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Teaching Your Dog Kindly and Humanely
In The Right Way the First Time, Alana Stevenson provides easy-to-follow, gentle, reward-based methods and advice for teaching dogs and resolving behavioral issues using a positive and humane approach.
This is the only book on dog training and behavior modification that is endorsed and sold by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA). Read additional endorsements below. For further information on the book, please see the press release:
- Press release #1: PeTA version (PDF)
- Press release #2: non-PeTA version (PDF)
The book is $15.00, plus $3.00 shipping and handling. Please add $1 shipping per additional book ordered.
Shipping to Canada is $4.00. Please add $2.50 shipping per additional book ordered.
International Shipping is $9.00. Please add $4 shipping per additional book ordered.
5% sales tax applies for Massachusetts residents only.
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Animal Shelters and Rescue Groups can obtain the book at a 50% discount. For discount and wholesale orders, please contact Alana.
Praise for...
The Right Way the First Time
"Alana Stevenson's The Right Way the First Time is a welcome addition to the chorus of positive dog training. Its beauty lies in Alana's direct approach. The book is easy to understand and is fueled by Alana's genuine and obvious love of animals. She emphasizes the importance of educating dogs "the right way, the first time," which is an invaluable refrain. If more and more people implement her suggestions, more and more dogs...and people...will benefit."
— Paul Owens, author of The Dog Whisperer,
A Compassionate, Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training
"Finally! A 100 percent humane dog-training book! We have been waiting a long time for this. No more harsh methods. Just a gentle, caring approach with rewards for good behavior. How refreshing! I would love to see every dog guardian read this book."
— Karen Porreca,
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
"Alana Stevenson has done a fabulous service to dogs and their guardians. She knows how a dog's mind works, and her clear advice and positive approach make training rewarding for both canine and human."
— Jonathan Balcombe, PhD, author of Pleasurable Kingdom:
Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good
"The Right Way the First Time: Teaching Your Dog Kindly and Humanely is beautifully written and has great content for discerning and naive dog owners."
— William E. Campbell, author of Behavior Problems in Dogs,
The New Better Behavior in Dogs, and Dog Behavior Problems: The Counselor's Handbook
"For too many years, dogs have been unnecessarily trained with harsh and combative methods. The Right Way the First Time is straightforward, easily read, and will assist caring dog owners in developing appropriate behavior in a compassionate way and in a fashion that will strengthen the bond between dog and owner."
— Lore I. Haug, DVM, MS, CPDT
Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
"The author captures beautifully the essence of positive training, telling us what we know but do not always put in to practice: dogs are sentient beings who are just like us in the sense that they respond better to loving leadership that rewards than to leadership by force."
— Lynn Hoover, MSW, CDBC, author of The Family in Dog Behavior Consulting,
President & founder, International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, Inc. (IAABC)
"One of the few books that delivers great positive training methods for basic behaviors — but does it in a clear and well-written fashion that the casual or novice dog owner will understand and hopefully accept. If you are a trainer or dog enthusiast and are having trouble recommending a solid training book to your less experienced clients or friends that they can actually understand and follow, this is a really good choice."
— DogWise