In the ultimate guide for teaching your dog good manners, two award-winning authors take the reader through a short course in dog behavior, highlighted by original cartoon art. Humorous yet practical suggestions are presented for preventing bad habits, dealing with a dog’s basic needs, growth stages and why things happen and when.' What All Good Dogs Should Know' abounds with practical information on a motivational, humane and highly effective approach to dog training. This book is essential for anyone who values a dog as a friend, pet, and companion.


 
About the Authors:
 
Melissa Bartlett, named 'Dog Cartoonist of the Year for 1987' by the Dog Writers' Association of America, had her first article, ‘‘A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing,” published by the American Kennel Gazette in 1979. Since then her numerous articles and delightful illustrations have appeared in various publications, and she was the illustrator for "Training Your Dog: The Step-by-Step Manual and Teaching Dog Obedience Classes: The Manual for Instructors." Fifteen years ago she started her training career in a class taught by Jack Volhard and since then has become involved in a variety of teaching activities, including helping handicapped people with their pets.

 

Jack Volhard, internationally known as a “trainer of trainers,” is the recipient of five awards from the Dog Writers’ Association of America (DWAA), He has also authored more than a hundred articles for various dog publications. Over the past twenty years, through his obedience classes, lectures, seminars and training camps, he has taught more than ten thousand people how to communicate with their dogs, how to make training fun for both owner and dog and thereby achieve a mutually rewarding relationship.
 

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Melissa Bartlett, 380 Rim Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544 .
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