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Manstopper! »
Authors: Mcmains
ISBN-13: 9780876051443, ISBN-10: 0876051441
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Mcmains
Book Synopsis
This very thorough book on training a protection dog builds from understanding protection work to training, being an agitator, evaluating temperament, and more. Safety is emphasized throughout. It is fun, exciting, compelling reading, even if protection work is not a goal but simply a fascination.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
PART I: Preludes.
1. Command Performance.
2. Is This Trip Necessary?
3. Preferences.
4. Groundwork.
5. Slight Shifts in Perception.
6. Instincts and Drives.
PART II: Training.
7. Agitators and Agitation.
8. Agitation Methodologies.
9. Listen!
10. Backtrack.
11. Action!
12. The Next Three Hours.
13. Out!
14. Back!
15. Watchim!
16. Faster, Harder, Tougher.
17. Proofing
18. Poison Protection
PART III: Extras.
19. Puppy, Puppy
20. Procedures and Tactics
21. Q & A.
22. Lessons From the Best Teacher.
Postscript.
Glossary.
For Further Reading.
About the Author.
Index.
Subjects
