Leash Training E-Book

Kim Campbell Thornton

• Herausgeber: CompanionHouse Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Simple Solutions Series
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 21

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

One of the most popular books in the series, Leash Training is perfect for dog owners who want a leash training book to get right to the point: what to do, when, and how, so they can get on to enjoying life with their leash-trained dog.Leash Training boils this most basic, but critical, dog training skill down to its basics, solves the most commonly-occurring challenges dog owners face when leash training, and gives dog owners hope that there's light at the end of the leash!

Leseprobe

Copyright © 2006, 2009 by I-5 Press™

Illustrations copyright © 2006 by Buck Jones

The dogs in this book are referred to as he and she in alternating chapters.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of I-5 Press™, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

The Library of Congress has cataloged an earlier printing as follows:

Thornton, Kim Campbell.

Leash training / by Kim Campbell Thornton ; illustrations by Buck Jones.

p. cm. — (Simple solutions)

ISBN-10: 1-931993-79-3

ISBN-13: 978-1-931993-79-1

eISBN: 9781620080702

1. Dogs—Training. I. Title. II. Series: Simple solutions (Irvine, Calif.)

SF431T533 2006

636.70887—dc22

2006002801

I-5 Press™

A Division of I-5 Publishing, LLC™

3 Burroughs

Irvine, California, 92618

Printed and bound in Singapore

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Contents

The Leash Life

Choosing a Leash

The Right Collar

Practice Makes Perfect

Preventing Pulling

Your First Walk

The Leash Life

We all love the idea of dogs running free: chasing squirrels, following scents, and exploring their surroundings at will. After all, for thousands of years, dogs did just that.

In some ways, dogs today enjoy freedoms and pampered lifestyles that their ancestors didn’t have. In other ways, our canine pets are now subject to new restrictions such as city ordinances that require dogs to be leashed in public. But leash laws are intended for safety—not only to protect human passersby from an unexpected jump or nip (friendly or otherwise) but also to protect the dogs themselves. Dogs running loose are at risk of being hit by cars, getting lost or stolen, or being attacked by a wild animal—and those are just a few of the dangers they face.

Although dogs need off-leash play to build strong muscles and bones, this type of exercise is best accomplished in a fenced yard or park. For walks in public, a leash is a necessity. But there’s more to it than simply attaching a leash to your dog’s collar—he needs to know how to walk calmly and politely on leash. A dog with poor leash manners isn’t any fun to walk and can even cause injuries by tripping you or pulling you over. A dog who obeys on leash can go anywhere, from a walk around the block to dinner on the patio of your favorite local bistro. Proper leash manners are also essential for dog competitions and shows and are required for a dog to become a certified therapy animal.