Aggression Control :Teaching the Out

Aggression Control: Teaching the "Out" by Stephen Mackenzie

Many trainers are beginning to see the advantages of non compulsive training methods for teaching aggression control. This book describes several approaches for teaching dogs to release the decoy (commonly referred to as the "out") without using compulsion. Use of the muzzle and the self out, which do not require toys, and the use of toys and games with and without dropping the sleeve are all explained so that any trainer can find a useful technique regardless of his or her personal preferences. Advice for decoys on the importance of controlling excitement levels and the use of equipment to help the trainer is included. Dr. Mackenzie draws on his thirty years of pioneering efforts in the use of non compulsive techniques to explain some modern adaptations of his original methods.

Contents:
1. The Yerkes-Dodson Law
2. Obedience Sets the Stage
3. The Self Out
4. The Muzzle
5. Toys and Games
6. Problem Solving
7. Decoys and Equipment


Hardcover, 35 B&W photos, diagrams, 98 pages