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A Review of Jan Fennell's The Dog Listener

Advantages: Some useful training information, a few good insights.
Disadvantages: Jan's life, dog training and points on behavior are all muddled together.

I have read, and enjoyed, Monty Roberts' book "The Man Who Listens to Horses" (he's the official "horse whisperer"). But this isn't the same calibre of book because it doesn't really seem to know what its purpose is... I ordered this off Amazon.com with an expectation that it might match up to the Monty Roberts book. I have two dogs, one of which is a boisterous puppy and the other a well-behaved dog. I hoped that The Dog Listener would help me to understand them better. Who Jan Fennell Is Jan Fennell is a dog expert in the UK. She has been a successful breeder and won prizes at Cruft's. She contributes her knowledge to the BBC's TV and radio shows and visits "delinquent dogs" to try and cure them of their problem. Format of The Dog Listener ...

freelancer1 12.06.2002 · Read full review
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Review of The Dog Listener - Jan Fennell

BILDERBERG HOTEL JAN LUYKEN, AMSTERDAM - A1 !!!

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: None that I could see

Hi, I work in the Travel Industry, so thought that it would be nice to pass on my knowledge on certain places. I really do hope you find this review helpful. Please do leave a rating at the end of the review. Ok, lets start. **********LOCATION********** The Bilderberg Hotel Jan Luyken is very good for those who like a more cultural aspect. It is located near the museums and is in the South neighborhood in Amsterdam. This area is the heart of cultural Amsterdam, all the important museums are basically a stone's throw away. Opposite the hotel you will find the Rijks museum and the Van Gogh Museum and virtually on the doorstep are the famous P.C. Hooftstraat, the Vondelpark and the Leidseplein with its cosy cafés, trendy bars, theatres and cinemas. As if thats not enough only a few minutes' walk away are the Concertgebouw and the Van ...

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Train your dog and you've got a better dog for life

Advantages: A well trained dog in all situations
Disadvantages: You need willpower and dedication to succeed

The Dog Listener by Jan Fennell is a dog behavior book which if you follow claims to put your book on the straight and narrow. Jan Fennell claims to have used the skills developed by the horse whisperer Monty Roberts to use the dogs inate desire for alpha dog status, so if you become the alpha male than the dog should obey your every instruction. So the book itself is split into easy chapter designed to reinforce the pack, make you the pack leader and therefore turn your rebellious pooch into a perfectly trained dog. Jan Fennell is according to the authors notes, a trained psychologist, she like Clint Eastwood knows about people (or in Jans life dogs), so establish yourself as the pack leader and the dog will follow, allow it to be the pack leader and you will follow not the dog. So does it work, well the book has easy to follow ...

alderman55 08.06.2009 · Read full review
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