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    Who's Training Whom?: Six Easy Lessons to Put Any Dog Owner Back in the Driver's Seat and in Control of Their Dog.
    Who's Training Whom?: Six Easy Lessons to Put Any Dog Owner Back in the Driver's Seat and in Control of Their Dog.
    Who's Training Whom?: Six Easy Lessons to Put Any Dog Owner Back in the Driver's Seat and in Control of Their Dog.
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    Who's Training Whom?: Six Easy Lessons to Put Any Dog Owner Back in the Driver's Seat and in Control of Their Dog.

    By Carlos Fuentes

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    South Florida's renowned Dog Trainer CARLOS PUENTES shares his real life experiences and proven techniques that will put you back in the driver's seat and in control of your dog. He will show you how to counteract behavior problems by using Basic Obedience Commands. No more pulling you down the street if your dog has learned to Heel by your side or acting aggressively if he has to go Down and Stay. He won't jump up on you or guests if he obeys Sit and Stay. Put an end to running after your dog if he really has learned to come.

    But these things can only come to be if YOU really are training your dog. Carlos Puentes takes you step by step through proper obedience training, which has helped several dog owners solve many of their dog problems for over 14 years. The Author cautions readers at the specific moments when most dog owners fall short of training their dogs and raises the question when necessary Who's Training Whom?


    He's trained dogs for top notch executives, celebrities and professional athletes including Major League Baseball players Bobby Estalella of the San Fransisco Giants and Magglio Ordonez of the 2006 American League Champions Dertoit Tigers, John Casablancas owner of world renowned John Casablancas Modeling Agency, Fernando Arau the host of the national morning TV show Diespierta America on Telemundo. Just to name a few.


    By the time you finish reading this book the answer to the books title Who's Training Whom? will clearly be: YOU training your dog!


    "Thank you for making my dog which was semi/nuts into the best and obedient dog I could have ever imagined. Thanks to you myself, my wife and baby will be able to enjoy without worry .The training was the best, explained and taught thoroughly. Thank you so much Bobby."

    -Bobby Estalella

    Major League Baseball Player

    San Fransisco Giants


    "Working with Carlos to prepare our puppy Valentine to become part of our family, has been a great experience. Mr. Puentes showed a lot of patience with us humans who have such a problem understanding that we must learn discipline, if we want our pets to behave!"

    -John Casablanca

    John Casablanca's Modeling



    If being around you is a positive experience for your dog and she connects it with her name, she will come when you call her. This pet owner got an instant result, but he was teaching his German Shepherd the wrong lesson. The lesson taught was to fear him. Sometimes owners confuse respect with fear.

    -CARLOS PUENTES

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 21, 2007
    ISBN9780595849536
    Who's Training Whom?: Six Easy Lessons to Put Any Dog Owner Back in the Driver's Seat and in Control of Their Dog.
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    Carlos Fuentes

    Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including Aura, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.

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      Who's Training Whom? - Carlos Fuentes

      Who’s Training Whom?

      Six easy lessons to put any dog owner

      back in the driver’s seat and in control of

      their dog.

      Carlos Puentes

      Owner of K-9 Solutions Dog

      Training

      iUniverse, Inc.

      New York Lincoln Shanghai

      Who’s Training Whom?

      Six easy lessons to put any dog owner back in the driver’s seat

      and in control of their dog.

      Copyright © 2006 by Carlos Puentes

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      iUniverse

      2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100

      Lincoln, NE 68512 www.iuniverse.com

      1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)

      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-0-595-40587-9 (pbk)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-86803-2 (cloth)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-84953-6 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      To Christina Puentes, my firstborn daughter. From the moment I found out that you’d been conceived, you were a dream come true, and then when you were born it was another dream come true.

      And to Melanie Puentes, my second daughter, born in 2001, another dream come true. You are second to none; your personality proves that.

      You are my number ones, my pride and joy. And life just keeps getting better.

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Housebreaking

      When to Take Your Puppy Outside

      How to Take Your Puppy Outside

      In or Out?

      The Schedule

      The Number-One Reason Your Puppy Will Continue to Eliminate Inside

      What to Do to Keep Your Puppy from Eliminating in the House

      The Shaker Bottle

      The Diet

      The Odor Neutralizer

      The Crate

      Guilty Until Proven Innocent

      The Truth about Dogs

      Three Factors to Consider When Training Your Dog

      Instant Result, Wrong Lesson Taught

      The French Tourist and the French Poodle

      Separation Anxiety

      No Going Away or Homecoming Parties

      The Bubble Gum Dog

      Leave Me Alone!

