In a Dog's Heart - by Jennifer Arnold (Paperback)

About the Book

As the founder of Canine Assistants, Arnold has implemented and advanced a methodologyNChoice TeachingNthat pairs scientific and behavioral knowledge about dogs with gentle incentive and encouragement to extraordinary effect. Here, she offers her best practices and useful tips that range over a dog's whole life.

Book Synopsis

AN INDISPENSABLE GUIDE FOR ANY DOG OWNER--NEW OR SEASONED

Jennifer Arnold has come to a unique understanding of the human-dog bond over the two decades she has spent raising and training service dogs for Canine Assistants. She developed a methodology--Choice Teaching--that pairs scientific and behavioral knowledge about dogs with gentle incentive and encouragement to extraordinary effect. Here Arnold shares

- how to choose the puppy that's destined for you and what to have on hand before you bring that puppy home
- best practices when it comes to teaching your dog essential and even lifesaving commands
- what to stock in your doggie first-aid kit
- how to keep your pet safe from dangers at home and in the outside world
- how to help your dog overcome anxious behavior, from separation anxiety to thunderstorm phobia
- the challenges and rewards of adopting an older dog

Throughout the book are captivating stories of the extraordinary ways in which dogs prove themselves worthy of our care and devotion--and how we can, and why we should, help them achieve what they so deserve.

"This guide is as practical as it is wise, a keeper book for ready reference."--Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog

"An informative and entertaining book . . . [Arnold's] insightful words provide knowledge every dog owner needs."--Publishers Weekly

Review Quotes

Praise for In a Dog's Heart

"With insight and compassion, Jennifer Arnold guides us through the inside of a dog's heart and teaches us how to build a relationship of love and trust on both sides. This guide is as practical as it is wise, a keeper book for ready reference."--Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog

Praise of Jennifer Arnold's Through a Dog's Eyes

"A perfect balance of science and observation, this book . . . is a worthy tribute to our canine friends."--Publishers Weekly

"Charming."--The Washington Post

"Arnold's voice is assertive with experience. . . . Her storehouse of anecdotal evidence is telling and entertaining, and her demolition of various alpha-model and negative reinforcement teaching techniques is thorough and lofty."--Kirkus Reviews

"There can be no doubt Jennifer Arnold knows her stuff when it comes to training dogs."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Vivid, memorable, moving . . . This book's message is simply the truth."--Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants and Ape House

About the Author

Jennifer Arnold is the founder and executive director of Canine Assistants, a service-dog school based in Milton, Georgia. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Through a Dog's Eyes, which was also the subject of a PBS documentary. She lives with her husband, veterinarian Kent Bruner, son Chase, three dogs, Bob the cat, eight horses, and a number of other animals.

Canine Assistants is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing service dogs for children and adults who have physical disabilities, epilepsy, or other special needs. Canine Assistants does not charge for the service it provides; rather, it relies on the generosity of those who recognize that helping one benefits us all.