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The Story of Your Dog: A Straightforward Guide to a Complicated Animal

The Story of Your Dog: A Straightforward Guide to a Complicated Animal

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  • Create Date：2022-04-06 05:21:41
  • Update Date：2025-09-08
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  • Author：Brandon McMillan
  • ISBN：B098QSP52Q
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Reviews

Liz ，

After years of adopting purebred lab rescues， I have found myself with a lab mix。 And the personality was definitely different。 So， I’ve been reading up on her Siberian husky traits。 Let’s just say， she doesn’t have the easy going， I’ll do anything for my human， nature that I’m used to。 Getting an advance copy of The Story of Your Dog was perfect timing。 McMillan’s supposition is that neither you or your dog is going to be happy if you try undoing hundreds of years of breeding through one size f After years of adopting purebred lab rescues， I have found myself with a lab mix。 And the personality was definitely different。 So， I’ve been reading up on her Siberian husky traits。 Let’s just say， she doesn’t have the easy going， I’ll do anything for my human， nature that I’m used to。 Getting an advance copy of The Story of Your Dog was perfect timing。 McMillan’s supposition is that neither you or your dog is going to be happy if you try undoing hundreds of years of breeding through one size fits all training。 For each group， he provides behavior challenges and possible solutions。 He initially focuses on the different groups - working， herding， sport， terrier， hound to give an overview and then provides a brief snapshot on specific breeds within the group。 He’s a big fan of mixed breeds and says that he now requires clients to have a DNA test done on their dog so he knows what he’s dealing with， saving everyone time and trouble。 He’s honest about which dogs aren’t good for novice owners or ones not willing to devote daily time to wear a dog down。 It should be required reading before someone buys or adopts a dog。 Here’s what he has to say about the herding group: “keeping any dog cooped up is like never allowing a child to play。 Keeping a herding dog cooped up is the next level， like what happens when that child is a track runner with attention issues who’s stuck in a chair by an open window on a sunny day。 The scenario just doesn’t work。” I found the book fascinating。 I learned things about my little sled dog and got some good ideas on figuring her out。 But I also enjoyed reading about other breeds - their original jobs， their background and their traits。 I recommend this to anyone who has a fondness for dogs。 This is not， per se， a training book。 McMillan wrote another book on that topic。 My thanks to Netgalley and Harper One for an advance copy of this book。 。。。more

Linden ，

Brandon is an animal trainer whose common sense methods impressed me when I read his last book。 Now he is talking about specific breeds of dogs （including his favorite mixed breeds which he finds in shelters and trains as service dogs）。 We must consider that some breeds have hard-wired behavior， like digging and prey drive， and work with the animals to modify their behavior instead of punishing them， which doesn't work anyway。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this Brandon is an animal trainer whose common sense methods impressed me when I read his last book。 Now he is talking about specific breeds of dogs （including his favorite mixed breeds which he finds in shelters and trains as service dogs）。 We must consider that some breeds have hard-wired behavior， like digging and prey drive， and work with the animals to modify their behavior instead of punishing them， which doesn't work anyway。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this advance copy。 。。。more