Positive Dog Training is the book for dog owners who want to toss the choke chain into the trash and teach their dogs social skills and good manners using positive, effective, dog-friendly methods. An experienced dog trainer and behavior consultant, Pat Miller has incorporated the methods she uses in her dog and puppy training classes into this information-packed volume.Pat Miller's unwavering "respect for life" philosophy is reflected on every page, as she walks dog owners through modern scientific principles of dog behavior and the "Peaceable Paws" basic training program. Not only can "Spot" learn to sit, down, stay, come, and walk-on-leash, but he can also learn such fun tricks as spin-and-twirl, relax, possum, rollover, and more than 40 other behaviors. Using the techniques presented in the book, owners can teach any breed or size of dog the desired behaviors in six weeks. "It's the book Spot would ask for if he could speak", Miller says.