Teaching avoidance without shock — rattlesnakes, poisonous toads, scorpions, and more.
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Snake avoidance training has come a long way since 2012. Snake Avoidance Without Shock UNLEASHED is the fully updated edition — the latest tips, games, and strategies for teaching your dog to stay safe around snakes and other dangerous creatures, built on 13 years of real, heartwarming results.
This book taps into your dog's nose, intelligence, and instincts to teach them to steer clear of rattlesnakes — and other creepy crawlies like toads, scorpions, or black widows — by at least 5 feet. They'll learn self-control when something new piques their interest, impulse control when a slithering tail kicks their prey drive into overdrive, and how to alert you to danger while keeping themselves safe.

Avoiding Dangerous Critters Training is the 3-week curriculum built on Snake Avoidance Without Shock, with additional information on how to gather the scent of any dangerous critter — because it's more than just rattlesnakes.
Poisonous toads, alligators, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, and non-rattler venomous snakes can all affect your dog — and they all smell different. If you can get the scent, you can train your dog what to do when they encounter it.