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The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read

By: Louise Glazebrook
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Summary

Wouldn't you love to know what your dog was thinking? 

The truth is that your dog is communicating with you all the time, but unless you know the signs, you aren't picking up on what your dog wants you to know. Louise Glazebrook is a dog behaviourist, trainer and television presenter who specialises in teaching people how to understand and connect with their dogs. 

In The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read, Louise tackles everything from bringing the right dog home, understanding body language and breed behaviour, responding to common behavioural issues, to the toys and games that you and your dog will both love.

Most dog trainers focus on the dog, but Louise focuses on you, the owner, giving you the skills and confidence to interpret your dog's needs and behaviour and build a better, happier relationship for life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2021 Louise Glazebrook (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group

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"Britain's top dog whisperer...a canine-human Esther Perel." (The Observer)

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Sorry but not for me

I’m sure this lady is knowledgeable, but I just found her very patronising throughout. Her voice is quite grating, and I found the celebrity name dropping very irrelevant and irritating. Got so far in and had to stop as just not useful at all for people that already have a dog. I get it’s important to choose the right dog, but many people have and are looking to deepen their understanding with their pet - so hours about choosing the right dog just makes the title look very misleading - call it “the book your future dog wishes you would read”.

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Essential reading

We all love dogs, but Louise loves them more - and she knows how to love them. If, like Alain de Botton says, love is a skill, then a lot of us are pretty rubbish when it comes to treating our dogs in a way that really makes them feel happy, safe and fulfilled. To my absolute horror, I've been doing so many things wrong for years. I actually feel really angry about this - the thousands of times I've walked along the pavement that goes through a meadow near my house, when I should have walked in the grass to let my dog sniff... The tone in the writing and the performance are quite serious a lot of the time, and I'm sure some people might not like this, but caring for a dog is a serious business so I think this is absolutely right. It's not all serious though - there's loads of great info about how to play with your dog effectively, in a way that will challenge them mentally. I think Louise might just love dogs more than anyone in the world - you can just hear it in her voice. It's really touching at times - it's absolutely no wonder she has celebrity clients, and I'm sure she'll have a lot more once the word gets out about this title.

I have never recommended a book to so many people before. I have been spamming my friends, and the ones who have started reading it feel the same way - this is a really special book. I'm not an idiot either - have got a whole shelf of books about bulldogs and dog training - just none quite like this. It breaks my heart to think how many sad, mistreated dogs are out there, really wishing that their owners could understand them better. And by mistreated, I don't mean the obvious abuse like kicking and starvation, but quieter and more subtle tragedies that are hiding in plain sight. Like people with vocal dogs - who have been bred specifically to be vocal for thousands of years - constantly being reprimanded for barking.

I'd say book is especially important for people who haven't got a dog yet. There is a ton of information that will make your life much easier. For example, I had always assumed that getting a puppy would be much easier than rehoming an older dog, but after reading this, I think it's a much more complex situation than that, especially if you add all these irresponsibly bred lockdown dogs into the mix.

If you do know someone who's thinking of getting a dog, please make sure the read this, as ultimately, bad decisions at this stage lead to dogs being euthanized. Very sad, but all too true.

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Depressing

Listening to this actually heightened my anxiety and made me feel like I was constantly being told off!

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Insightful and informative.

Beautifully written. The author recognises the emotional connection between people and their dogs. She passionately advocates for dogs and their needs, which are often misunderstood or overlooked by the human world. In addition, her narration was very easy to listen to.

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Excellent advice

Hard listening at times because it challenges common dog rearing fashions, but an encouraging book

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Hard Truthful Read

Some points like over separation anxiety it would have been good to have more steps.
Some lovely tips and pointers too - carrot in sausage to train to give medication!
Bit about good breeders - agree but sometimes impossible to really know the truth.
Now do feel worried I should never have got my puppy!

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A winner!

I simply just loved it, I feel I understand our beloved Chihuahua Tilly, more now.

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lovely listen!! really informative and interesting

really good listen. very useful if considering buying a puppy from a breeder. liked how it was set in stages of a dog's life. however the end made me cry!!

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Compassionate and Sensible advice

I love Louise’s approach to dogs. It’s very simple and very much from the perspective of what is best for the dog. This is refreshing to read. Her calm demeanour and her gentle nature are so delightful. She has a very unique and loving attitude to training., if I can call it that because it’s more sympathetic than most. This has been very helpful to me. A good book to read or listen to at any stage of dog ownership.

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not for me

I love dog books but did not enjoy this book, if I hadn't always had dogs and was thinking of getting one,I think this book would scare me into not getting one.
Some advice is sound, but she delivers it in a way that seems to think you will fail as a dog owner and need help to sort out the mess.
Dogs are wonderful, and yes, you need to research breed etc and consider your lifestyle, but not all of us are totally irresponsible, and most owners have a happy loving relationship with their dogs.
I'm not saying we don't need to know the pitfalls and think carefully about dog ownership, but at least make people aware of the good, not just the bad if it goes wrong.
sorry, but I would not recommend this book.

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