Amichien Bonding? Anyone?

[nitemares]

I have read more since my last post and yes it is very basic, it was perfect for me with my first dog, i'd still recommend it for first time dog owners. Like i mentioned before I am rereading it, but I will not do everything by the book, I believe by now I know to a certain extend what to do and what not to do and depending on the dog itself, somethings might not work at all. But still a great book for first timers.

[Whiteshepherds]

Originally Posted by kiya

The closest is in CT so I can only imagine what that would cost. Do you still adhere to the program? Did you have a specific problem that made you try?

I didn't really have a problem, I was curious to see how it was different from other methods. The associate charges $500 for a lifetime. She's run a boarding kennel in the town next to us for 30 odd years so I'm pretty sure she isn't going anywhere soon.

The experience was actually fun and now we use parts of what we learned from her, others we don't bother with. There's no compulsion, no clickers, no prongs, leash pops, alpha rolls etc. It's all about learning how to communicate with your dog and I think it's very affective.

[PaddyD]

Originally Posted by Castlemaid

I read the book and found it odd - She lays out some rules, but does not really go into depth as to why one should do what she recommends. I think it is a good basic book for people who lack leadership skills and have always allowed their dogs to run the household, but I don't see how it will change your relationship with your dogs if you already have a good bond or mutual respect, and if your dogs are already focused and willing to follow directions from you.

She also just mentions along the way that she calls her 'system' Amichien Bonding, but never explains what the word means, or how she came up with it. And nothing new or earth shattering about her system, just common sense to me - and I've never worried about the eat first before the dog thing, never been a problem feeding my dogs first.

(And in case you are wondering, Amichien is a compound mad-up word from the two French words 'Ami' [friend] and 'chien' [dog].)

I was glad I bought the book second-hand, since I didn't feel it was very valuable to me, but others might find that it is just what they need.

What SHE ^^^ said. 'Amichien', eh? Wonder what that would be in Latin ... or Greek. Maybe her next book is AMICHAT.

[kiya]

Originally Posted by nitemares

but I will not do everything by the book, I believe by now I know to a certain extend what to do and what not to do and depending on the dog itself, somethings might not work at all. But still a great book for first timers.

I agree for me there is really no need to be so extreem. I can see where people that never had a dog would benefit. I think it helped me to realize that maybe I did slack up a bit over the years so I really need to make myself a stronger person.

[MaggieRoseLee]

I loved the book, such a great read and many of her tips are so easy to add to my life.