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The Art of Raising a Puppy (精装)
by New Skete Monks
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Dog, Pet, Animals, Home |
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Everything you need to know about the first year of your puppy's life and in-depth and humane puppy training based on a deep respect and understanding of canine behavior. |
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Donald Logan (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
A very engaging, thorough and practical guide book! One that I wish I had read prior to getting my Yorkie pup. The book is laid out in a logical manner, and although the major references stem from the New Skete Monks vast experience with German Shepherds, the knowledge that they share is easily applicable to all breeds. Not living in a monastery does have its drawbacks as I do not have all of the time to carefully follow their training program. Nevertheless, their insights (both spiritual and practical) have been of enormous benefit to me in raising my puppy. I am very indebted to this wise and caring community. |
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Debbie (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
We recently got a very active, headstrong, and mouthy puppy. She's also very bright and is on her way, I believe, to becoming a lovely dog. I've been reading a lot of dog training books recently, and they all have slightly different methods and angles. But they all seem to have some common ground: take time to bond with your pup; correct quickly and firmly and only when the pup is caught in the act; praise lavishly; know your pup's temperament; make it fun for the pup. What this book also does is remind us all why we get a dog in the first place, what the pup experiences early in life, and how much of a commitment it is to allow that dog to become what we want her to. What they might have said is that their methods work oh, maybe the 5000th time they're applied... Patience and understanding must rule the day. Whew. Anyway, read this and many other sources (as the monks themselves recommend) and then use your own powers of observation to learn what approach will work best for your pup. I'm still trying to figure that one out! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
The Monks compile a great deal of knowledge into one very informative, very well-written, hard-to-put-down book. This book focuses on the development, both physiological and psychological, of puppies: from the dams pregnancy and whelping on. They address what to do, what to avoid, nutrition, etc., for each phase. I strongly suggest that you also read How to be Your Dog's Best Friend. In the latter book (their first) they make it very clear that you should read not only their book, but many others on the training and evolution of dogs and a variety of other related subjects and provide a recommended reading list. Having read both books (and many others), I felt that they had no pretensions (as some do) to be the utmost authority on the subject. Nonetheless, as for puppy books, this is my number one pick, my guidebook. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
This book is a great help to all puppy owners, new and veteran alike. The monks knowledge of the pack dynamic and the puppy's maturation into adulthood are amazing, to say the least. This books helps guide a puppy owner from day one to adulthood. Basic training and care information any dog owner should know. Even for those who may not agree with all the monks training methods, this book is still a great resource. If you are more of the new age mind of dog training, this book still is a nice companion to a new style training book. I would suggest getting one of each (The power of positive dog training is ok...) and see which methods best suit your and your dog's personalities. No 1 method will suit everyone. But no one should be without this book.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
Some monks make wine, some monks are scholars, and the Monks of New Skete breed, raise, and train dogs. This book show a good path to help decide on the right kind of puppy for you and how to introduce the pup into your family. The point of view is that your dog is a member of your family, but is the dog in the family. Building a good relationship with your dog from the start is the best way to avoid problems down the line. I especially liked the charts maping physical and behavioral characteristics of pups to the type of care/personality they will have as they grow. It helps you avoid a dominant dog if you don't have the disposition to help him or her succeed in your "pack." The techniques and recommendations are included in easy to read text that helps you develop a better understanding of your dog and helps you be a better leader of your pack. If you have kids and want a dog, don't miss this guidebook on making your dog understand his/her place in your family or pack. Avoid bites and stitches and get your pup off to the right start. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
While waiting for the day my newly adopted puppy would come home, I read every puppy training book I could get my hands on. This one was by far my favorite. By using an actual litter as an example, the monks take you through the beginning stages in a puppy's life and how its experiences will affect its personality. There are clear, descriptive training exercises as well as a section on disciplining a dog (a topic I found no other books would touch). The thing that most impressed me about this book was how the monks describe a regimen that produces a loving bond between you and your dog. They say that the purpose of dog training is so that the dog can take an active role in the owner's life, without interfering and causing problems. After reading this book, I feel much more confident in training and raising a dog, and I feel as though I would not be able to understand my little American Eskimo pup nearly as much if I hadn't read it.
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Joann Thompson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
We purchased this book when we got our German Shepherd puppy 9 years ago. I truly admire the Monks of New Skete and the techniques they have implemented in training puppies. I recommend this book to all of my friends when they are considering adding a "dog-friend" to their family. I wish everyone would read this book before they add a dog to their family.
The techniques the Monks advocate not only work but they assist in establishing a bond of love, trust, and respect with your dog that is remarkable. The training techniques are easy and humane. I found their recommendations, for the traits to look for in the type of dog you want, to be very useful. I also found the description of the different maturity stages that your puppy goes through to be very helpful in understanding our puppy as she grew into adulthood.
I can't express enough the fact that if you are getting a puppy and want to train it right you MUST purchase this book!
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Jeanne Scott (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
I have looked at many books on how to train puppies, and this is the one that I keep going back to, in fact it is the only one I continuously used after we got our pup, a Great Dane. It explains how a puppy matures and when is the best time to get your puppy in order for the puppy to become a part of your "family pack". I have followed this book in it's advice for training a puppy, which means starting from the very beginning. At the age of 12 weeks Buck, our puppy, will sit, lay down, come, walk nicely on a leash, and will sit-stay and down-stay for short periods of time. He also will shake your hand, which isn't in the book, but using their methods of praise for behavior you like, this was easily taught! The house-breaking went unbelievably well and this too was due to the advice of the Monks. This book is an excellent choice for first timers and also for those who have had dogs before. This book helps you to understand things from a puppy's viewpoint and how to use this understanding to help your puppy mature into a wonderful part of your family. If you are someone who thinks that dogs belong outside of your house, away from the family, hopefully this book can change your mind. The most important information that I got from this book was this, don't let your pup do things as a pup that you don't want him doing as a big dog. This book is indispensable!
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Ross Allan (MSL quote), Australia
<2007-01-11 00:00>
The Monks of New Skete have earned their good name through many years of conscientious experience with their breeding and training programs. On top of that they produced very informative and practicable books. I was very disappointed to read some reviewers harshly critising the Monks methods of disicipline in favour of more so called enlightened methods.If they had been training dogs professionally for over 30 years as I have, they would realise that the so-called modern methods of today are in fact old methods. The reason why these methods never endured? Because at the end of the day these methods do not produce a dog that is reliable under stressful circumstances (Call a dog back when it is chasing a cat into heavy traffic, etc). The so-called modern methods are not used by Police, Prison & military dog units - the phylosophy of the Monks methods are. If the new enlightened phylosophy was so good, why wouldn't the professional trainers of real working dogs being using it?
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