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Easy Read
This was very easy to read and extremely informative book.Couldn't put it down until I finished it.
John Lyons IS the best horse in the paddock!
As a professional horse trainer who lives her craft, I give John Lyons a TON of credit for making me the horsewoman I am today. John is known as America's Most Trusted Horseman and I'll take it a step further and call him the guy who writes THE how-to books on training. John's not a bells and whistles kind of guy, just one heck of a great trainer. If you purchase only one book on horse training, I suggest this reasonably priced book that beautiflly illustrates how John builds a foundation of trust and respect. If you are able to apply the basic principles illustrated, you will be able to improve any horse, regardless of age or experience - and I mean that for both you and your horse. The book features 20 progressive ground-work lessons to develop your horse into a reliable, accepting partner. I Give It 4 Hooves Up!

Good Book
I have this book and have used some of the things in it. It's not really what I need for my horse. She's two, really hyper, green and distracted. The instruction in the book is great. I just needed more of a detailed...do this, this might happen, fix it like this...book. I'm new at this. She's the first horse I've tried to train. I've been around horses for most of my life but training is alot different I'm learning. I have a new baby horse on the way though and I know this will be an invaluable resource for training her(or him). Along with Dr. Miller's Imprint Training. I would recommend this book. But I have really found alot of help in Clinton Anderson's new book. With all these books combined my horse and I are doing good and I know we'll both learn alot. It's a good book and valuable addition to anyone's library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Horses    3. Horses - Riding    4. Human-animal communication    5. Pets    6. Training    7. HORSES_TRAINING    8. Pets / Horses / Riding   

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Must Read This Book
This book is very helpful for managing a household with multiple dogs. The author gives specific advice as to how to handle dogs, while not ignoring the needs of the group.

VERY HELPFUL, VERY SPECIFIC IDEAS for training people & dogs
The author McConnell gets right to the heart of the matter: EVERY movement, EVERY word you say IS noticed by the dogs.
A Good Intro
This is a good place to start for those with multiple-dog households. It serves as a great consolidation of multi-dog topics from other books, many of which I have also read.The authors have done a great job of referencing the topics, so if you want to learn more, it is easy to pick out the longer book that most applies to that topic. I found it very helpful in teaching me how to train my dogs together (seperately), as well as defining what is play and when it's time to cool off. It's a good reference to have on hand when you just need a quick review of pack dynamics, and don't have the time to sift through a longer book for the information that you're looking for. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior    2. Dogs - General    3. Pets    4. Pets / Dogs / General    5. Training   

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Artist and Dog
This book presents a charming side of Picasso, demonstrating his affection for a sweet dachshund named Lump. The photos show Picasso's universal, gullible side in allowing himself to be wonderfully manipulated by a dog ! The images of them together are unforgettable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1881-1973    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Dachshunds    5. Dogs - General    6. European    7. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)    8. Individual Artist    9. Modern Art    10. Pets    11. Picasso, Pablo,    12. Pictorial works    13. Art / General   

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Excellent book on dog behavior
This book is an excellent guide to dog behavior and, although not being a training manual, it includes a lot of information on how to train your dog. Apart from discussing how dogs learn (e.g. by observation, classical conditioning, or operant conditioning), it includes a short list of "canine learning" rules and an appendix that teaches you how to teach commands, as well as how to correct behavior problems by counter-conditioning (training him to do something else instead of its undesirable behavior) and desensitization (teaching him to accept the stimuli that cause unacceptable behavior).
Well written book, enjoyable and informative
This book helps me communicate with my dog better through understanding what my dog's thought process. It's not a training book but what you learn from it is much more valuable than other training books in a lot of ways!

