Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out
Training the Crazy Dog from Over-the-Top to Under Control

I can't put this too bluntly: This book saved my dog's life. My wife was ready to bail and drop her off at the city pound. We had been to classes and to private trainers. My wife was overwhelmed and done. I begged for one more chance. A friend recommended this book, and it was a godsend. Thank you L......more

This book was a reaffirming and funny reminder for staying the course and why "its the little things" the "baby steps" that help us, help our fearful dogs to overcome. We have litter mates- one is a "ramp up" dog to her fear triggers (gets excited and lunges), the other is a "ramp down" (cowers, pan......more

My dog’s trainer recommend this book. Things I learned! 1. Break training into itsy bitsy steps. I’m probably always going too fast 2. A training session can be 30 seconds and that’s great 3. Don’t introduce verbal cues too soon 4. If I end up with a reactive dog I’m hiring a professional. One who use......more

A valuable dog behaviour book that deals with canine anxiety and keeps it as simple as possible. The lessons it contains are mainly such: 1. Mat training and hand targets are the two main tools. 2. Proper clicker use. 3. Splitting target behaviours into very small and manageable steps. 4. Desensitizatio......more

Excellent information if you have a reactive or low threshold (like Molly) dog. Moly is already do great with mat work and it's only been a few minutes here and there a couple times a day. My only complaint is that she could have used a better editor. A handful of sentences were very awkward, border......more