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janikas's review
4.0
I really like Patricia McConnell's books on dog training. While preparing for the arrival of an eight weeks old puppy, I read this book among several others and I loved the division into weekly training suggestions. The division makes a lot of sense and I think is easy to follow.
The only downside to this division is that the theoretical part about dog behavior is also divided. It might have been better to split the book into a theoretical part and a part with the weekly exercises.
Especially getting the puppy acquainted with other dogs in the household comes way too late in the book. The puppy will get to know the other dogs in week one, not five weeks later. Also, this section is far too short and does not address how to introduce your puppy to cats or other pets in your household. I can understand her referring to her other books on this topic, but a little more guidance would have been nice.
All in all, this is a good book on puppy training, but you should read it as a whole before you get your puppy, not week by week.
The only downside to this division is that the theoretical part about dog behavior is also divided. It might have been better to split the book into a theoretical part and a part with the weekly exercises.
Especially getting the puppy acquainted with other dogs in the household comes way too late in the book. The puppy will get to know the other dogs in week one, not five weeks later. Also, this section is far too short and does not address how to introduce your puppy to cats or other pets in your household. I can understand her referring to her other books on this topic, but a little more guidance would have been nice.
All in all, this is a good book on puppy training, but you should read it as a whole before you get your puppy, not week by week.
mclent's review against another edition
5.0
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I learned that raising puppies has changed a lot since the last time we did it 18 years ago. Good stuff.
kapbanana's review against another edition
4.0
Good collection of positive-reinforcement training techniques for new puppies. It would have benefited from a table of contents or an index, in addition to better organization. I also didn't like how each "chapter" was meant to be read and implemented on a weekly basis. But the contents itself was enjoyable and informative. It might need a modern lifestyle update, because suggesting "quick training sessions during commercial breaks" is a thing of the past.
darlenemarshall's review against another edition
4.0
I've been reading quite a few puppy training books this past week, and this one's the pick of the litter. Easy to digest, simple techniques and information. While most dog training is actually training the human members of the pack, The Puppy Primer doesn't leave the humans feeling dumb and inadequate.
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