You don't need training aversives - they shut down some very anxious dogs and make others neurotic, while training with positive reinforcement works much better and you wind up with a happy, feisty, well-behaved dog with whom you've forged a lifelong, loving bond. Geller's book will show you the basics, go into some details, whys and wherefores, but you can read about positive reinforcement and learn a great deal of how to train using it online.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |