Training for Dog Trainers
Science, techniques, Protocols
Vickie Davenport BSc PGCE MA & Melissa Fallon BSc PGCE SFHEA
This book shines a light on the full range of methodologies and techniques that can be used for training dogs, and explains which might be the most suitable, depending on the dog in question, and the goals you want to achieve.
The authors, both experienced trainers and behaviourists, start the process by underlining the importance of carrying out a complete evaluation of the dog in your care. If you know his likes and dislikes, how to motivate him, and how to support him, you are on the correct pathway for teaching new exercises or addressing behavioural issues that may have arisen.
Guidance is given on selecting a training strategy – which may be a combination of techniques – and then formulating a training plan, which is broken down into small achievable stages.
A series of tables and diagrams makes complex material accessible, helping you make to informed choices which will lead to more effective training as well as being beneficial to your dog.
107 pages 50 illustrations