A dogs Mind
I found the book interesting to a degree; however, it was not what I was looking for and therefore did not meet my needs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Behavior    3. Dogs    4. Dogs - Breeds    5. Pets    6. Psychology    7. Pets / Dogs / Breeds   

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Helpful for Western Riders too
Even though I ride western, 101 Dressage Exercises has helped me create more lift and forward motion in my horse while retaining flexion. I especially liked the chapters describing different stretches and massages beneficial to your horse. I also recently bought the author's DVD, which is also really helpful. It goes into more depth regarding work-in-hand, and helped me pay closer attention to my horse's muscular development.

Dressage Exercises
Yes there are 101 excercises, but no instruction on weight distribution and rein contact. It is mearly a list of things to do such that on a sleepless night I could come up with the same patterns. I would use it for ideas in a class so that I could keep things fresh.

Not as good as 101 jumping exercises
This book is a great help to plan and diversify flat work and seriously move forward in dressage. But it lacks the step by step progression plan that, in my view, makes 101 jumping exercises so much better than this one. It tells you what exercises to do, but not how to teach your horse how to do them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dressage    2. Equestrian    3. Horses - Riding    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. PETS / Horses / Riding    7. Riding & horsemanship    8. Sports & Recreation / Equestrian   

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The only puppy book you'll ever need
This is the friendliest how-to book I've ever seen.For example, at the end of the semi-scientific chapter on how to test a puppy's personality and temperament, it points out that people have been raising puppies for thousands of years without formal tests.It instantly restored my faith in my home-grown skills while giving me more to think about.Read it at any depth.

Best Puppy Book Ever!
I purchased this book 15 years ago with my puppy Major.I followed its advice and he was a wonderful dog.When I recently purchased a new puppy Nala - I bought it again and we have started the training they recommend.Very concise and easy to read!!!!

GO AND BUY THIS BOOK
This book is amazing, it tells you step by step to teach your puppy in day life, how to choose a good breader etc. I'm planning to get a puppy in 3 months frm now, this book taught me how to handle the puppy since the first day you brought it home. Really good book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior    2. Dogs    3. Dogs - Care/Health    4. Pets    5. Pets / Dogs / General    6. Puppies    7. Training    8. Dogs - General    9. Dogs - Training   

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European view
From european point of view the drawback of the book is that it describes the tasks of american rules for obedience trial. As we in europe have different set of tasks in our obedience trial the book did not fill the need for specific instructions on those tasks. I was also looking for more structured and simplified clear instructions in the book things are more of discussed through. Still the book was worth the money paid for it. It has lots of grounds for why to do this way. The basics of the book is fluencies on what the obedience tasks are based on and those same fluencies are still usefull with european rules too.

Best Book for those serious about Positive training
This book is for those serious about: Best Clicker Book Out There
I've read a bunch of dog training and clicker training books, and this is by far my favorite.If you are still a little foggy on how to implement clicker training or if you are completely new to this concept, then I'd recommend this book.It has very clear and concise explanations on how to shape certain obehaviors, and it reads well too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Clicker training (Animal train    3. Clicker training (Animal training)    4. Dogs    5. Dogs - Care/Health    6. Dogs - Training    7. Pets    8. Reference    9. Sports    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Training    12. Animals / Pets    13. Morgan Spector    14. Pets / Dogs / General   

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Effective!Intentionally short.
Patricia McConnell knows how little time many of us have which is why she makes this series of books only 30 or so pages long. She is direct and to the point to solve your training problem without lots of fluff and cute little dog stories. When we have a dog training issue very few of us have time to read a novel on how to solve it. I for one want to cut to the chase and start solving the problem right away.The methods used in this book are clear and easy to apply and they work.My dog has stopped destructive chewing when I'm away and is clearly much happier.Thank you Ms. McConnell (oh and Daisy my APBT thanks you too) A few reviewers gave these books a low rating because they are short. Amazon clearly indicates how many pages this book has and it's priced accordingly.

