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Lorie Long gives a lot of dog history that the experienced dog book reader may not need, but she does an excellent job of describing how service and therapy dogs are trained, and how everyone who owns a dog can benefit. She makes a strong case for why owners are sometimes unsuccessful in using regular, positive training technique Therapy dogs receive heavy doses of socialization to all the things they will encounter in life, and it comes before obedience training. Long gives us lots of tips on how to socialize and desensitize properly- the way service and therapy trainers do it.
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A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog by Lorie Long
dogmom, November 9, 2008
Lorie Long gives a lot of dog history that the experienced dog book reader may not need, but she does an excellent job of describing how service and therapy dogs are trained, and how everyone who owns a dog can benefit. She makes a strong case for why owners are sometimes unsuccessful in using regular, positive training technique Therapy dogs receive heavy doses of socialization to all the things they will encounter in life, and it comes before obedience training. Long gives us lots of tips on how to socialize and desensitize properly- the way service and therapy trainers do it.