Reviews for No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way

The average rating for No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-22 00:00:00 Brenda Cadieux Dogs want to please their owners. Most dog "misbehavior" is attributable to owners not training their dogs. A big part of the problem is that people do not understand how to communicate their desires to their pets, and therefore the dogs are confused about what they're supposed to do. Rewards and punishments are only effective if the animal understands what they did right or wrong. I found the techniques she describes here very effective on all the dogs I've had, and helpful with cats as well. Don't even start with that bs about how cats can't be trained, you're just too lazy and/or don't understand your cat. Or you don't care, that's fine. It's your house and your cat is unlikely to savagely maul a visitor. If you would like to have well-behaved pets without yelling, hitting, or other "negative reinforcement" techniques, I highly recommend this. Also, if you have friends or relatives with a new pet, this could be a good gift -- more tactful than telling people they are bad dog owners, anyway. People are touchy about that.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-12-13 00:00:00 Thomas H�rdler Outdated, poorly realized "yank n crank" training methods. While I don't doubt that Woodhouse truly thought she was helping these dogs, in the end studies have shown methods like this may actually have detrimental effects. Take any and all of these training tips with a handful of salt.