A Thorough, ComprehensivePamphlet with Only Two (Major) Errors

Good Information
It had some really good information and ideas in it, but it also had a lot of things I couldn't use, since according to the booklet, my dog doesn't have separation anxiety.Therefore, for 36 pages, I don't think it was worth the money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior    2. Dogs    3. Separation anxiety    4. Training   

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Little Dogs is BIG on Fun and Information for ALL Dog Owners!
Little Dogs by Deborah Wood took me by great surprise. I purchased the book expecting entertainment with some basic tips, but what I received was exciting, tangible tips and exercises to help me bond and understand my new puppy. I learned A LOT about what makes her the way she is and different things she is communicating to me and not just doing for no reason or because she doesn't know any better! I gained so much patience and confidence in working with her thanks to this book. We now grow together and I am able to allow her to teach me things about myself, too. The book is so well written and the layout of short chapters filled to the brim with tips and facts, lets me read an entire section and set it down to work and play with my puppy. All of the information is well backed up by facts and explains not just WHAT to do, but WHY. It even goes as far as telling you WHY NOT to do other things. It's not all work, either! It's a great read on its own and even my husband has finished it off. We find ourselves quoting the book as reminders or help in explaining certain behaviors our puppy exhibits. This book is just what we needed and we will be keeping it in arm's reach for a long time! Highly recommended for owners of all breeds and sizes of dogs!

The Best!
God honest truth, I never saw Amy Tan's praise for this book until it reached my hands. And I have to say, she's right. From the poo eating, to the "armpit piranah's", to the gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous cover! Yes... In truth the cover lured me, and thankfully the contents have proven even more worthy. Especially love all the tricks and tips on flying with your precious baby, and training the little scroundrels. Cheers!

Not necessary
I don't really think that the pint-sized dog warranteed a book of its own. I cannot see that the training is any different from the others I have read. It's a fine book and probably ok if you are not going to buy any other.I expected a whole range of issues I hadn't thought of that effect small dogs - there really aren't any! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dogs    2. Dogs - Breeds - Toy Dogs    3. Dogs - Care/Health    4. Dogs - General    5. Dogs - Training    6. Pets    7. Training   

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Guess what?
Big suprise, dogs know that we aren't dogs.The gig is up, dogs don't relate to us the way they relate to dogs.Get a book that really teaches you how dogs think and learn.

The best puppy training
The best training book I've ever used.Has easy to use schedules and day-by-day steps for bringing up a healthy, well-trained dog.

Humane, kind, helpful
I love Carol Lea Benjamin's books.Check out Secondhand Dog and Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence, too. :)
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Subjects:  1. Dogs    2. Dogs - Breeds    3. Dogs - Care/Health    4. Dogs - General    5. Dogs - Training    6. Pets    7. Training    8. Pets / Dogs / Breeds   

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The Basic Principles of Massage / Muscle Therapy

Gift for my equestrian sister
This was given to my youngest sister who is a passionate, skilled equestrian.She says the book is excellent and was thrilled to receive it.

The Basic Principles of Equine Massage/Muscle Therapy
Excellent book! Mike Scott communicates well with the lay person in easy to understand terms--almost as though he is speaking directly to you.His perspective is interesting--and the book is a great anotomey lesson or review as well.I highly recommend it and would look forward to a next addition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Animal Massage    3. Equine Medicine    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Horses - Care    7. Horses - General    8. Massage & Reflexotherapy    9. Massage therapy    10. Pets    11. Pets / Horses / Care   

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I love this book
My copy arrived earlier than expected, and in excellent condition. Kudos to [...].
More than I expected
I am thrilled with the book the service was great and the amount of information in this book is overwhelming.

Thumbs up for a much needed canine acupressure book!
Well researched, superbly written and easily understood by the beginner, this is the primer for all dog lovers who are striving to improve their animal's health.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Health & Fitness / Acupressure & Acupuncture    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Pets    5. Acupressure    6. Acupressure & Acupuncture    7. Acupressure for animals    8. Complementary Therapies    9. Dog Diseases    10. Dogs    11. Dogs - Care/Health    12. Treatment    13. Veterinary physical therapy    14. therapy    15. veterinary   

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Crowd Pleasing Winner!
We use this callendar on the front desk in our veterinary practice. It gets rave reviews every year, and many requests to know where we got it. We also get the cat Cat Gallery Calendar too! Can't go wrong with either one.

