Awesome Obedience: A Positive Training Plan for Competition Success

Disclaimer: I haven’t read the book in its entirety yet, but I don’t need to in order to write this review. Also, you can skip to the last paragraph for the specific book content review.I am a devout listener of Hannah’s podcast, Drinking from the Toilet (best podcast name ever btw), and have had this book at the top of my wishlist waiting for the inevitable lack of impulse control. I say that because I am not rich and buying books is a luxury, but I also have a significant decrease in impulse control (or stimulus control hehehe) when the monthly blood sacrifice happens. (Oh shush it’s a part of life and I have every right to call it something that makes me giggle).Ok ok I’ll get to the review… I am neurodivergent with a particular emphasis on not being able to concentrate. On anything. Yay. However, Hannah’s podcast and now her book magically make that disappear. I don’t know how - she’s just magic. Outside of my favorite fantasy fiction novels I have to set low, achievable criteria with reinforcement afterwards to read. Sometimes this means a paragraph at a time (I told you it was bad!). I set my criteria, placed 3 starburst off to the side, and opened Awesome Obedience. I started reading and completely forgot about the criteria and the starburst (that second one still shocks me). As I was reading my dog jumped up on the bed and startled me… and that’s when I realized I was in Chapter 5. Just like that. Magic.Besides the magical powers she has, Hannah’s book is detailed without being overwhelming. The flow from one part to the next is perfection. She breaks up the text so that instead of there being walls of words, there are photos, graphics, charts, and lists mixed in that make the whole book easy on the eyes. She didn’t sacrifice her personality, which is beautiful and witty, when writing this book and that’s probably one of my favorite things about it. It’s extremely well-written while also being easy to read and the contents soak in well. It doesn't have textbook vibes like other books in the field of dog training do.Ok ok I’ve been talking long enough. Buy the book. You won’t regret it!

I’m very happy with the condition and delivery was quick.

I heard the author speak at a training expo and really liked her approach to training. The book is an extension of that. I've read dozens of books by many different trainers and hers ranks right up there with the best of them

Just got the book last night, binding is so weak/frail that the pages are tearing away as you turn the page! I haven’t gotten far yet, but the context of the book looks great, can’t wait to read it, I hope my replacement will be better bound!

I have read the intro but have not yet had time to practice these. But I will be soon. I love this book so far. Hoping to improve my relationship with my dogs.

If you are looking for a way to use R+ training for competition obedience this is a great book. The author clearly describes how to go about training the exercises. Her writing is clear and written in an engaging voice.

Excellent book! Highly recommend. A great resource for those wanting to do competitive obedience with an R+ approach. Clearly written and well illustrated.

A great book for training with explanations and step by step instructions of how to teach an element. Highly recommended.

I would give this book 5 stars for content but the Kindle version is not properly formatted which makes it very difficult to find a particular section to refer to. There is a table of contents but no links for you to click to go to the page directly. The text sometimes refers to page numbers but of course that doesn't work with Kindle.However the actual content is excellent. It is aimed at people training their dog for competition obedience or Rally and it assumes that the reader is already committed to reward-based training and knows how to use a clicker. Consequently the book gets straight to the meat of how to train various exercises, rather than discussing methods of reinforcement. The book is well structured. Each exercise is presented in sections covering why to train this, an overview of the training and then step by step descriptions as to how to carry out the training plan.

This book is well laid out. Great tips and instructions to give your dog great obedience skills.Best of all Hannah is a positive dog trainer. With focus on relationship and fun, your dog will be happy you purchased this book!

I really love this book , great value for money, shows you how to start training the various exercises from the very beginning to the finished product. 100% recommend this book for anyone just starting out in obedience, and those that are trying to progress to the level you need for competition.