Owning an aggressive dog can be a very distressing experience for all concerned.
Click to Calm is extremely helpful in giving practical step by step recipes for treating aggressive dogs in a humane manner. It is nice and easy read for those who are trying to help their dog. It is particularly helpful for those treating dog-dog fear based aggression, although also very useful for other types of aggression.
Click to calm creates a more relaxed dog around other dogs. It explains very clearly methods you can use to work with your dog aggressive dog, and methods of how to prevent your dog from becoming aggressive in the first place.
It deals with all types of aggressive dogs. It details the writers own struggle in well organized sections. Whatever type of aggressive incident you have encountered Emma Parsons has a means of coping with it.

Like the Laws of gravity, the laws of learning are always in effect, its not whether we should use these laws, but how do we use them effectively.

YUM.
So if the laws of learning are always in effect why not use some methods and rewards that dogs really appreciate such as food, toys, touch and your attention to get what is needed?
YUK.
Over the years we have seen all sorts of “spin” on how we train our favourite furry friend, from the heavy use of Check/Choke chains, with some people even resorting to Electric Collars, what a shame!

We have trainers whispering to Dogs, Horses and even Cats, are they really Dr Dolittle?

Does Dog Training have to be complicated and controversial; do we need to compact hundreds of years of tradition and folklore into our training programs?
Of course the answer is NO, why use old methods that are seen today as being abusive and slow to teach our dogs. The use of positive punishment or negative reinforcement will only slow down your dogs learning ability. (See Coercion And Its Fall Out by Murray Sidman)

Teaching your dog to do all the basic behaviours in a way that allows them to learn what’s safe to do and what’s not safe to do. For home training use the Clicker Cue Cards that have been developed to teach your dog or puppy at home using 10 easy steps to good behaviour.
Each Clicker Cue Card is written in plain English using action verbs in the present tense, which means that they are a short sentence using doing words and each step adds another layer of information. If your dog ever gets stuck just go back a few steps and start again.
A good combination for learning at home is the Clicker Cue Cards with Clicker Train Your Dog DVD. Take full advantage of click-and-play DVD menus. Click on any dog training exercises, watch how it’s done, and then practice yourself. Entirely based on positive, gentle techniques, “Clicker Train Your Dog” reveals many of the best-kept secrets for dog training, dog obedience and much more in 55 minutes.

For those of you that need instruction, why not visit www.apdt.co.uk to find a dog-training teacher in your area. APDT members have all been assessed for their ability to teach and have the knowledge of behavioural science and a willingness to continue to study.

Stephen G King APDT 120
www.clickerzoneuk.co.uk