Review: What a wonderful gift! ~ Leash Manners by Sophie Miller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
Several months ago my family and I rescued an adorable 2-year-old Basset Hound mix named Koko. We have struggled with training him from the moment we left the shelter, but the hardest part is his inability to walk on a leash. I looked at other books on leash training, but the books were wordy and boring or so unfocused that you would have to dig through the chapter(s) on walking your dog to even find the mention of a leash, much less how to use one. Nothing worked. Just when I was resigning to the fact that Koko would never stop jerking me around and yanking my arm off, I received Sophie Miller's book Leash Manners as a gift. Scared it would be another useless read, I waited a day after downloading it to read it. I wish I had read it months ago! This book gave me the first ray of hope that I could help Koko learn to walk on a leash and even look forward to walk time.This book is easy-to-read, quick, direct, concise, and cuts to the chase. Miller has obviously mastered relaying a vast amount of knowledge in a superbly smooth flowing ride of encouragement. I love that she explains WHY a dog pulls and HOW they are able to pull so strongly! I honestly never knew, and I've had 6 dogs over the last 30 years! I loved that she tells you exactly what to buy, why to buy it, and includes hyperlinks to the items. I wish I could explain the amazing amount of information packed in this book. Two days after reading this book, I have all the right equipment and treats--- and most importantly---Koko has already made more progress than he has in 5 months. I think once we master this, I will be reading her other books, too. I thank Sophie Miller sincerely for this amazing breakthrough!