ButerflyGirl Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Well the title pretty much says it all how do these two books differ? - Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt - Click to Clam by Emma Parsons If you could only have one which one would you have? If you have read both are they both different enough to justify buying both?? Or feel free to make suggestions of other books which are along the same lines (for a general pet dog, not so much agility and obedience competition focused) Vanessa Edited September 15, 2011 by ButerflyGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Well the title pretty much says it all how do these two books differ? - Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt - Click to Clam by Emma Parsons If you could only have one which one would you have? If you have read both are they both different enough to justify buying both?? Or feel free to make suggestions of other books which are along the same lines (for a general pet dog, not so much agility and obedience competition focused) Vanessa Bumping this up, as I am also interested in replys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButerflyGirl Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks, any thoughts from anyone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks, any thoughts from anyone??? I have always thought that LAT & Click for Calm were much the same game, but to be honest, I have never actually read much about the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I've only got Click to Calm, but from what I've read on here, sounds pretty similar to Control Unleashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have both. I would say that Click to Calm is more practical for day to day things like walks. Control Unleashed is more targeted towards agility or other stimulating environments. They are both very good and have lots of great information in them, but for a reactive pet dog I think Click to Calm would be more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Haven't gone through them for a while, but from memory - I'd agree with wuffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiechick Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Control Unleashed by a mile ! Was disappointed in Click to Calm when I read it - thought it was a bit simplistic, whereas CU is a lot more comprehensive and has training ideas that can be applied to all sorts of dogs, not just typical CU candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I've got both. In terms of easy reading for the pet dog owner, click to calm breaks things down nicely - it is an easy read. There are a few thing I dont like ( eg head collar), but I ignore them. Control unleashed is also fantastic, but reading it is a but more involved. It is very useful for pet fog owners too, but you need to abstract the agility examples. If you van afford it, get both, but plan which elements you'll use before you confuse the dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have both and to be honest I find CU hard work to read (maybe it's my brain fog) but I do think there are some really valuable principles in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I've got both. I find Click to calm easier and more interesting to read, control unleashed is filled with annoying stories about how amazing this training is and how it cured this dog... I would just rather read the methods thank you! CU is also a LOT more expensive to buy than CTC (at least here in NZ). In terms of what they offer, I think they both bring something to the table and you will be happy with either of them- I have heard a lot more people raving about CU but I didn't really enjoy reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Click to Calm is easier to read. It is more focussed on a calm dog. Control Unleashed is harder to read, but once you get through the introductionary chapters, it does get better. It is more focussed on getting a dog to work with you in stressful situations. Both have merit and could be used to compliment one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButerflyGirl Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Thanks for all the input guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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