Best page-a-day calendar for dog lovers!
Wonderful smile-inducing calendar...High quality paper with great photos(larger than most page-a-day calendars; each page measures 6 X 7 inches). I have purchased the Dog Gallery Calendar for the past three years and have pre-ordered several 2007 versions to give as gifts this Christmas. Highly recommended!

Best quality page-a-day I've found!
I really like my 2006 Dog Gallery Page-A-Day Calendar.The pictures are great, they're larger than most page-a-day pictures and printed on quality paper, and each picture is accompanied by a line or two of doggy insight.I like the plastic holder that allows shifting of each day's photo to the back of the stack instead of the tear-off type calendars that require regular peeling off of binding that remains after each page is removed.Because it is larger than most page-a-day calendars, people with limited desk space may find it a bit cumbersome but I love it!I will purchase this item every year.(TO WORKMAN PUBLISHING: Perhaps you could make only the calendar pages available to those of us who already have the plastic holder?) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Calendars & Diaries    3. Dogs - General    4. Non-Classifiable    5. PETS / Dogs / General    6. Photography / Nature & Wildlife   

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Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome-- in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination.Read more

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Funny, entertaining, a great read!
As a big Paulson fan this book was a great read. Gary provides an insight into the iditarod that only Gary can do. You will feel the cold, share his pain and truley feel you are running the race with him. Gary's love of his dogs and nature come through in this book. Anyone who wants an entertraining lesson on the iditarod, must read this book.

Laughing all the way
My husband read this book first. He constantly interrupted whatever I was doing to read it aloud because he was enjoying it so much. Finally, so that he would leave me alone, I agreed to read a chapter.All I can say is that a book has never made me laugh out loud like this one did.We both laughed until tears were running down our cheeks! I am so glad that my husband has never had any inclination to run the Iditarod like Paulsen did. I'm sure that if he had, the results would have been as hilarious as Paulsen's experiences.It's funny enough just to see my husband pack up to go duck hunting with our two Labs.As he drives off with the dogs disagreeing about who will get to sit up front, I am always reminded of the Three Stooges, but instead of Larry, Curly, and Moe, it's Stan, Daisy, and Buddy.

Laugh until you cry
This is a book for all ages.If my husband, who normally doesn't read anything but business material,can laugh until he cries you have to believe it is funny.I actually bought a second copy because my first had been around so much it was falling apart! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alaska    2. Biography    3. Dogs - General    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska    7. Mushers    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Winter Sports    10. Sports & Recreation / General    11. True stories of endurance & survival    12. USA    13. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,   

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Great book for the Intermediate rider working at home.
This book is great for riders who can easily walk trot and lope/canter and depart on a correct lead.
In an enlightened age, Cherry is still old school
Cherry Hill has come up with some neat little exercise books to offer you training ideas. But she has some outdated ideas on horse training. Compare the advice you get in her book "The Formative Years" with some of the more enlightened trainers published in the last 20 years.

A valuable addition to your equestrian library.
The number of excellent reviews for this book reflect the application to riders of all levels and disciplines. The most valuable aspect of this book is that it encourages the rider to formulate a plan for their schooling sessions and make a conscious decision not to do the same thing day in day out - something we are all guilty of on occasion. Make your schooling sessions more fun for you and your horse with this informative guide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Equestrian Sports    2. General    3. Horsemanship    4. Horses - Riding    5. Horses - Showing/Training    6. Pets    7. Study and teaching    8. PETS / Horses / Riding    9. Riding & horsemanship   

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Think Like A Horse?
Great book. Bought it for my 14-year-old who thinks she knows it all. She has learned some interesting facts and applies that to her own horse. It has made her understand the horse instead of just reacting. Highly recommended for any level horse rider. You will learn at least one thing you didn't know before you picked up this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior    2. Horsemanship    3. Horses    4. Horses - General    5. Human-animal communication    6. Pets    7. Horses & ponies    8. Pets / Horses / Care    9. Riding & horsemanship    10. TECHNOLOGY / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry   

