The heartbeat at your feet : a practical, compassionate new way to train your dog / Lisa Tenzin-Dolma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tenzin-Dolma, Lisa, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Training.

Dogs.

Dogs--Behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2016.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span>Many dog owners want to know how to connect with their pets better, how to provide better care, and how to troubleshoot behavioral issues. In this straightforward treatment, Lisa Tenzin-Dolma looks at the ways in which we connect with dogs, and how we can deepen our understanding and strengthen the bonds with our companions.</span></span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; I: Listening to the Heartbeat; 1 Your Dog's Mind; 2 Instincts and Senses; 3 Body Language and Communication; 4 How Your Dog Reads You; 5 What's Your Dog Telling You?; 6 Who's Training Whom?; II: When Two Hearts Beat as One; 7 The Sympatico Method versus Dominance Methods; 8 Bringing Home Your New Dog: Getting It Right from the Start; 9 Training, Recall, and Those All-Important Manners; 10 Barking, Chewing, Growling, and Other Issues; 11 The Games People (And Dogs) Play; III: A Meeting of Hearts: Thirteen Success Stories; 12 Success Stories

BibliographyIndex; About the Author; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 157) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40023-3

1-4422-1819-3

9786613942364

1-283-62991-7

OCLC:

817817278