To say I’m a dog trainer and behaviorist is a bit of an understatement, but I’ll try not to be too offended that ‘dog whisperer’ has already been spoken for.I’ve been working with dogs for over twenty years, helping their owners have two-way conversations with their pets instead of applying the one-size-fits-all tips and tricks that flood the market today. Many of the dogs who come to me have suffered from chronic misbehavior or trauma responses that turn dangerous. Depending on the dog, the stakes can be high and I take my work seriously. Unfortunately, not everyone lives in New York, so they can’t work with me personally. The good news is that you don’t need to book a flight for yourself and your dog to benefit from all the amazing years I’ve experienced helping dogs. This book is designed to make you better at hearing what your dog is telling you, improve the lives of your dogs, and improve the peace in your house. In the decades I’ve been doing this, I have helped literally thousands of dogs, including abused and disabled dogs—the ones people thought where a lost cause. It started off simply as intuition for me, a sense of what dogs—who cannot use words to communicate—were saying. Over time, I was able to teach this intuition to others, and now I want to do that for you. If you’ve ever watched reruns of House M.D., you might remember Dr. House liked to say, “Everyone lies.” When you’re talking about people, that’s true. But one of the things we love about dogs is that they don’t lie. As a matter of fact, they can’t. Every dog is unique, with their own personality quirks and their own way of talking to us, so it’s not a simple matter of saying “When the dog’s tail is up, it’s happy.” You know how news programs will bring on those “body language experts” and we all roll our eyes because we know they’re only making assumptions? The true body language experts look at a human’s words in combination with their body language and look for inconsistencies; their gestures and facial expressions don’t match with the words coming out of their mouth. The problem with applying that science to dogs is that they have NO language. We are left only with their body language to determine if they understand. That’s why this book is called Canine Conversations. I’m going to teach you how to understand what your specific dog is saying to you. Instead of words, dogs’ reactions and responses are in their bodies, and if you watch carefully, they’ll tell you everything you need to know.Read more about this authorRead less about this author