Parenting Your Dog - Hardcover

King, Trish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0793805481 ISBN 13: 9780793805488

Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Explains how raising dogs is like raising children; provides advice on choosing, socializing, and training a puppy, an adolescent dog, or an adult dog; and discusses such issues as relationships with other dogs and the aging dog.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

If you have ever found yourself comparing the joys and frustrations of raising a dog with child rearing, you're not alone! With sensitivity, wit, and an innate understanding of how dogs "think," renowned professional dog trainer Trish King explains that dog parenting, like parenting human children, is a labor of love requiring special consideration of your pet's unique and varied needs.

While exploring the similarities between child parenting and dog parenting, King promotes insight into the canine psyche and places an emphasis on positive, reward-based learning. She sets forth numerous training techniques designed to strengthen the relationship between human parent and dog and offers tips on how to successfully guide one's pet through puppyhood, adolescence, adulthood, and beyond. King even provides learning strategies formulated to help resolve problem behaviors and presents guidelines on how to aid a dog's adjustment to family life.

Dog parenting is not just about training---it's about forging a loving, enduring relationship with your pet. Ultimately, the connection between parent and child is heightened through caring and the numerous rewards that a commitment to one another brings. Parenting Your Dog embraces these ideals and provides the key to forming a rewarding, lasting relationship with your dog!

About the Author

Trish King is the Director of the Animal Behavior & Training Department at the Marin Humane Society (MHS) in Marin County, California. King teaches workshops and seminars on behavior, canine management, temperament assessment, and handling difficult dogs. She established the Canine Consultant/Instructor Academy at MHS for new or interested trainers, which covers training theory and techniques, handling dogs, and teaching people. She is also an instructor for the Officers Training Academy at MHS. She is a member of the panel that put together the Delta Society's Professional Standards for Dog Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles and has spoken nationally at several well-known venues, including conferences held by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the Humane Society of the United States, and the American Humane Association. King is also a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, Inc (IAABC).

King lives with her husband, Michael; her daughter, Robin; and her three canine companions, Strider (a formerly stray German Shepherd), Sophie (a formerly aggressive Cairn Terrier), and Ariel (a perfect Belgian Tervuren).

About this edition

• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0793805481
• ISBN 13: 9780793805488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224