Zak George's Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog: Proven Solutions to the Most Common Training Problems for All Ages, Breeds, and Mixes

Love Zak’s approach to training!!! This book as well as his other one are both great companions to his YouTube channel and Instagram!This book is best if you already have a dog and want to work through common problems and his other book is best if you are looking to get a dog and want to learn what it’s like to own/care for a dog.Highly recommend!!!

This book is a great companion to Zak's YouTube Channel. I have a 11 week old golden retriever that I have taught to leave it, lay down, paw/touch, look at me, and walk on a leash all using the videos! I was still having a lot of problems with her separation anxiety, food stealing (or attempting to), and constant chewing and biting. I got Zak's book to help guide me in these areas because even though she's a puppy, I didn't want to let bad habits go unchecked. There is a lot of advice and helpful information on any specific problem or concern you could have. If you love positive, treat and reward based training, this book is for you.

I bought the Kindle edition and the Audible edition, narrated by the author. I highly recommend purchasing both at the same time.The writing is crisp, especially once you reach part II, The Issues.The author really shines as a trainer, by breaking down the training into progressive steps that build on the lessons previously learned by your best pal.I also appreciate how well the lessons segway into his free youTube training videos, making the methods so much easier to integrate into your routine.While I am not totally sold on Zak George’s philosophical approach, I am much more willing to give him the benefit of the doubt now, than I was after reading the first book in the series.NOTE: Although I greatly appreciate his free youTube videos, I do find his constantly selling products during the discussion to be annoying and unwelcome. Monetizing the videos is fine, but, geez, dude, insert a separating mechanism so the lines between the two points are not blurred.BOTTOM LINESolid four stars out of five, especially if reading the book while listening to the Audible edition.

We've had our 10-month GSD just a month. When he first came to us, he would leap onto the furniture, counter surf, steal items around the house (as a game), be into our laps every time we sat down. It was a bit chaotic trying to keep him 4 feet away when we are dressing or handling items we need to use. He would have his face right into it, snatch an item and run. It is a game to him. I've been using this book for a few days and watching the videos, and I've already seen so much improvement in communication with my dog. He will now wait at the door until invited to pass through, sit an appropriate distance away from us when we are doing things. We can point and place him where we want him to sit. He waits beside his dish when we are eating meals. We've put the sit, down, stay, let go, and leave it into practice in the house. Now we are ready to practice it outside. Haven't tried the "no pull" and other leash training yet, but we'll get to it. I am so impressed by my dog's intelligence and happy disposition, and am also so impressed by Zak George's understand of what makes sense to a dog.

Zak George is an amazing trainer. When I was preparing to get my bernedoodle puppy a year and a half ago, I read Zak's first book, Dog Training Revolution. Throughout the last 18 months, I've used Zak's book and youtube videos to help me stay positive and stay patient while training my Indy. (Yes the name was inspired by Bree's dog Indy) Now 18 months later, I still use Zak's tools to guide me when working with my dog, that's why I bought Zak George's Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog. Zak teaches you how to create a bond with your dog while training instead of using inhumane tools like shock or prong collars. I appreciate that he teaches luring into a trick at first instead of forcing your dog into a position, it really taught my dog that it's his choice to follow my words, but doing so gets him a reward. I appreciate that this book is a great guide whether you have a puppy or an older dog because the beginning stages of learning no longer apply to me, but I still like to keep up with training and learning to communicate with my dog.

Loved Zak George’s first book and was very enthused to see he was writing a second. We currently have a Miniature Schnauzer pup and this book has already helped us troubleshoot several problem behaviours. Awesome read as usual. Really appreciate Zak’s scientific and level-headed approach to dog training, and his focus on keeping the bond between you and your dog in the center of your training methods. I’ve followed dog trainers like Cesar Milan in the past and I don’t dislike him, but I do feel like the whole ‘dogs are wolves and you need to dominate them’ thing is pretty unrealistic at this point - after hundreds of years of breeding them to work with us, I think Zak’s approach makes a LOT more sense. Plus, not being rough or rude with dogs makes them less likely to be scared/aggressive, I believe. When our pup is unreasonable to work with, she gets a brief time out on her own in the safety of her playpen so she can work out that when she’s nice she gets to play with us, and when she’s not she doesn’t. This isn’t particularly endorsed by Zak, but for our sanity during this puppy biting stage we have found it necessary so as not to become frustrated. Haha Great book!!!!! Would recommend to anyone who loves dogs and wants to communicate more effectively with them!

I was disappointed to see Zak George in an ad promoting a certain brand of pee pads, or any pee pads for that matter. Find a book that helps you train your dog to go outside from the start using a proper sized crate and routine. Don't be stuck with the mess and cost of pee pads. Also, the positive only training is not good. Dogs, like children, have to learn that doing the wrong thing also has consequences. Mostly I think Zak George has sold himself out with the pee pad endorsement. I found a book written by someone with DECADES of dog raising and RESPECT TRAINING experience so that I have a puppy/dog who listens to us and behaves well. And NOT just to get a treat.

I follow Zac on YouTube, he is American.I am a dog try

This book is amazing, full of useful tips and made even better when used along with Zak’s many videos on YouTube. I now have both books and couldn’t recommend them highly enough. I’ve even bought copies of both to give to family/ friends when they get new dogs. I hope he writes more as I’ll definitely be getting them. I would highly recommend his YouTube and social media too.

So happy we bought this! Anyone with a pup who just won't settle and is going through the adolescent stage needs this! Dumble is much better behaved since learning fetch and slowly teaching him how to settle himself! And the difference on the lead even after a week is fab! Zak George is right if it's not working it's because you've skipped too far ahead and need to strip it right back!!

Love Zak George’s you tube videos and hoped his would be a good support for new puppy however it is full of dense text and so not very user friendly for me so but of a mistake buy if honest….

Having recently adopted a puppy, I wanted to make sure I was able to bring him up with good manners and understand why he behaves the way that he does when he is being a bit naughty! It’s a great book and gives a bit more detail than some of his YouTube content, overall Zak brings home the message that it’s on you to proactively sort out your dog’s behaviour and gives some great solutions. Specifically, chapters on chewing and paying attention in distracting situations really helped me.