Beschreibung
Kat Albrecht is the acknowledged expert on training dogs to find lost pets - "dog detectives. " As the founder of the Missing Pet Partnership and Pet Hunters International, she has devoted years to developing proven methods to train dogs to work as cat-detection dogs and trailing dogs to search for a wide variety of companion animals. The book presents detailed, step by step, reward-based training methods as well as information on how to assess a dog's potential to be a dog detective and what you need to know as a prospective handler. Whether you desire to perform this service professionally or as a hobby, you can help people suffering from the trauma associated with a lost pet. You will learn. What breeds and temperament types make the best Dog Detectives. How to test your dog's suitability for this work. How to predict lost pet behavior and use forensics to conduct searches. How to train your dog using these proven, step-by-step methods. How you can become a volunteer or professional Pet Detective. Canine experts endorse Dog Detectives. Give your dog a job. This valuable book will enable you to offer a viable, effective new service for pet owners. Make your dog a hometown hero. Marty Becker. , DVM, best-selling author, Chicken Soup series, TV veterinary expert, columnist. Wild applause for Kat Albrecht's work in establishing and promoting the emerging field of lost pet recovery. With this book others can learn her positive training techniques and benefit from her vast knowledge. Pat Miller. , Author of Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Kat Albrecht
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2007
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 245