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John Rogerson is a leading dogtrainer and behaviorist whopioneered many of the techniques thatare nowstandard practice in behavior therapy and training. He has run courses on training and behavior for organizations such asthe U.S. Air Force Dog Section, The Blue Cross, Illinois State University, Washington State Vet School, and Miami Fire Department Search and Rescue Team."

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The Dog Vinci Code

Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog

John Blake Publishing Ltd

Contents

Title page, 
Dedication, 
Introduction, 
1. Raising and Training a Puppy You Will Want to Keep for Life, 
The Background to a Philosophy, 
Dogs & Human Language, 
Dog Behaviour: In the Beginning, 
Early Behavioural Development, 
Mother: The First Role Model, 
Questions for the Breeder, 
New Family Member or Temporary Lodger?, 
Early Training: The Basics, 
Training Specific Breeds, 
Socialisation and What It Means, 
Teaching Verbal Language: Name and Recall, 
Leaving the House, 
Housetraining, 
When Things Go Wrong, 
2. Training and Behaviour Theory, 
How Does My Dog Learn?, 
Positive & Negative Reinforcement, 
Learned Helplessness, 
3. Training an Adult Dog, 
Putting Theory into Practice, 
How to Get your Dog to Play, 
Walking on a Leash, 
Coming When Called, 
The Running Wait, 
Stay, 
Catch, 
Bark on Command, 
Go to Bed and Stay, 
4. Rescue Dogs, 
The Rescue Dog: A Special Case, 
How to Choose your Rescue Dog, 
Taking your Rescue Dog Home: The Honeymoon Period, 
Training your Rescue Dog, 
Problem Behaviour, 
5. Behaviour: Problems and Resolutions, 
Behaviour Counselling, 
Dogs Learn Only From Personal Experiences, 
Behaviour Modelling, 
Patterns of Behaviour, 
Separation Problems, 
Elimination Problems, 
Barking Problems, 
Fears and Phobias, 
Attention-Seeking Behaviours, 
Food Stealing, 
6. Aggression Towards People, 
Understanding Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Family Members, 
Fear and Aggression, 
Territorial Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Children, 
Food Aggression, 
The Reversal, 
Possession Aggression, 
When Enough is Enough, 
7. Dog-to-dog Aggression, 
Aggression Towards Other Dogs: An Overview, 
Nervous Aggression, 
Leash Aggression, 
Territorial Aggression, 
Frustration and Intimidation, 
Aggression between Dogs Sharing the Same Household, 
Epilogue: A Vision for the Future, 
About the Author, 
Acknowledgements, 
Copyright,