Author : Marissa Martino
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 39,72 MB
Release : 2017-06
Category : Dog owners
ISBN : 9781537070407
Dog owners can become better individuals through the practice of dog training to form a relationship with one's pet.
Author : Marissa Martino
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 2019-11-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781707934966
Human-Canine Behavior Connection: Building Better Relationships Through Dog Training is a dog training and personal growth book designed to help you and your canine companion expand as individuals and grow together as a team.During my career, I have been witness to many people learning about themselves and expanding as individuals through the behavior modification process and the relationship with their dog. It's uncommon for people to think of dog training as an opportunity for personal development; however, the relationship with your dog is the perfect, safe space to start navigating who you are in all relationships.The book introduces my training and behavior modification approach, Human-Canine Behavior Connection (HCBC). The approach consists of 4 steps: STEP 1: Training the Pet Parent Understanding your dog's behavior and their relationship to the worldUnderstanding what your dog is communicatingSTEP 2: Training the DogImplementing management strategies to support your dog's behaviorIntroducing training & behavior modification techniquesSTEP 3: Enhancing the Relationship Understanding your response to your dog's behavior Introducing relationship-building principles to enhance your training and connectionSTEP 4: Enhancing YourselfLearning who you are in all relationshipsUsing the behavior modification process and relationship building principles to grow as a personOur relationship with our canine companions can be a window into how we relate to the world around us. I hope you gain this awareness through the pages of this book.
Author : Mary Renck Jalongo
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1612496490
A primary mission of universities is promoting student success and well-being. Many college and university personnel have implemented initiatives that offer students the documented benefits of positive human-animal interaction (HAI). Accumulating evidence suggests that assistance dogs, therapy dogs, and shelter dogs can support student wellness and learning. The best programs balance the welfare of humans and canines while assessing students’ needs and complying with all laws and regulations. Contributors to this edited volume have drawn upon research across many disciplines as well as their extensive practical experiences to produce a timely and valuable resource—for administrators and students. Whether readers are just getting started or striving to improve well-established programs, The Canine-Campus Connection provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways. Part one examines the interactions between postsecondary students and canines by reviewing the literature on the human-canine bond. It establishes what necessarily must be the top priority in canine-assisted activities and therapy: the health and safety of both. Part two highlights four major categories of dogs that students are likely to interact with on and off campus: service dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), therapy dogs, and homeless dogs. Part three emphasizes ways in which dogs can influence student learning during classes and across aspects of their professional development. Part four considers future directions. Authors take the stance that enriching and enlarging interactions between college students and canines will require university personnel who plan and evaluate events, projects, and programs. The book concludes with the recommendation that colleges and universities move toward more dog-friendly campus cultures.
Author : Jen Golbeck
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1668007843
A feel-good, comprehensive exploration of the profound bond between humans and dogs from Jen Golbeck, the “internet’s dog mom” behind the massive social media platform The Golden Ratio, and Stacey Colino, an award-winning science writer. Dogs have been considered people’s best friend for thousands of years, but never has the relationship between humans and their canine companions been as vitally important as it is today. With all of the seismic shifts in today’s world, rates of anxiety and depression have been skyrocketing, and people have been turning to their dogs for solace and stability. Amidst these dire realities, something wonderful has taken shape. In the United States alone, dog adoptions doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people have brought furry friends into their lives for the first time or seized this opportunity to deepen the connections they already have, they are looking to understand how owning a dog can change their lives. Now, The Purest Bond explores the benefits our dogs can have on our physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being, often without our realizing it. Weaving together groundbreaking research and touching real-life stories, The Purest Bond explores not just the social benefits of owning a dog but the science of how dogs improve our emotional and physical health, mental acuity, and our ability to focus and absorb information. Most importantly, they remind us of what’s right in the world—love, trust, affection, playtime, fresh air, and sunshine—even when so much feels wrong.
Author : Dwaine Aj Whogoes
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781965033005
Discover a world where humans and dogs connect on a deeper, more profound level than you have ever imagined possible - even if you just adopted your first puppy or have been a lifelong dog owner. This guide is unique at its core. It goes beyond generic methods and blanket solutions, breezing past overused information to touch the heart of your dog's behavior. It is not a fix-all solution but a recipe for deepening the connection you share with your dog. Embracing this will completely transform your relationship with your pet, fostering a bond based on mutual understanding and respect.
