Mans Best Friend

The Art of Raising a Puppy

The Art of Raising a Puppy

The monks of New Skete have been breeding and training dogs at their New York monastery for more than 20 years. Their philosophy of raising dogs accentuates the essential human-canine bond, whereby owners must learn to understand a dog’s instincts, needs, and behavior. Understanding a dog, the monks say, is the key to successfully training him. They first published this philosophy in their 1978 classic guide How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend. Now the monks concentrate on the first three months of a puppy’s life in The Art of Raising a Puppy.

The book observes a litter of monastery puppies from birth to 12 weeks. Tender photographs and dialogue reflect these precious first few weeks of life. Even at this time, the human-canine link is vital; the monks stress the importance of gentle touch to help forge this connection. Basic puppy training techniques are explored and executed, all of which puppy owners should find easy to implement. Virtually all types of dog problems and dog training are examined in the book, always in compassionate and easily comprehensible language. The monks also look well beyond surface training techniques to analyze the roots of dogs’ problems and explain how training can help. Owners are taught how to gently assert dominance over their dog, which will make for a long-lasting and fulfilling relationship. Beautiful black-and-white photographs of monastery puppies will pull at every heartstring.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Too much emphasis on correction!
I liked this book a lot at the start. As a breeder I love (and practice) all that they advise regarding raising a young litter. However, when they get into the actual puppy training they really turned me off with all of their talk about corrections. I think all owners should start with a much more positive approach to training, rather than jumping right in with corrections. It also gets a little long-winded at times.

4 Stars Puppy Training
I have 3 of their books now, and I have learned a great deal from them. They use a very common sense approach to training and they work.

5 Stars OUTSTANDING!
one outstanding book. covers everything you need to know to raise a puppy. very informative and just one of those books which are filled with very useful info! awesome!

5 Stars help for dog owners
This is an excellent book on how to start out on the right foot with a young dog. It gives a lot of information and stories about problem dogs. I found it very helpful.

5 Stars A Must Read
Very different from other books that I’ve read so far. Offer unique technique and wide variations on how to raise a dog. I love the fact that it is not monotone AT ALL and as mentioned in this book, every puppy is different and therefore you need to adjust your training to suit each puppy’s temperament.

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Dog Bite Prevention How to Stop Your Puppy or Older Dog From Biting World Class Trainers Tips To Raising a Well Behaved Dog

Dog Bite Prevention How to Stop Your Puppy or Older Dog From Biting World Class Trainers Tips To Raising a Well Behaved Dog

You are about to discover what may turn out to be the most powerful and effective dog behavior training book ever developed. These are the same methods and strategies used by top dog trainers—the masters–to have an obedient well - behaved dog all the time. If you want to improve your dog’s obedience behavior, have loving dog that is not aggressive and surprise your neighbor every time, then take the next few minutes to read every word on this page. It will worth your time ten times over, and is guaranteed to take you to the next level in mastering your dog’s behavior. Dog bite prevention e-book provides the reader an affordable resource to gain access to several different animal professional’s opinions on how to handle an aggressive dog in various situations. Learn the most common mistakes dog owner’s makes that may promote aggression and how to avoid them. You will know how to help your dog develop good behavior and become the best friend of man that you always expect your dog to be. Learn how to recognize warning signs your dog always gives before bite and how to remove potential triggers. You will be able to sense your dog’s behavior even before you dog react aggressively! 7 little known warning signs your dog gives before biting. What you can do immediately you recognize any of this signs. Discover 7 reasons why your puppy and older dogs bites and how to prevent this behavior. 11 rules for buying a puppy. Learn from mistakes most dog owners make in choosing puppy. How to evaluate your environment and put other conditions into consideration in other to have a best dog that suite you and your home. Uncover the little known secret that top dog trainers use when rehabilitating dog using positive reinforcement training techniques. Find out how to make your dog a friendly dog. Discover the influence of nature on the development of canine aggression. Learn about seven amazing ways to teach your puppy bite inhibition. The four chewing modification methods and how you can protect property loss due to aggressive chewing. 21 dog behaviorist secrets to preventing aggressive dog bites. And A Lot More! This proven manual will get you mastering the basics and on the road to becoming an admired dog owner in your community.

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Raising Your Dog with the Monks of New Skete

Raising Your Dog with the Monks of New Skete

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars IF $60.00 isn’t anything to you…..
This is a nice DVD to watch for the scenery, music, philosophy of the monds, etc. Only the 2nd part of the 2nd DVD covers actual dog training in some detail. I personally love German Shepherds and there are a lot of them in this DVD and this is the ONLY reason I don’t regret buying this DVD.

If you want a detailed and practical “how to” DVD then purchase: Your Puppy 8 weeks to 8 Months. I hope this helps anyone.

5 Stars Fantastic video
I have read the monk’s books until they are dog eared (pun intended), and this DVD is a great extension to the books. The visual examples are most helpful - being able to watch the monks train in action! I understand that the monks of New Skete do not receive any revenue from this DVD, which I think is a shame, but I still recommend it as a supplement to their books.

5 Stars Illustrates a great training method
I have trained two dogs with their methods and owned the book since the original version, but this beautiful, well made, production really makes it easy to understand exactly what you are supposed to be doing with your dog. The dog training part is set up in easy chapters that you can replay and focus on, if necessary.

It is a nice production with peaceful and beautiful landscapes and relaxing music that make it a really gentle and peaceful DVD to watch with any dog lover, as it really emphasizes the companionship that is the very essence of all that we love of dogs.

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