Clinical Behavioral Medicine For Small Animals, 1e – January 15, 1997

Clinical Behavioral Medicine For Small Animals, 1e Paperback – January 15, 1997

Author: Visit Amazon's Karen L. Overall Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0801668204 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Clinical Behavioral Medicine For Small Animals, 1e – January 15, 1997
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• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801668204
• ISBN-13: 978-0801668203
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Veterinary Medicine > Small Animal

My dog training shelf is stuffed with books that assure the reader that if this or that procedure is done just so, then all will be well with the world. Sure. If dogs were so easy to train how come there are so many training books out there? As to this book, it is written by a vet with a bunch of degrees and experience and lots of stories. It is a cut above most of the trade paperbacks out there.

But there are two problems with the book. First, and it is from my perspective more an irritation then a problem, is that Dr. Overall, presents her views on training devices as gospel. I believe that she misrepresents other devices. Perhaps not intentionally, but think she doesn't like them rather than they are inherently "bad." She recommends head halters and makes the case that other forms of leads are more dangerous. I have read in a number of reputable places where head halters have actually hurt a dog because of the unnatural neck rotation when the dog attempts to pull forward, especially if the movement is abrupt.

On the other hand, she recommends that one eschew the "pinch" collar, also known as the prong collar. The claim is that it is dangerous and could hurt the dog. Factually, these collars are used extensively in Shutzhund training which is a series of advanced training techniques that will produce a protection dog. Mostly used on German Shepherd Dogs, the collar provides control under specific conditions without using a metal choke collar which limits the dog's behavior during the bite-training phase. My own experience with these collars is that they provide immediate control of a big dog with tendency to pull. This would be a benefit to a small child who wanted to walk the family mastiff (with adult supervision of course) or a person with a disability.

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