You can buy all kinds of dog training books hardcover paperback published from 2011 to 1850 if you look hard enough you can find electronc copies of books published earlier.
I have found that the best way for me to learn positve dog training techniques is threw videos they can cover all the basic dog training techniques like house training forpups or older dogs training for hunting dogs guard dog training obedience training and many other subjects faster and easier than I can read it leaving my mind free to take it all in I hope you take videos into your daily training rountine it can be one of the most rewarding methods of of leaning and may put you on the fast track to success with handling your new best friend one method I learned on my own and would like to put into a video for my readers one dayyou can teach a timid dog new tricks by having and older more assertive dog present that already knows the trick just give the oold dog the command and let him show your shy dog how the trick is done then practiss with the tiid dog when he gets it right reinforce with peting and treats kind of like a K9 drill instructor for pups
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