Follow my lead
Subtitle: what training my dogs taught me about life, love, and happiness
By: Carol Quinn
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781580053709
Subjects: Training; PETS / Dogs / Training; Anecdotes; Human-animal communication; Behavior; Human-animal relationships; Dogs; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness
Description: "Follow My Lead is the story of how two rambunctious dogs and a tough Russian dog trainer named Irina taught Carol Quinn everything she needed to know about life, love, and happiness. It all begins when the author decides-somewhat naively-to enroll her two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Nairobi and Sheila, into dog agility training. Unhappy with her failing love affair, her stagnant career, and even herself, she's hoping to find a hobby and straighten out her unruly but affectionate pets. She soon discovers that dog agility is not a lazy game of fetch-it's a highly competitive sport that requires owners to move their dogs through a timed obstacle course using only voice and hand signals. What follows is a life-changing experience: a learning process that teaches her not only about her dogs, but also about herself. As she continues, the training, and even the obstacle course itself, becomes a metaphor for her life.  With humor and candor, Quinn shares the parallel story of how, with Irina's guidance and wisdom, she and her dogs develop a deep bond of love and trust, and learn to navigate the course obstacles with grace and skill; and how she, too, overcomes life's obstacles by accepting her flaws and finding the inner strength to move forward-away from her doomed love affair, fears, and anxieties-and become the alpha dog" of her own life.  Funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, Follow My Lead is a story full of useful life lessons and homespun wisdom that will entertain and inspire readers of all sensibilities, whether they are dog lovers or not"--

"Follow My Lead is the story of how two difficult dogs and a Russian dog trainer taught Carol Quinn everything she needed to know about men, relationships, fear, success and personal happiness"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.