Kids and Dogs: A Professional's Guide to Helping Families
This book is both fantastic and unique. Every dog trainer, groomer, dog walker, shelter worker and general dog aficionado who would like to help parents improve the life of a dog living with children should read this book. It's filled with first-hand experience and stories that illustrate the points in memorable way. <P>As both a parent and a person who counsels dog owners, Colleen Pelar is able to take us into the mind of the parent so that we understand the misconceptions that they have that drive them to make the dangerous mistakes they make with regarding how their child and dog interact. More importantly she offers many useful tips and suggestions as to how anyone can help educate parents about the relationship between their kids and pets. --Dr. Sophia Yin, author ofLow-Stress Handling, Restraint, and Behavior Modification of Dogs and CatsandHow to Behave So Your Dog BehavesReadingKids and Dogsis like drinking cool, clean water in the middle of a hot, barren dessert! This clear and helpful book fills a gaping hole in the dog literature--how professionals in the field can help people trying to raise kids and dogs at the same time. I give itall paws upand a body wag from the shoulders back. --Patricia B. McConnell, PhD, CAAB, author ofThe Other End of the Leash, For the Love of a Dog,andTales of Two SpeciesAs a dog training and behavior professional without human children, I plead guilty to many of the inappropriate assumptions and unrealistic expectations that trainer/author Colleen Pelar describes in her latest work. This book is an invaluable resource for dog aficionados, professional or not, who seek to make relationships between families and their canine companions more successful. --Pat Miller, author ofThe Power of Positive Dog Trainingand training editor forThe Whole Dog Journal