The Dog Listener HarperCollins Entertainment ( 07 October, 2002 ) Book Our Price : £ 6.39 List Price : £ 7.99 You save £1.6 (20% off) Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Weak in parts, but a must for any dog-owner.

This is a very readable book with some useful and important information that helps you to see the world from a dogs perspective - and therefore to understand why a dog responds as it does to the many different situations that life presents. Jans methods stems from her research into wolves and there are some fascinating insights into how wolf-pack behaviour manifests itself in the way our domestic pet dogs live their lives. My partner and I have adopted Jans method and seen some vast improvements in the behaviour of our 2 rescue dogs. However, I felt the weakness of the book was that it just wasnt thorough enough! As it progressed, each chapter seemed to just tell another of Jans success stories, rather than offer sound advice - I was very disappointed in the chapter dealing with "Car Chaos". This attempt to address how to deal with dogs that constantly bark once in the car is very weak and offers little good advice as to how the problem may be rectified. Other than that, I would recommend any dog-owner to have a copy of this book in their home - and I look forward to reading more of Jans work in the future.

The Truth Is Out There!!

At Last! Someone has taken up the gauntlet from Monty Roberts and driven the way forward into the world of the dog. I cannot praise this book enough and would only ask that if she hasnt already, please make a video with step by step instructions to simplify the process even more so everyone and anyone can "join up" with their own dog without any mistakes or complications. Having managed a busy boarding kennels and worked as a groom I would recommend The Dog Listener and The Horse Whisperer as basic foundation reading for anyone who wishes to improve their relationship with two of mans best friends.

This is the way forward!

I recieved this book as a Christmas present & love it! I have heard some people complain about its just got case studies and pictures of her with her own dogs. I would beg to differ with that being bad. The case-histories show how the method is applied and how it has been affective. Regarding the pictures, I personally think its nice to be able to connect with the author, and see where they have come from. The book its self starts off by explaining what Amichien Bonding is, how it came into existance and how to become leader, etc. It then goes on to having each chapter dealing with a specific behaviour problem and how it can be and has been successfully solved using this amazing method. The only fault it has, I think, is the lack of pictures, or step-by-step instructions to help us to implement it, this however, is very successfully remedied in her second book. I would highly recommend this book (and have on several occasions) as the way to go forward to a happy and peaceful co-existance with canines. Jan Fennellss method is the way forward, and I can never treat a dog how I did before after being enlightened! We, as humans, are now beyond having to bully a dog into submission, we are smarter than that, I hope.