Love Is All You Need: The Revolutionary Bond-Based Approach to Educating Your Dog

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Through a Dogs Eyesthe inspiration for the PBS documentarya paradigm-shifting approach to living with and loving our dogs There are few people who understand dogs better than Jennifer Arnold. Twenty-five years after she founded Canine Assistants a nationally recognized nonprofit that raises and provides service dogs for people with disabilities Arnold had an epiphany. Shed always approached the education of dogs with kindness and compassioneschewing the faux science of fear and domination-based training methods. And shed always understood dogs to be uniquely uncannily attuned to their human companions; in fact she depended on itshe knew that the bond that developed between a person and their service dog was the single greatest predictor of that partnerships success and conversely failure to bond brought about anxiety and distress in dogs. But it wasnt until recent scientific findings confirmed her hands-on experience with dogs intuitive social skills that she was willing to put this bold idea to the test: Dogs who bond with us completely and unconditionally will seek to please us and with minimal cues can learn to make remarkably sophisticated decisions about their own behavior. Sure dogs can be taught commands such as sit stay and heel but even the kindest reward and punishment models were merely manipulating dogs behavior rather than unleashing their unique social genius and innate ability to navigate the world. In this groundbreaking persuasive and heartfelt book Arnold shows us how every dogno matter their agecan thrive through Bond-Based Choice Teaching. Her proprietary method has been hailed by leading canine behavioral scientists and is being adopted by notable dog trainers advocates humane societies and puppies behind bars programs across the country. For this liberating revolutionary method to succeed Arnold says love really is all you need. Advance praise for Love Is All You Need Jennifer Arnold who has trained service dogs for the past twenty years for people with physical disabilities offers a window into the world of mans best friend. Arnold who believes that dogs are attuned to their owners needs and emotions shares tips she thinks every dog owner should know.ABC News Arnold takes pride in facilitating the powerful relationship between every service dog and its ownera bond that is as much about companionship and comfort as it is about health and safety.Everyday Health Within the world of dogs and canine behavior there are only a handful of people who truly move the needle when it comes to innovation novel approaches and intuitive thinkingJennifer Arnold is one of those rare few. Constantly pushing boundaries of traditional thought she not only provides fresh perspectives about how we interact with and learn from mans best friend she fearlessly forges new paths that stimulate and engage dog lovers as well as behavior experts and explores possibilities which previously may have seemed out of reach.Victoria Stilwell star of Animal Planets Its Me or the Dog and CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training