| The Dog Listener | 
 enlarge | Author: Jan Fennell
Creator: Monty Roberts
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 2396
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0006532365
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780006532361
ASIN: 0006532365
Publication Date: October 7, 2002
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 Excellent October 10, 2008
This is excellent and I would very highly recommended it. Having three Border Collies (two of them rescues with various problems), life could be difficult at times, to say the least. Jan Fennell's approach has been virtually foolproof for us, and in the end we were the ones needing training! If you follow her instructions consistently (and forever), pretty much any unwanted behaviour can be sorted out. I also highly recommend Turid Rugaas' 'On talking terms with dogs - calming signals'; it's an invaluable aid and accompaniment to The Dog Listener.
 Dreadful August 28, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is evidence that you can fool quite a lot of people quite a lot of the time. There is not a single original idea in it, and Fennel's beliefs arise out of an interpretation of wolf behaviour that is entirely false. If you want the relationship with your dog to be based on oppression and frustration then this is the book for you, otherwise read something else.
Thoroughly inspirational April 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book thoroughly inspirational. Jan Fennel has hit on something which simply works. It is purely logical and rational and just from putting things into the dogs perspective allows us to understand how they think and therefore why they sometimes behave the way that they do. I bought the book at the same time as getting a puppy and my 3 month old puppy now walks at heel with no need for a lead (though I still use one) and is a beautifully behaved member of our family.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
nothing new March 21, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
Jan Fennell has been clever and repackaged old knowledge, she seems to have set her self up as some sort of guru.If a dog pulls on the lead it does not make it an "ALPHA" it just wants to get to the park quickly, if the dog walks by your side does it make it your equal? When you get to the park and you let the dog off the lead and runs around arond in front of you does this make the dog an alpha, no.
So many things wrong with this book i would urge dog owners to do more research.
Fantastic February 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have watched the dog listner on the t.v and found her theories very interesting so purchased her Book. The book is so easy to read with jan sharing her memories of how she started out and her ups and downs not hiding her mistakes. I was in tears during part of the book and fully empathise with her during her experiences. An excellent easy reading book that you can't put down
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