How to be the Leader of the Pack...And have Your Dog Love You For It. - Softcover

Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189176702X ISBN 13: 9781891767029

Publisher: McConnell Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

Learn how to love your dogs without spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation. This booklet clarifies how to be a benevolent leader and avoid aggression related to fear or dominance.

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB is an Ethologist and Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist who has consulted with cat and dog lovers for over twenty years. She combines a thorough understanding of the science of behavior with years of practical, applied experience. Her nationally syndicated radio show, Calling All Pets, played in over 110 cities for fourteen years. She is the behavior columnist for The Bark magazine ( the New Yorker of Dog Magazines ) and a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Comparative Psychology. She is Adjunct Associate Professor in Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching "The Biology and Philosophy of Human/Animal Relationships." Dr. McConnell is a much sought after speaker and seminar presenter, speaking to training organizations, veterinary conferences, academic meetings and animal shelters around the world about dog and cat behavior, and on science-based and humane solutions to serious behavioral problems. She is the author of ten books on training and behavioral problems, as well as the critically acclaimed books The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend and Tales of Two Species.

Review:

"We recommend this invaluable little booklet to pet owners and working dog owners alike." --Michelle Givens, Lighthouse Kennels

About this edition

• Publisher: McConnell Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 189176702X
• ISBN 13: 9781891767029
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 16