The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook: Featuring the Hierarchy of Dog Needs®

From the coveted Publishers Weekly Booklife Review, A-Rated!
EDITOR’S PICK — “A thorough, illuminating guide to force-free dog training attuned to dogs’ emotional needs.”

Get the complete guide to dog training—combining compassion with animal psychology. Discover the path to successful pet parenting in the easy-to-follow Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook.

Got a dog and have a behavior problem? This revolutionary handbook provides dog-centric, practical solutions to common and complex behavior issues. In this comprehensive guide you'll find transformational advice to rehabilitate problem behavior for all breeds and all common problems.

It's also designed for dog trainers teaching manners classes, and includes private behavioral consultation treatment plans with citations and a detailed index to help you easily find what you're looking for. Learn how to prevent behavior problems before they escalate, stop unwanted behavior, and understand problems through meeting needs.

Renowned dog psychology expert, international speaker, and trailblazer in positive dog training, Linda Michaels, illustrates the most effective, ethical methods endorsed by the greatest minds in dog training and behavior. This meticulously researched handbook provides a roadmap for:

• Pet food and nutrition—Unravel the mysteries of dog food

• Veterinary and grooming visits—Help your dog feel comfortable from the very first visit

• Aggression—Learn to identify red flags, including treatment plans for all types of aggression and fear

• Separation anxiety—Create a Doggy Enrichment Land and follow the step-by-step treatment plan for desensitization and counter-conditioning

• Trainer secrets, good manners, and basic skills—Discover effective solutions for calm greetings, puppy “no bite”, “no jump”, lightening-fast "come", and leash-walking

The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook is a definitive “must have” for dog lovers and seasoned trainers—a classic treasure belonging on the top shelf of every library. Foreword by Dr. Marc Bekoff, PhD, co-founder with Jane Goodall of the Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and author of 31 books.

Biography—Linda Michaels, M.A., Psychology, international speaker (US, UK) and renowned best-seller author, is the founder of the “First, Do No Harm” approach in dog training. Linda is considered one of the modern-era dog psychology experts, influencers, and problem-solving writers in the field of canine behavior modification.

Linda holds a master’s degree in Experimental Psychology, conducted laboratory research in behavioral neurobiology, and has many years of shelter experience working with the most difficult cases. Her unique combination of academic excellence and hands-on skills with dogs, wolfdogs, and the famed Belyaev foxes, creates a bridge between the worlds of research, dog trainers and pet parents. Linda focuses on the psychological aspects of dog behavior that often mirror human conditions—without using dominance methods or devices. Find her in international trade magazines, as a featured expert in Psychology Today online, Newsweek online, Huffington Post Live, and Wolf Dog Radio.

What the experts are saying about The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook

“I've learned more from this book than from the 1000's of hours of courses I've taken or dozens of dog training books I've read. 10/10. Highly recommended.”
— Dee Storey, Rescue Dog Behavior Specialist

"...an amazingly comprehensive, scientifically accurate, ethical and compassionate gift to the world of dogs and the people who love them."
—Pat Miller, Training Editor for the Whole Dog Journal, Author