The heartbeat at your feet
Subtitle: a practical, compassionate new way to train your dog
By: Lisa Tenzin-Dolma
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781442218178
Subjects: Training; Dogs; Behavior
Description: This book looks at the ways in which we connect with dogs, and how we can deepen our understanding and strengthen the bonds with our companions. Each chapter explores the mind of the dog, its instincts, body language, and the profound insights you can gain into what your dog is thinking and feeling through the simple process of observation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Listening to the heartbeat. Your dog's mind; title: Instincts and senses; title: Body language and communication; title: How your dog reads you; title: What's your dog telling you?; title: Who's training whom?; title: pt. 2. When two hearts beat as one. The sympatico method versus dominance methods; title: Bringing home your new dog : getting it right from the start; title: Training, recall, and those all-important manners; title: Barking, chewing, growling, and other issues; title: The games people (and dogs) play; title: pt. 3. A meeting of hearts : thirteen success stories. Success stories.