by Nan Kene' Arthur

Does your dog go bonkers when the doorbell rings or when you grab the leash to go for a walk? If you find your dog is often difficult to control, you're definitely not alone! Getting your dog to calm down and relax is one of the most common challenges pet owners face.

This two part book will help you first identify the factors that cause this kind of behavior in dogs. It then provides you with eleven key training exercises to teach your dog how to calm down, pay attention to you, relax, and respond to every day situations with confidence and composure. Chill Out Fido! discusses:

• Factors that cause your dog's over-active behaviors
• How diet impacts your dog's inability to relax
• The basics of modern positive dog training
• Rewarding your dog for relaxed behaviors
• Avoid reinforcement of wild behaviors
• Step-by-step training exercises dealing with common
  situations where dogs have trouble staying calm
• Trouble shooting human training errors

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2009 Paperback, 189 pages