Through a Dog’s Eyes Review and Giveaway – CLOSED

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Recently, I was sent the The New York Times Bestseller, Through a Dog’s Eyes, written by Canine Assistants founder Jennifer Arnold to read and review. This book is being re-released in a paperback edition. The book includes stories from Arnold’s life and the lives of the dogs who were her greatest teachers, and provides convincing and compelling testimony to explain her choice and style of teaching for her canine assistants program. You may remember when we participated in Milkbones Bark it Furward program that promotion benefited her program. Here is the link to catch up: http://www.prestonspeaks.com/2010/12/07/bark-it-furward/.

First, the book is a small paperback so if you get distracted easily and don’t like to read much… good news…. we were able to read in one weekend while traveling. The book was set up logically with alot of stories about Jennifer’s dogs and dogs in her programs. Some of the chapters include: canine cognition, emotion, personality, language, grooming, and teaching styles. She even gave us an entertaining story/history of how dogs evolved.

Here are some of our favorite quotes:
“Your dogs deserve your respect, and giving him that respect is the only way to have a healthy, happy relationship”.

“Another positive trait possessed by dogs is the willingness to cooperate, usually in a manner that is immediately beneficial to others rather than oneself..the desire to make other happy is an inherent trait of canines.

“(dogs) are bright, loving, splendid creatures who deserve to be adored for exactly who and what they are: dogs. We know that we, as people, are responsible for the well-being for dogs– all dogs, not just our own”

Mom also learned alot of interesting facts including: that dogs see approximately five times better at night than humans do and a dog’s vision is 80/20. We also don’t have a very strong sense of taste so that is how we can eat some really gross stuff hehehehe.

We also read that the alpha dog training methods that are so popular right now relies on the human showing force and power to control the dog. But according to Ms. Arnold in the wild the alpha would not have to be aggressive — they are the leader. Any displays of dominance would be far more likely to undermine the authority of a true alpha wolf. A genuine leader does not have to behave in such a manner. So why do you think we need to act that way towards us dogs..we won’t respect you the next day!

Another interesting teaching method she discussed was choice teaching. Which makes perfect sense to my parents. Us dogs as well as you humans don’t want to be told what to do all the time. We want to make a choice to do something because we want to. So one of the main methods they use at Canine Assistance is the trainers give the dogs a choice and wait for the dogs to decide what it is in his best interest to do what is asked.

This book will change the way you view the relationship between dog and owner!

Now if your chance to win you very own copy! The great folks at CoynerPR and Spiegal & Grau publishing is giving away a copy of the book Through a Dog’s Eyes by Jennifer Arnold to one of my lucky readers!

How to win!

How: Comment below on why you want to win!
Prize: One lucky reader will win a copy of the book Through a Dog’s Eyes by Jennifer Arnold
Dates: July 5, 2011 – July 14, 2011 10 pm Central Time
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Disclosure – I was given complimentary copy of the book as well as a copy to give to a reader. Opinions expressed here are my own.