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Maxwell Award Winner!
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Subjects:  1. Dogs - Breeds    2. Dogs - Breeds - Sporting Dogs    3. Greyhounds    4. Pets   

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Recommended for every discipline by www.horselogic.net
I highly recommend this book to all of my lesson students.I strongly feel that it helps the to progress more smoothly, and also have less "plateaus".I feel that any rider regardless of their chosen discipline should read this book.It really explains the principles behind riding correctly.This was a book that I was required to purchase and read at the equestrian university I attended.Again I highly recommend this book.It is easy to read and easy to understand. Plus it has very good illustrations to clarify points.I hope this review is helpful.www.horselogic.net

Boutiful imagery ultimately fails illuminate.
I got this book after many glowing reviews by others and also on the recommendation of my coach, and after reading it cover to cover several times and really trying the exercises, this book is unfortunately consigned to the dusty corner of my shelf..
centered riding
Great book, visual,and very well explained. I recomend this to any rider,or instructor ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Equestrian    2. Equestrian Sports    3. Horseback riding    4. Horsemanship    5. Horses - Riding    6. Pets    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Riding & horsemanship    10. Sports & Recreation / Equestrian   

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My sparrow can now talk
I hate those pesky birds that poop all over my car so one day I set a trap and caught one of the blighters, a sparrow to be exact. My intention was to give him to the crows to eat but I happened to come across this rather interesting book and took it upon myself to see what results I could get. The logic was that if I could teach him to speak I could tell him I wasn't happy with his kind pooping on my car and he would then tell his buddies that I was not happy and bring an end to that rather messy behaviour. Anyway, after trying the book out for 2 weeks I was able to teach the bird over 400 words..AMAZING. I was able to ascertain that the sparrow was in fact a practicing Hindu who was a cow in the previous life and a trappist monk before that..he was hoping to be turned into a dog in the next life as they get treated better than humans on this planet (except in Korea) and he was sick of being treated like crap. Great book.

Teaching Your Bird to Talk
When I bought this book I thought I was buying a book that would help me teach my parrot to talk. Although I do know that there are no guarantees about which bird will talk and what method works, I wanted tips and advice on how to help my parrot learn.
This book has good basic information for the beginner in bird care or ownership as well as advanced information.
Two authors have teamed up to write this book titled Teaching Your Bird to Talk.The two of them have plenty of experience with birds.
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Subjects:  1. Birds    2. Parrots    3. Pets    4. Talking birds    5. Training    6. Birds, including cage birds    7. Pets / Birds   

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USPC Manual - Beginning Level
I am a beginning & intermediate horseback riding instructor in Moscow, ID. I have found the Pony Club Manual for beginners to be a very helpful teaching tool - the illustrations are helpful and well-labeled, and the layout is easy to follow. The information is widely accepted as correct, and the text is well-written for the 10-15 year old ages. I include a manual in the price of all my beginning horse camps for 10-14 year olds.

Pony Club Manual
This is the an excellent introduction for anyone interested in horsemanship.It can be studied prior to joining the United States Pony Club or serve as a usful tool in teaching or improving horsemanship for the young or beginning equestrian.
A Must Have For Pony Club Quiz Bowl
I couldn't have gotten through Pony Club Quiz Bowl if I didn't have this book.I like the exercises in the book and now I do them on my horse.I learned alot while reading this book, like parts of the tack and how to be safe around horses.I like all the pictures in the book because it helped me to understand what it meant.I would reccommend this book to other pony clubbers and kids who like to ride. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Equestrian    2. Equestrian Sports    3. Horsemanship    4. Horses - Riding    5. Pets    6. Ponies    7. United States Pony Clubs    8. Pets / Horses / Riding    9. Riding & horsemanship