Author : Jennifer Golbeck
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 2023
Category :
ISBN : 9781668007488
Author : Clive D. L. Wynne
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Pets
ISBN : 132854396X
A pioneering canine behaviorist draws on cutting-edge research to show that a single, simple trait--the capacity to love--is what makes dogs such perfect companions for humans, and to explain how we can better reciprocate their affection.
Author : Meg Daley Olmert
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Human-animal relationships
ISBN : 0306817365
Nothing turns a baby's head more quickly than the sight or sound of an animal. This fascination is driven by the ancient chemical forces that first drew humans and animals together. It is also the same biology that transformed wolves into dogs and skittish horses into valiant comrades that would carry us into battle. Made for Each Other is the first book to explain how this chemistry of attraction and attachment flows through--and between--all mammals to create the profound emotional bonds humans and animals still feel today. Drawing on recent discoveries from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, behavioral psychology, archeology, as well as her own investigations, Meg Daley Olmert explains why the brain chemistry humans and animals trigger in each other also has a profound effect on our mental and physical well being. This lively and original investigation asks what happens when the bond is severed. If thousands of years of caring for animals infused us with a biology that shaped our hearts and minds, do we dare turn our back on it? Daley Olmert makes a compelling and scientific case for what our hearts have always known, that we were, and always will be, made for each other.
Author : Andrew Root
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 24,46 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0451497619
In the bestselling tradition of Inside of a Dog and Marley & Me, a smart, illuminating, and entertaining read on why the dog-human relationship is unique--and possibly even "spiritual." Dr. Andrew Root's search for the canine soul began the day his eight-year-old son led the family in a moving Christian ritual at the burial service for Kirby, their beloved black lab. In the coming weeks, Root found himself wondering: What was this thing we'd experienced with this animal? Why did the loss hurt so poignantly? Why did his son's act seem so right in its sacramental feel? In The Grace of Dogs, Root draws on biology, history, theology, cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds), and paleontology to trace how in our mutual evolution, humans and dogs have so often helped each other to become more fully ourselves. Root explores questions like: Do dogs have souls? Is it accurate to say that dogs "love" us? What do psychology and physiology say about why we react to dogs in the way that we do? The Grace of Dogs paints a vivid picture of how, beyond sentimentality, the dog-human connection can legitimately be described as "spiritual"--as existing not for the sake of gain, but for the unselfish desire to be with and for the other, and to remind us that we are persons worthy of love and able to share love. In this book for any parent whose kids have asked if they'll see Fido in Heaven, or who has looked their beloved dog in the face and wondered what's going on in there, Dr. Root delivers an illuminating and heartfelt read that will change how we understand man's best friend.
Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0063052261
“A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom.” —John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog Sense A charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal experience to illuminate a magical bond that has endured millennia—from the New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type. “Ludo is now an elderly gentleman, and we would do almost anything to ensure his continued happiness. We schedule our days around his needs—his mealtimes, his walks, the delivery of his life-saving medication (he has epilepsy, poor love). We spend a bizarrely large amount of our disposable income on him, and he never sends a card of thanks. When he’s not with us for a few days, the house feels extraordinarily empty. I feel so fortunate to know him.” Ludo is a dog—Simon Garfield’s beloved black Labrador retriever, one of millions of canines who have become integral parts of our lives. But how did the dog become top dog? How did these faithful animals come to assist us not only in hunting, but in bomb disposal and cancer detection—and ultimately become our closest companions? Dog’s Best Friend examines how this bond developed over the centuries, and how it has transformed countless lives, both human and canine. Garfield begins with the earliest visual representations—dogs depicted in ancient rock art—and ends at the laboratory that first sequenced the canine genome. Along the way, we meet the legendary Corgis of Buckingham Palace, the dogs of the Soviet space program, the world’s first labradoodle, and a border collie that can identify more than a thousand different plush toys. Garfield reveals the secrets of the world’s best dog trainers, takes us inside the wild world of dog breeding and dog shows, and unearths the deep psychological roots of the human-dog link. And Ludo pops his snout in from time to time as well. A celebration of this deep interspecies connection, delivered with Simon Garfield’s inimitable wit, Dog’s Best Friend offers delights and insights for anyone who has ever loved a dog.
