< p> < strong> Do You Know a Dog< br> Who Could Use Some Petiquette?< /strong> < br> Does your dog: < br> Jump on your guests?< br> Bark incessantly?< br> Beg for food?< br> Get aggressive with other dogs?< /p> < p> Then relax In all the years she's helped owners better relate to their dogs, animal behavior consultant Darlene Arden knows there's no dog (or human) who can't be helped in the behavior department--and she's there to provide the 411 for all kinds of doggie dilemmas in this must-have primer on the essentials of pet etiquette.< /p> < p> Filled with the most often asked questions, plus humorous tales of dogs and owners gone bad--and over the top--this complete guide to canine comportment will teach you how to solve any problem, from the embarrassing to the downright unacceptable, including when your dog . . . < /p> < ul> < li> humps your guests< /li> < li> gives you & quot; love bites& Oacute; < /li> < li> ignores you< /li> < li> has a gas problem< /li> < li> pees everywhere except outside< /li> < li> eats strange things< /li> < li> uses your furniture as a chew toy< /li> < li> acts like the & Ograve; sex police& Oacute; < /li> < li> is afraid of thunder < /li> and more < /ul> < p> With this ultimate how-to-handle-it book, you and your canine friend will be the envy of the dog park (or at least you will not be asked to leave).< /p>

[Darlene] Arden (The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs), a certified animal behavior consultant, has written a good-humored training guide for pet owners with canines whose behavior is less than amusing. She begins by describing the clicker training method of positive reinforcement, applying these methods to the top ten annoying behaviors —inappropriate urination, humping, excessive barking, aggression, possessiveness, crotch sniffing, begging food, separation anxiety, phobias, and obstructing human relationships —as well as coprophagia and destructive chewing. Even the most inexperienced dog owner will find her advice easy to follow. Humorous anecdotes illustrating the undesirable behavior enhance the text. While there are many helpful guides available addressing the same behavioral issues and using the same training methods, including Tamar Geller's The Loved Dog, Arden's book is easy to read, entertaining, and affordable. An excellent purchase for all public libraries. Recommended.

-- Library Journal

Darlene Arden is a certified animal behavior consultant, writer, lecturer, and author of The Irrepressible Toy DogandThe Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs.