Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs

Excellent book. I bought it as a gamble against the negative reviews, started reading it with trepidations but was soon very pleasantly surprised by the quality of its vocabulary and content. maybe the fact that I am an MD helped to understand its contents, but to be honest there were no obscure words used. there was one technique mentioned early on which I did not know before, but I persevered until it was explained halfway through the book. in my opinion, this is a very interesting and well written book with solid content.

We have a new cockapoo puppy and a friend recommended this book when we got her. It has been amazingly helpful. I don't want to live with a badly trained dog and thanks to this book I feel I know how to avoid that now. I highly recommend it!

Great book. Worth the read.

This book is now 20 years' old. Jean was ahead of her time, whilst other dog trainers are still preaching "the dominance theory" and aversive punishment techniques, Jean understands the science of animal learning, classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Jean Donaldson is the god of dog trainers and this book is a must read for anybody with a dog.

it quite a difficult read, as in the english is abit long winded! if you own a dog or are thinking of owning a dog then you need to know how to train your dog and be an excellent owner so get this book and learn!

If you are interested in the canine mind and training then this is the book for you. Provides interesting insight into tapping in to your dog's natural ability to make training fun and successful.

Wish there was a UK version of this. Bit too much blah blah American blah, but good messages and guidance never-the-less.

This is a must read for anyone with a dog, without a dog that likes dogs or even if you just fancy a thought provoking book Truly a must read!

One of the best books on dogs ever written! It deconstructs many popular myths about dogs that prevail among the general public. The style is very engaging but scientific at the same time. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who owns a dog or works with dogs!

Lisez ce livre si vous aimez votre ami à quatre patte : vous aller découvrir un monde que vous donnera beaucoup plus de proximité avec les chiens, tout en détruisant de tonnes d’idées dépourvue d'aucune réelle utilité , à partir du très très surestimé concept de "dominance" .... magnifique!

Great read. At times the author uses words that are more complicated than necessary to express herself (and I had to look up their meaning), but it wasn’t often enough to stop me from reading the rest of this entertaining and informative book. In fact I couldn’t put it down! Her training philosophy is grounded in science and explained clearly with examples so you can follow along by the end of the book. I learned a lot and will find this book to be a great resource on the shelf that I can read several more times to pick up more nuanced pieces that I may have glossed over when I was initially learning the information. The first few chapters are fantastic where she explains what our world looks like from the point of view of the dog and what their tiny little lemon brain can actually comprehend and process ... and it’s a lot less than us humans would like to believe! I really got a lot out of the trouble-shooting potty training section having rescued a dog recently that I thought was potty trained because she did it correctly outside several times and didn’t realize she was also using my closet when I wasn’t looking and wasn’t taking her out often enough, whoops. We think its so clear the difference between inside and outside, yet they are discriminating different details such as the texture of what they are peeing on (carpet isn’t all that different from grass), or the fact that the owner is present or not. When we scold them for peeing inside they learn rather quickly that it is much safer to eliminate inside when we aren’t around! Now try and get them to stop peeing in your closet. The instructions for how to make your ball-disinterested dog fetch like a retriever really worked for my dog too! Clicking and treating any interest in the tennis ball had her bringing it to me in a manner of sessions. Very cool!!! I loved this book so much that I ordered several more by the author and plan to enroll in her training school when I can afford it.

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I give this book to everyone who gets a dog AND I recommend it to anyone who has a baby or toddler. I bought my first copy of Culture Clash in 2004 when I got my dog, and the lessons I learned stayed in my head until now. My dog was a senior rescue so she was sort of beyond training, but it helped me understand her perspective. A decade later, the lessons in Culture Clash were equally applicable to dealing with my kids. Everyone looks at me funny when I say that, but they would understand if they read this book. Especially the passage about being alone in a strange country full of kindly giants who speak a different language and tower over you and control your every waking moment..... I really took home some of the messages from Culture Clash when parenting small children. (And I personally hate, and cannot read, self-help books or parenting books, they are basically pages and pages of filler with a few tips hidden within and a know-it-all attitude....)