Someone at our local public library picks out interesting dog books! I devoured One Dog at a Time the day I brought it home. Pen Farthing is a British Royal Marine, and his tour of duty in a remote town in Afghanistan turned out very differently than he could have imagined.
He informally adopted one dog. Then there was another. Then a pregnant bitch, then …well, I won’t give away too much. You can read more about it at Amazon by clicking on the image, or you can look around his website nowzaddogs.com to find out what is currently happening as a result of that tour of duty. I won’t give away the story by saying what is on the site. Read the rest of this entry
The second time I picked it up, I read all afternoon and finished it all in a couple of days. I really didn’t want it to end. Read the rest of this entry
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, by Patricia McConnell, is a fascinating and warm-hearted book about dog training by a woman with impeccable credentials. She’s one of my favorite writers, and I was pleased to notice recently that this book was #5 in popularity of all the dog training books that Amazon sells.
No wonder that this book ranks so highly…
It’s not another training manual, although it does have plenty of training advice.
Rather, it’s a book about understanding dog behavior, written by an academic with a a heart. She discusses many of the ways that we humans use body language in different ways than dogs do, with the resulting misunderstandings. She tells us how we can better understand our own actions and dogs’ responses.
Since the book is written in a very personal and often amusing way, it’s a very good read. Patricia McConnell has worked for years as an animal behaviorist and has trained many dogs that their owners were about ready to give up on. She has done a lot with aggressive dogs.
If you were only going to buy one book on the behavior of dogs, make it this one. I’m sure you won’t be sorry! Read the rest of this entry
I am a big fan of the writing of Marta Williams. I’ve read her first book several times. So I was delighted to get an email from Carol Upton with this review of a new book by Marta Williams. — Rosana
Ask Your Animal: Resolving Behavioral Issues Through Intuitive Communication
By Marta Williams, Foreword by Vanessa Williams, New World Library, 2008, Soft Cover, $14.95, ISBN: 978-1-57731-609-1, Available at www.martawilliams.com
Reviewed by Carol M. Upton
Like almost everyone else in the world. I started out believing that being able to communicate intuitively with animals was pure science fiction. ~ Marta Williams
Around the world, people are starting to see how communication with other species enhances all life. Whether you want to enrich your relationship with one pet or plan serious study of animal communication, Ask Your Animal will deeply inspire your direction.
Prior to becoming an animal communicator, Marta Williams worked as a wildlife biologist and environmental scientist. Intrigued by the idea of intuitive communication with animals, she set out to learn all that she could about the subject, a path which led her to become a full-time animal communicator. Read the rest of this entry
Someone at our local public library picks out interesting dog books! I devoured One Dog at a Time the day I brought it home. Pen Farthing is a British Royal Marine, and his tour of duty in a remote town in Afghanistan turned out very differently than he could have imagined.
