The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears - Softcover

Patricia B. McConnell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891767003 ISBN 13: 9781891767005

Publisher: McConnell Publishing Limited, 2005

Synopsis

Many fear-based problems can be overcome by learning how to apply desensitization and counter conditioning. Whether fear of strangers, vacuums or objects, by identifying triggers and creating a step-by-step plan you will improve the quality of your dog's life-and yours.

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:

"Cautious Canine is another marvelous booklet by Dr. McConnell. I love seeing my students dogs transformed after their owners start using Dr. McConnell s methods. In just a matter of weeks, I will see dogs that started out in class hiding under a chair barking at everyone who got close to them, to a dog who wants to greet everyone in class with a wagging tail." --Meredith Gage, owner Pawsitive Experience Dog Training and Consulting Bend, OR

"This booklet saved my dog's life and secured his place in my heart and home forever" --Karen Vogt

About this edition

• Publisher: McConnell Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1891767003
• ISBN 13: 9781891767005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 30