      In Sync

      Give Me a Break!

      Coming or Going?

      My Name Is Billy Bob but Sometimes They Call Me Jimmy Joe.

      Choke Collar or Corrective Training Collar?

      Tools of the Trade

      Placing the Corrective Training Collar

      Introducing the Corrective Training Collar

      Leash Control

      Have a Seat

      Leash Correction or Corrective Jerk?

      It Didn’t Work—What Do I Do Now?

      Going Down

      I’ve Fallen Down, and I Can’t Get Back Up

      Down by Side

      Alternate Side Technique

      Corrective Jerk for Down

      Corrective Jerk for Down in Front

      Corrective Jerk for Down by Side

      Walk with a Loose Leash

      Heel

      Caution: This Dog Makes Frequent Stops

      Sit-Stay

      Stay for the Day? No Way!

      Down Stay

      Author’s Note

      Acknowledgments

      I would like to thank everyone who taught me what I didn’t know about dogs, including my customers (the dogs and their owners).

      I am so thankful to my cousin Jose Puentes for always being a phone call away to share in my excitement during the production of this book.

      Many thanks to Alberto Lopez from Laycomp Graphics for proving that there really are no problems, but only solutions; your creativity is out of this world. To Natasha Popova and Bouhda, the model and her dog on the cover. Thank you for being as beautiful inside as you are on the outside; my daughters will never forget that. The time and patience you and your dog donated to the making of this book were invaluable. Photographer Lynn Parks, your professional contributions during the photo shoots were second to none. (It was a first time for both of us, Lynn.)

      Being the youngest in the family, I have my two big brothers to be thankful for—Guillermo and Argelio—you taught me much more than the six lessons in this book. And thanks, mom and dad. You are the most hard-working, courageous, loving parents who could have brought me into this world. You instilled those same attributes in me and gave me the confidence to take the steps necessary to both succeed in my career and write this book. Without you, this book would never have been possible.

      My life has changed so much for the better since I met my wife. As I write these words, our tenth anniversary is just a couple of days away. At some point during our first year of marriage, I asked you to help me decide which type of business I should pursue—selling how-to manuals or training dogs. God knows I’m glad you said, Without a doubt, dog training. What’s ironic is that out of all of that dog training came this how-to manual. Happy tenth anniversary to you, Regina M. Puentes.

      A cautionary note on aggressive dogs

      I urge you not to attempt any of the training or techniques in this book on any aggressive dog. Aggression is a serious problem that should be dealt with immediately by a professional dog trainer experienced in dealing with aggressive dogs.

      Introduction

      One of the things I’ve noticed throughout my career as a dog trainer is that some pet owners have a problem with the idea of actually training their own dogs. As a result, they procrastinate until the point when the puppy of their dreams has grown to be a giant, one hundred eighty-pound nightmare—for some, a fifty-pound disadvantage. If and when they finally do start the training process, they become easily frustrated and feel that it’s just not working. At times the dog gets the blame for supposedly being a stupid dog, when in fact he may be a stubborn dog that will eventually learn, but not without naturally resisting in the beginning. Eventually, the owner becomes discouraged and slams the dog-training book closed to the point of no return. Then they turn to quick-fix gadgets and fads; some seem humane but aren’t, and others are clearly cruel.

      In short, owners become impatient. They don’t give their dogs enough time to learn. Perhaps even more important, they don’t give themselves enough time to learn.

      That’s why Who’s Training Whom? is a self-help book as much as it is a dog-training manual. This book will caution you about the specific moments when most people fall short of training their dogs—those moments when you probably feel like giving up most. Who’s Training Whom? will help you work through those moments by giving you the tools you need to train your dog effectively and offering you better alternatives to giving up.

      Remember, however, that reading this book alone will not get the job done. Once you’ve done the reading, you’ll have to roll up your sleeves and train your dog the good, old-fashioned way, with a leash and a collar, and ultimately, with patience.

      Finally, if you read about something in this book that you just don’t understand, or if you have trouble with a particular training exercise, or even if you just have a question, simply e-mail me at info@k9solutionsinc.com to arrange a phone consultation for a minimal fee.

      Housebreaking

      When to Take Your

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