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Barking: The Sound of a Language (Dogwise Training Manual)
by Turid Rugaas
from Dogwise Publishing
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Great addition to any dog lover's library 
I am a dog owner with a strong interest in dog training and animal behavior and have read many excellent books on those subjects - but I find Turid Rugaas to have a very unique voice. The author believes that dogs are dogs and in our arrogance as humans we have lost sight of that fact; we humans try to train away every natural instinct a dog has and have no tolerance for 'failure' or 'disobediance'. In this book, instead of attacking barking as a training problem to be solved she reminds us that barking is... more info
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Lots of insight in a small package
As with other of Turid Rugaas's books, this might seem like too a short book to be of much value. Once you carefully read the book, and start watching your dog, you will begin to appreciate Ms. Rugaas's deep wisdom and understand of all things canine.
After having no success with bark collars, penny cans, and spray bottles - all the standard trainer suggestions - I started using these suggestions. I admit my dog has not stopped barking entirely, I don't want him to, but he is barking much less. Plus I... more info
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Great
As usual Turid writes a great, informative, easy to read book with lots of pertainent information.
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Not just about barking
With every book she releases, my admiration for Turid Rugaas grows. Turid is a role model for others in the dog world to follow - her compassion for dogs and reminder to try to understand their perspective, rather than always imposing our needs, is so important. (For example, imposing our need for quiet by using shock collars rather than understanding that the dog is upset/frustrated/lonely.)
In "Barking," Rugaas focuses on an age-old topic. Yet, she does so in such a straight-forward, enlightened and... more info
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