Bonding with Your Dog, livre ebook

In this groundbreaking book, professional dog trainer Victoria Schade reveals that a successful relationship between you and your dog isn't about establishing yourself as the pack leader, but about building a meaningful bond. She explains how this bond forms the core of your entire relationship; if it's lacking, it's the primary source of any frustration you may be having with your dog.

First, you'll take a quiz to help you gauge your current relationship with your dog. Next, you'll learn the building blocks for creating a positive, mutually rewarding bond-from granting privileges to being unpredictable to offering ample praise and playtime. You'll discover how a bonded dog:

• Listens to obedience cues
• Wants you in her sightlines, even in intriguing environments
• Doesn't escape through open doorways
• Understands and follows your house rules
• Wants to be close to you and work with you
• Truly trusts and respects you

  Whether you share your heart and home with a puppy, an adolescent, or a senior dog, it's never too early or too late to build a bond to last a lifetime-and this book shows you how.
  Foreword.

  Part I: All about Bonding.

  1 What Is the Bond?

  2 Ways We Accidentally Undermine the Bond.

  3 Bonding and Body Language.

  4 Privileges vs. Rights.

  Part II: How to Build the Bond.

  5 Building Block #1: Training for Life.

  6 Building Block #2: Be Predictable but Unpredictable.

  7 Building Block #3: Praise!

  8 Building Block #4: Playing to Win.

  9 Building Block #5: Time for the Tricky Stuff.

  10 Building Block #6: Don’t Forget Your Sense of Humor.

  Laugh a Little.

  Frustration Is Inevitable.

  It’s Not Rocket Science.

  Index.