emhann's review against another edition
4.0
while we are still working our way though the training plan outlined in the book, given our interactions with behaviorists in the past, this outlines a very similar plan, as well as offering an extended amount of reasoning. I do recommend giving this plan a proper try if you have a dog that is reactive.
alphawaffle's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This is an excellent book for working with a reactive dog, and I wish I could give it 5 stars, but I can’t.
The primary thing stopping me from giving the book that fifth star is the organization and presentation.
The information is great, but it’s so much, and mixed in with stories and side notes, that it would really benefit from some additional editing. Presentation is part of that - the callouts in the book are useless pull-quotes from the text you are about to read.
So it’s a great book, but it could be better with some editing.
The primary thing stopping me from giving the book that fifth star is the organization and presentation.
The information is great, but it’s so much, and mixed in with stories and side notes, that it would really benefit from some additional editing. Presentation is part of that - the callouts in the book are useless pull-quotes from the text you are about to read.
So it’s a great book, but it could be better with some editing.
jax426nd's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
4.0
Excellent information if you have a reactive or low threshold (like Molly) dog. Moly is already do great with mat work and it's only been a few minutes here and there a couple times a day. My only complaint is that she could have used a better editor. A handful of sentences were very awkward, bordering on not making sense.
smorancie's review
5.0
"Lamenting the dog's past changes nothing. No matter what the background or how we came here, we work with the dog we have." - Laura VanArendonk Baugh, CPDT-KA KPACTP
mdfn's review
4.0
Obviously I'm working on training my dog. This is simple enough to do, split into short segments so I'm not always worried about having the time, and seems to be working with my dog.
julis's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
This feels like a second part to Control Unleashed, and it’s going on my reactive dog rec list immediately. It really addresses two issues (people at the door, and yelling at strange people/dogs) with one complete plan and part of a second (matwork and LAT), but it’s so THOROUGH. It’s so COMPLETE. It’s amazing. Unfortunately Hazard’s mat is currently in a shipping container but when I get it back we’ll be working on this.
eggbeater's review
4.0
This book was helpful. I won't know for sure how helpful until I get a little further along in my training with my dog, but I am hopeful. The instructions were easy to follow and my dog is responding. I like this method because it only uses positive reinforcement and gradual desensitization.