Team Dog

How to Train Your Dog - the Navy SEAL Way

New York Times best selling author and former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland teaches you how to give your dog the exceptional training and loyalty of a combat dog.

In Team Dog, Mike taps into fifteen years' worth of experience and shares, in accessible and direct language, the science behind the importance of gaining a dog's trust. He also offers invaluable steps for achieving any level of obedience. His unique approach incorporates entertaining examples and anecdotes from his work with dogs on and off the battlefield and tips from the Navy SEAL guidebook to teach dog owners how to choose the perfect dog for their household, establish themselves as the "team leader," master "command and control," employ "situational awareness," and solidify their dog's position as the family's ultimate best friend.

Team Dogintroduces pet owners everywhere to the new and distinctive authority on how to train your dog … the Navy SEAL way.

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Must buy

Don’t get a dog until you read this book... period. You’ll learn how (and how important it is) to train yourself to be a better master

Should be required reading for any dog owner

I've read a ton of dog books and this is the first one I've read that contained no bad information and was completely in line with my teaching philosophy. This should really be required reading for any potential dog owner.

Recommended for any dog owner

I’ve been listening to Mike’s podcast for years and finally read the book due to adding a dog to our family recently. In this book, Mike does a great job of laying out easy-to-follow guidelines on initial training of a puppy or methods on fixing behaviors. Highly recommended.

The most all encompassing book I've read

All encompassing. Excellent single volume, full stop.

If I am only able to offer one book to folks preparing to get their first dog, or needing help with their dog, this is it.

amazing book!

this is a must have anyone who wants to lay a solid foundation in the relationship between their dog and themselves.