A Dog's Best Friend: Dog Training for Real Dogs and Their People (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781913501204)

Welcome to the secret world of dogs - our best friends, family members, and companions.
This is an avant-garde dog training book for dogs and their people, from puppy to adulthood. Learn surprising tricks and tips to improve your ability to communicate and understand your canine companion.
Teaching your dog to beg at the table, walk on a leash without a collar, and understand basic vocabulary might just save your beloved canine's life someday. Tons of unique ideas and concepts about how to really train your dog to be happy, social, and well adjusted in our sometimes chaotic world.

You are your dog's best friend!

CHAPTERS
1) Am I A Dog Whisperer?
2) Could My Dog Survive Without Me?
3) How Many Words Can a Dog Understand?
4) Can Dogs Really Speak?
5) Quick Potty Training Tricks
6) Vinegar for Health and Clean Up
7) Lasts a Lifetime and Could Save Their Life
8) The Magic Spray Bottle
9) Yikes - I Forgot My Collar - Now What?
10) Here a Leash, There a Leash, Everywhere a Leash
11) Bones for Teeth - No Leathers
12) Make Them Love Their Kennel
13) Are You a Dog Whisperer?
14) Mutts Versus Pure Breeds - Rescues
15) Do You Find Them or Do They Find You?
16) Fur Versus Hair
17) Running Extends Their Life - and Ours
18) Are Dogs Smarter Than Us?
19) Top Dog
20) Free Feed Versus Controlled Feed
21) To Swim or Not to Swim
22) To Fix or Not to Fix
23) Fleas and Ticks Begone
24) The Sneaky Dog
25) Houdini Dogs
26) Yikes, I Lost My Dog!
27) Puppies Trainable at Ten Years Old
28) When Not to Trust the Vet
29) Diet For The Fifteen-Year-Old Puppy
30) Younger Dog for the Older Dog
31) A Valuable Lesson from Max
32) A Word About Cats
33) Where do Cats go When They Disappear
34) When and Where were Dogs Domesticated?
35) A Dog, A Cat and A Rat

Mila Johansen is a speaker, writer, teacher, and avid dog lover. She's lived with dogs for most of her life and can't imagine life without them. None of her dogs have ever seen the inside of a small dog kennel. They all sleep in her bedroom on washable quilts on the floor. She lives on an organic ranch in the California Sierras with four dogs and a cat, all of whom are featured in this book.
www.milajohansen.com