Dog Behavior

Nationally recognized, award-winning animal behaviorist and master trainer Bryan Bailey will help you gain the knowledge and tools to activate and deactivate natural impulses and mechanisms in your dog, leading to a harmonious existence and the control you've always dreamed of.

The first step in establishing a healthy, happy relationship with your dog is understanding why he behaves the way he does. This entertaining audio program � designed for all ages � will teach you about "dogs being dogs".

If you are thinking about getting a puppy or simply want to learn how to train your perfect dog in a happy, positive way, then keep reading. This guide uses a fresh approach which puts strong emphasis on the relationship with the individual dog, informed by breed-specific traits. It contains the distilled information of decades of dog training experience in one master guide with clear, sympathetic, intelligent guidelines for successful dog training.

**“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick** **Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads** **People magazine Best Summer Reads** “A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times). Have...

Forget about dominance—positive reinforcement is all you need for a well-behaved, socially adept dog. Transform your dogs behavior and mood for the better even if you have just a few minutes to spare! Are you welcoming a new pup into your home and eager to instill positive behaviors from the start? Do you struggle with existing dogs who gnaw at furniture, dig up the garden, or have indoor accidents? Perhaps you're dealing with a senior dog and aiming to correct a few developed habits? If so, you're in the right place.

Give your dog the best start to life with Dr Scott Miller's guide to raising the perfect puppy. All your questions are answered and concerns quelled with this friendly and authoritative guide to puppy care, which also contains features on puppy psychology and debunking popular myths. Follow Puppy Parenting's clear chronological format and learn what to expect at each stage of your pet's development, as well as how you can deal with behavioural and health issues.

Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind - but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town, memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at the age of 38, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work.

Being attuned to your dog’s needs will bring you a long way in fixing their behavior. You can find out what is causing your dog to act up and resolve this in a more constructive way that sets them up to behave better in the future. By putting in a bit of effort today, you will have years of effortless dog rearing, spending less time on discipline and more time on bonding with your dog instead.

A lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and each other made us who we are Poison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers hunt to feed their adult...

Maltipoo Bible and Maltipoos is your complete Maltipoo audiobook guide! You will discover all the proven Insider Maltipoo Secrets you’ll need to have the very best experience with your Maltipoo. The Maltipoo breed is very unique, as is about to be revealed. Everything is covered from Maltipoo breed history, finding the best Maltipoo for you, Maltipoo puppies, how to pick the best and avoid the worst!

In her book Understanding Behavior: The Human Effect, Lynne Marie draws on her years of experience as a canine behavior specialist to offer no-nonsense, easy-to-follow techniques to help you teach your dog. With humor and remarkable insight, Lynne explains the human’s role and the dog’s perspective as well as misconceptions of each. This audiobook will help you maximize your teaching efforts while forging a strong and loving bond with your canine companion.

Through playful humor, down-to-earth advice, and plenty of you’re-not-alone moments, Life with Furballs celebrates the beautifully messy relationship we share with our furry companions. You’ll laugh, you’ll nod along, and you’ll feel more connected to the wonderfully quirky pet world than ever before.

Cat behavior and the behavior of dogs puzzle the most savvy pet owners, and pet behavior problems lead to dogs and cats losing their homes. Animal behavioral problems arise out of owners not understanding dog language or cat language, and misunderstanding normal animal behavior. Fun, practical, and eminently informative, ComPETability briefly looks at the biological, evolutionary, and behavioral differences between cats and dogs to devise strategies for owners that enable the two species to live in harmony within the same household.

The United States is home to 78.2 million owned dogs, and 28 percent of owners own more than one dog while 12 percent own three or more. That means more furry love for owners, but also can create a howling mess over that (GRRRR!) new canine friend. From conflicts over favorite toys and chew bones to sharing time with a favorite human, adding new pets rubs fur the wrong way and creates hairy situations for everyone - including you.

Discover why you were always afraid of a monster under your childhood bed, why people truly believe in their “lucky” lotto numbers, and more with hundreds of quick facts, research-based explanations, and challenging quiz questions on everything from the psychology of our ancient ancestors to...

In this collection of 28 "riotously funny and outrageously honest" true-life tales, author Joni B. Cole manage to mingle low moments with high comedy; and social awkwardness with social observation.

The title essay was inspired when the author went to the bookstore and noticed all the best sellers about adorably naughty dogs. At first resentful of these other writers' successes, Cole eventually realized she had her own bad-dog story to exploit....

The extraordinary breakthrough management program--heralded by GE, Motorola, and AlliedSignal--that is sweeping corporate America with its unprecedented ability to achieve superior financial results. Six Sigma is the most powerful breakthrough management tool ever devised, promising increased...

Looks at each dog element archetype individually, exploring their personality strengths and weaknesses, emotional defaults, how they react under stress, what makes them happy, and their potential physical ailments and conditions Offers holistic practices to help support each elemental...

Dog lovers get ready – Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, international bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love (which the San Francisco Chronicle calls ""winning and wise,"" and ""a charming paean to our best friends""), is back with an inspiring, heart-warming, and deeply personal...

Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, the award-winning author of A Dog Like Daisy, delivers another heartwarming must-read middle grade novel for dog lovers. Equal parts funny and poignant, this book from the point of view of the service dog, Zeus, is perfect for fans of Max and A Dog Called Homeless...