Testimonials

“Traditional dog training books show you how to push your dog into a sit, how to yank the leash to stop him pulling, and force him to do what he's told. Dima Yeremenko, founder of the highly-acclaimed Good Boy Dog School, presents a radically different approach in this groundbreaking book. It's about convincing your dog to act in a positive and pleasing manner by communicating with him - by learning to speak dog.

This is the claim on the fly-leaf of the book which captured my interest immediately! I tried and tested method, explained in a 5-step programme and all my problems solved. Enough to attract the attention of any dog owner/trainer.

This book took me completely by surprise, I had heard of Dima previously as his school is mentioned in a book by Trevor Grove - One Dog and His Man. However I hadn't heard that he had written a book on training. From the mention given by Trevor Grove I expected something slightly different but this book gave that and more. Highly recommended.

Dima writes as though he is conversing with a friend, the book is very reader-centred and holds your interest from page one. Although I felt that Dima knew what he was talking about, he didn't try to blind me with science, he explained things in detail and I felt that I could quite easily have picked up the phone and asked him a question - I felt I knew him and that he would be interested in my progress!”

“One of the best dog training books I have read (and I’ve read A LOT) - interesting, written fantastically and charming. Basic training lessons that although not all his own are beneficial to any dog owner whether their dog has a behavioural problem or just a need to enforce the bond between man and best friend. The author has a way of bringing the confidence up, after reading this book I felt inspired and able.
Invaluable if you own a dog!”

...This book, co-written with Emily Randolph (owner of a once madly aggressive Jack Russell, now a model of friendliness), is in part a training manual (written in a manner far removed from the parade-ground tones of Barbara Woodhouse) and in part a shrewd analysis of the human-canine relationship, which Dima simplifies to an almost disconcerting degree...

Its publication is urgently needed... explains logically and humanely how dog and owner can [live] in contented, stress-free symbiosis...

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"This book was such a surprise! I expected it to be a very serious and boring training book like all the rest are, but this was so much fun! Finally someone has devised an inspiring way to train dogs - fun for owners and their dogs. And all the dog stories are so adorable. I will read it several times for the pure enjoyment of it.
Thank you Dima Yeremenko! I hope the whole world gets to read your book."