific about scenarios while entirely vague at the same time. I was convinced that this book could not help me, because it did not align with my specific scenario and wasn't general enough in the advise for me to successfully implement some variety of the suggestions. This was mostly due to having brought two dogs that had two very different sets of issues and needs into a home at the same time, if you are considering this (2 dogs at once) I would strongly advise you to do this only with two already bonded dogs from a GOOD rescue/foster situation where knowledgeable people have already evaluated and worked on issues with them.

Going back to "at my wits end", I sent a frantic email to the behaviorist asking to be scheduled in for a private session knowing it will be a few days at least before this occurs. As I was losing my temper, my mind and my sanity I thought I'd pick the book back up and start from the beginning; hoping against hope that I would unlock the secret to understanding why this was such a great book that I was told it would be my . Good news is, by reading it from the beginning - I got it! I think the author says it best in I believe the introduction where, and I am paraphrasing, that he hadn't planned on writing another book and that in the written word you lose the emotion and feeling that you get from the spoken word but here a book was and it wasn't so much about specific training but as understanding the feeling and emotion.

In reading sections of the book here and there, you can't understand it - this is a book you must read from the beginnning, or at least the first couple sections before you start flipping through it.

I only wish I had read this book before deciding to bring home any dogs. I'm not sure yet if we can make things work out and I definitely will need the help of the behaviorist, but if I had read the book first I would have made a better decision about the dogs I brought home (and when) and wouldn't now be trying to rectify a situation where 1 person, 2 dogs and a cat are miserable too much of the time.

I'm confident that this book will continue to help guide me (along with a behaviorist to help modify things to work for the convoluted mess I made) and if I had been smart enough to bring one dog at a time in the house, it just very well might have been my version of the bible.

The author is a respected authority on positive dog training, and is based in England. His training methods focus on developing a strong attachment between dog and owner. Some of his methods are certainly "outside the box", and you will not find them anywhere else.

This book is a must read for anyone who trains, works with dogs, or just lives with a dog. John Rogerson understands dogs,and saying he is a great instructor, competitor, or dog trainer is an understatement.

Mr. Rogerson shares his philosophy of dogs and training in this book. It was not written to be a comprehensive training book. That being said he provides guidance and knowledge on everything from raising and training a puppy,how to chose a dog, and guidance on working with serious behavior problems.

After reading this book you will understand why John Rogerson is one of the most sought after speakers in the world today.