Review: DESCRIBES, NOT INSTRUCTS
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2013
I'm having a real problem with our youngest dog, Abby. Abby can catch birds.No, she can't climb trees, and no, she doesn't eat the birds she catches. She just plays with them until they die.Abby is a fast little critter. The UPS man clocked her at 42 mph. That's more than the 35 lbs she weighs.This book tells you which commands are most important and tells about the different methods of training, from praise all the way to punishment.We have scolded Abby, watched her stalk her prey and stopped her, telling her ,"No, No, NO!" We've swatted AT her with a newspaper and we've totally ignored her and loved all over Molly.You should have seen all the feathers in the garage last night.But this book won't help one bit.Abby will sit by looking at my hand signal or hearing the word. She knows what," Go to the mat," means because I tell her to wait there for her treat. She still likes to watch me open the drawer and get the treats out before she runs to the mat.She loves to cuddle and likes to have her belly rubbed.Abby is terrified of One Eyed Willie, the cat we got from the Humane Society. Molly and Willie sniff goodnight every evening.Maybe if I dressed him up in feathers I could break her bad habit. Maybe.I'll try anything.But this book is useless.