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Index • home • introduction • intelligence • physical characteristics • puppy characteristics • diet • reproduction • health • lifespan • behavior • history • breeds • popularity • famous • sitemap How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners (Revised & Updated Edition) | home | beauty | books | dvd | electronics | healthpersonalcare | magazines | officeproducts | outdoorliving | petsupplies | about Amazon products | Dogs Books from Amazon How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners (Revised & Updated Edition) List Price: $25.95 Amazon Price: $14.00 Average Customer Rating: No current rating. Editorial Review: How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, an informal, friendly guide by The Monks of New Skete, is really two books in one: a step-by-step training manual and a philosophical discussion of the spiritual benefits of owning a dog. The Monks, who support their community in upstate New York by breeding and training German shepherds, reveal a profound devotion to all breeds in this detailed guide to every imaginable aspect of dog ownership. They cover it all: naming the puppy, training with eye contact and jingling keys, establishing the best sleeping arrangements, even dealing with pet loneliness. Owners are advised to think of themselves as the dog's alpha figure, to train with praise instead of punishment, and to beware of becoming the dog's maid or doorman. Throughout, the authors reflect on the deep spiritual connection possible between humans and dogs. Generations of dogs have been trained with the bestselling 1978 edition of this book. With this update, the Monks are bound to gain ma... 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