Kids and Dogs: A Professional's Guide to Helping Families
by Pelar, ColleenEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-11-01
Publisher(s): Dream Dog Productions
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Summary
Kids and dogs have misunderstandings every day. Most aren't serious, but some can be downright dangerous. If a bite occurs, a child could be injured and the dog could lose his home-or his life!
Author Biography
Colleen Pelar, CPDT, CDBC, is the author of Living with Kids and Dogs . . . Without Losing Your Mind (2005) and Kids and Dogs: A Professional's Guide to Helping Families (2009). Colleen has been training dogs since 1991 and is the co-owner of the largest dog-training facility in Northern Virginia where she oversees group classes, private lessons, and behavior-modification programs. She also serves as an instructor in the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Academy teaching recruits about dogs. Colleen specializes in improving the communication between canine and human family members and really enjoys doing seminars that help dog aficionados bridge the gap between what they know about dogs and what their clientele knows.
Table of Contents
| Let's Get Started! | p. 1 |
| The First Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| The "Good-Dog Myth" Hurts All Dogs | p. 17 |
| The Second Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| There's No "One Size Fits All" Solution | p. 25 |
| The Third Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| The Difference Between Tolerance & Enjoyment | p. 41 |
| The Fourth Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| Good Intentions Aren't Enough | p. 49 |
| The Fifth Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| What to Look For & When to Intervene | p. 67 |
| The Sixth Thing Dogs Wish People Knew is à | |
| Teens Can Be as Tough as Toddlers | p. 83 |
| If Not You, Then Who? | p. 89 |
| Good Moment/Bad Moment | p. 93 |
| Going to School | p. 105 |
| Resources | p. 115 |
| Index | p. 117 |
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