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The Other End of the Leash | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia Mcconnell
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  158 reviews
Sales Rank: 1299
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 034544678X
ISBN: 034544678X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780345446787
ASIN: 034544678X
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
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Product Description
Patricia B. McConnell shares insights on how dogs might interpret our behavior and essential advise on how to interact with them in ways that bring out their best. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the way we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you'll discover how you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a human and more like a dog. It also provides insight on how dogs and humans share personality types--and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than "alpha wanna-bes!" ( 2002, Paperback, 246 pages)
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The Other End of the Leash begins with an eloquently simple premise: "All dogs are brilliant at perceiving the slightest movement that we make, and they assume each tiny movement has meaning." With that in mind, all of Dr. Patricia McConnell's recommendations for communicating with your canine make immediate sense. Don't we all automatically bend forward when coaxing a dog to come and play? Break eye contact when we wish to avoid a confrontation? While these instinctive behaviors are right on target, a number of other habits aren't so positive, and McConnell helps us break them with both humor and common sense. Chapters are categorized by senses such as sound, sight, and smell; specific pack behaviors such as dominance and play also merit their own sections. McConnell uses the same humor and patience she recommends with dogs on her readers. Whether she's referring to maggots as "a value-added commodity in canine economics" or ruminating on attempts to verbally cue her dogs to exit the house one at a time, her wise and gently self-deprecating book brings training--of both dogs and humans--to new levels. Jill Lightner
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 Thank you Dr. McConnell! April 21, 2008
This book provides truly wonderful insight into the human/dog relationship. It is a must read for all those who love dogs. I am humbled by Dr. McConnell's wisdom. This is one book it was a privilege to read!
Well Written April 17, 2008
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This is a well written book. I do some traveling and was a great read on the plane.
Worth the money March 3, 2008
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I loved this book. I thought it was so helpful. It really helps me understand my dogs. I thought it was a very positive book (unlike another reviewer)...she really lets her love of dogs shine through. I highly recommend it.
Surprising and Throughly Enjoyable February 23, 2008
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This is a timeless book about the all too often hidden relationships between people and dogs. This book is enjoyable reading with reliable, scientifically based information. Reading will enhance your knowledge of and your communication with your remarkable companion animal. We are privileged to be at the other end of the leash and this book will help us live up to this honor and responsibility.
For an expanded and similar approach to our relationships with dogs and other companion animals take a look at this book. I enjoyed it, too, and it provides some surprising insights and valuable, usable information from.The Powerful Bond between People and Pets: Our Boundless Connections to Companion Animals (Practical and Applied Psychology)
A great dog-training book February 9, 2008
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This book is one of the best on dog training and understanding canine behavior. It was recommended to me by a canine behavior expert and also by a trainer in the Whole Dog Journal.
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