Dog advocate and human-being life coach Brad Pattison brings his innovative, tough-love training and in-your-face counselling skills to the page.

Whether you're just getting started on training your new pup, looking to take your good relationship with your dog to a higher level, or trying to correct negative dog behaviours, Brad Pattison's book will provide DIY training material that underlines how you can teach your dog to be a healthy, happy member of your family. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of Pattison's established training techniques, anchored by real-life success stories and focus dogs. Examples of chapter titles: Dog Speak: Harnessing Canine Communication Methods to Enhance Interspecies Relations; Coddled Canines: The Dangers of Heavy Petting and the Best Methods for Rewarding Your Dog; and Co-Evolution: Raising the Bar and Strengthening the Bond.

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Introduction: You’ve Come a Long Way, Doggy
 
Chapter One: Why Do You Want a Dog?
Setting Realistic Objectives and Expectations for a Win-Win Relationship
 
Chapter Two: Leader of the Pack
Asserting Your Alpha Status
 
Chapter Three: Dog Speak
Harnessing Canine Communication Methods to Enhance Interspecies Relations
 
Chapter Four: Dog Training
Techniques That Dogs Respect versus Industry Fads
 
Chapter Five: Six-Legged Health and Fitness
Healthy Bonding through Exercise and Socialization
 
Chapter Six: Home -Wrecking Hounds
Chewing, Shredding and Territorial Wars
 
Chapter Seven: Coddled Canines
The Dangers of Heavy Petting and the Best Methods for Rewarding Your Dog
 
Chapter Eight: Two’s a Crowd
Multi-Dog Families
 
Chapter Nine: Puppy Love
Puppy Mills, Pet Shops of Horrors and My Key Methods for Successful Puppy Training
 
Chapter Ten: Evolutionary Training and Bonding
 
Epilogue
Notes
Index

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BRAD PATTISON is an animal trainer and human-being life coach who has been professionally remedying dog behaviour for over fifteen years. He uses revolutionary techniques derived from his studies of domesticated dogs, wolves and coyotes, and his unique methods involve communicating with dogs in a way they understand — through body language. He focuses on the effects that human relationships have on pets: learning how to properly assert your alpha status and training your dog in REAL LIFE situations. Best known for his TV series, At the End of My Leash, Pattison also founded Vancouver's Yuppy Puppy Dog Day Care Inc., pioneered the first Street Safety training program for dogs and facilitates courses that certify other dog trainers. His "Six Legs to Fitness" workout program for owners and their dogs has been featured on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet. During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Pattison mobilized friends and created the Pattison Canine Rescue Team, which spent several weeks in Louisiana rescuing dogs from the floods. He lives in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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