How Many Dogs? ─ Using Positive Reinforcement Training to Manage a Multiple Dog Household

As a trainer who lives with a relatively large pack of dogs, I appreciate the down-to-earth, positive approach to pack management in Debby's book. Debby has succeeded in providing both a moral support system and a user-friendly plan for people struggling with the multiple dog lifestyle, as well as giving helpful tips for integrating foster dogs or the new puppy. If you are feeling a little out of control in your multiple dog household, this book provides support from somebody who has not only "been there" herself but made a career out of it. Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CPDT, CDBC, author Control Unleashed

Boy do I wish I had this book before I brought home my second dog! It's packed with vital information on how to create household harmony out of canine chaos. How Many Dogs?! allows you to add to your family in a positive, orderly manner, rather than suffering through it. Tips abound, and range from housetraining and loose leash walking to mealtime and behavior problems. Ali Brown, M.Ed., CPDT, CDBC, author Scaredy Dog!

Would you like to live in harmony in a house with multiple dogs? It can most easily be obtained when positive reinforcement training techniques are used, along with proper living-space management and good feeding habits. You'll learn how to do all those things in How Many Dogs?! You'll also learn techniques for adding new dogs, group training and exercise, playtime, resolving issues with problem dogs, and all the other things you need to know to guide you through your life with multiple dogs. Throughout the book there are examples of real life experiences of people using these techniques. Whether you live with two dogs, six dogs, or more, How Many Dogs?! will help bring joy into your home.

Debby McMullen began training dogs and their owners in 1998 at the Animal Friends shelter in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2002 she started her dog training and behavior consulting business, Pawsitive Reactions, LLC. She is a founding member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC), and a long time professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). A member of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, she is also the founder and president of Damon's Den Doberman Rescue of Wester PA. She lives with four personal dogs as well as a rotating crew of rescues and would have it no other way.