Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression

by Jean Donaldson

Book Overview

This down-to-earth manual will teach you how to use behavior modification to retrain a dog that bullies other dogs, or becomes fearful when approached by other dogs. From the award winning author of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970562969
• ISBN13: 9780970562968
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

If you have more than one pet ... you NEED this book!

This book has helped me understand WHY my pets act like they do (3-year-olds) & how I can help myself to help them.

Fight

Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression This is a very helpful book. Easy to understand.

Quick read, invaluable advice

I bought several copies of Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson and gave them to staff at the local shelter with which i am involved. It is short and to the point and by Jean Donaldson, a top authority on dog-dog aggression.

A Great Start!

I was stuck with a fear aggressive dog, which is hard as is. Then let's add in the fact he's 80lbs of solid muscle and deaf! I needed help, and thankfully, was working at the SF SPCA, where Jean Donaldson was working, and so I purchased her book. It was a huge help, because up until that point I was lost on what to do, I'd never had a fear aggressive/aggressive dog before, and my deaf boy had been the perfect dog park dog, until he was beat up by two related dogs (and no, they were not pitbulls)- my dog is the pit. He was terrified, and would not fight back, it took several minutes before I broke it up (other owner was totally oblivious). After a trip to the pet er, he was sutured up, and returned to the park a week later. At that point I noticed cautious/fearful behavior, and when a small dog mounted him, he freaked out. Not knowing how to respond, I made his fear worse, by tightening the leash when we approached dogs. The book gave us HUGE progress! He went from being so scared of any dog he saw, and wanting to kill them a block away, to actually being able to walk past dogs, and/or say a quick hi without a problem. It's taken us a long time, but this book was tremendous help (in fact, more help than our $500 trainer!)

One of the best dog to dog aggression books ever written

Jean explains in easy to understand language what to do and how to handle a dog that responses aggressively to other dogs. If you are a professional trainer this book is a must. Dog owners struggling with a dog that barks or lunges at other dogs: this book will help you and your dog.