Uncle Matty's Guide to Dog Training Hardback - 1998

Public television has not been the same since Matthew "Uncle Matty" Margolis demonstrated his animal magnetism by casting a magic spell on the good, the bad, and the beautiful. Dozens of untrained and confused dogs as well as their bewildered families have had TV makeovers ever since he began teaching new dogs old tricks before an intrigued viewing audience.

Jumping off every page of "Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training" are the same techniques, in a similar format, seen on the recent TV series, Woof! It's a Dog's Life with Matthew Margolis presented on PBS by WGBH, Boston, and his PBS television speciaIs Woof! A Guide to Dog Training and Woof! Woof! Uncle Matty's Guide to Dog Training.

If Matthew Margolis and coauthor Mordecai Siegal have a message to send their readers it is: Hug your dog until he says Uncle-- Uncle Matty that is-- who is, after all, every dog's favorite next of kin. "Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training" was written to magnify the enjoyable and useful dog training information viewed in every segment of Uncle Matty's television series. This very readable training guide covers such subjects as testing for temperament, creating an emotional attachment with your dog, and evaluating training equipment, in addition to teaching you how to teach your dog basic obedience commands such as Sit, Stay, Heel, Down, and Come. Solutions for the most common behavior problems are also here-- owner problems as well as dog problems, because, as Uncle Matty has shown again and again, half the time it's the owner who's standing in the way of a dog's training.