The Right Way the First Time

The Right Way the First Time by Alana Stevenson on positive dog training

The Right Way the First Time: Teaching Your Dog Kindly and Humanely (2007) is the first edition of Alana Stevenson’s book on positive dog training. For all experience levels and easy to read, the book was recommended by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers in 2009 and Dogwise.

The book provides readers with the basic principles of how animals learn so they can effectively prevent and resolve dog behavior problems using positive approaches rather than punishment.

It presents easy-to-follow and effective methods for teaching dogs polite manners and resolving behavior problems such as house-soiling, play-biting, jumping, separation anxiety, fear of strangers, inter-dog aggression, and leash reactivity. Readers will learn how to train dogs the way dogs learn best—through kindness and benevolent leadership.
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