Meet Your Dog: The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog’s Behavior (Dog Training Book, Dog Breed Behavior Book)

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Every dog owner knows that along with the joy can come the stress and frustration of behavioral problems, which are expensive to diagnose and treat. Enter Kim Brophey, award-winning canine behavior consultant. Using cutting-edge research, Brophey has developed a groundbreaking system that allows owners to identify what their dog is struggling with, why, and how they can fix it. Brophey’s approach is unlike anything that has been published before and will give dog owners a new understanding of what motivates and affects their dog’s behavior. Brophey’s innovative technique rethinks the way we categorize dogs, and distills information from over twenty scientific disciplines into four comprehensive elements: learning, environment, genetics, and self. With revolutionary tips for specific dog breeds, this book will change the life of every dog owner and lead to happier human-canine relationships.

From the Publisher

Learning—your dog’s experiences and education Environment—the many aspects of your dog’s external world Genetics—the DNA that designed your dog inside and out Self—the unique interior world of your dog: health, development, age, sex, and individuality

The Four Dog L.E.G.S.

When we are selecting a dog or attempting to address specific behaviors with our existing canine partner, we need to be sure that we are looking at the whole animal. That way, we’re less likely to miss something that might bite us later on; or, conversely, to give up prematurely when there may be a simple solution.

We don’t want to fall in love if the relationship is inevitably doomed for failure. If we’re asking a dog that is designed to be a protective guard to roll out the red carpet to anyone who walks in the door, or expecting a highly driven athlete to be a couch potato, everyone could end up frustrated.

Nor do we want to throw in the towel for the wrong reasons. What seems like an impossible situation may have a simple solution—maybe changing a daily routine or adjusting how we respond to the behavior we don’t like. What seem to be irreconcilable differences may, in fact, just be basic misunderstandings. Remember that you and your dog are, after all, different types of animals.

In order to ensure that we don’t misstep as we cross this bridge, we need a solid framework before we can make the connections. As we embark on this journey, we will benefit from using a basic system to help us account for all the moving parts of our dog’s behavior. The L.E.G.S. model—representing the four elements of Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self—serves as a reliable and dynamic mechanism to guide us in our search for answers and solutions.

After years of meeting dejected dog owners who couldn’t understand their dogs’ behaviors, it became my mission to help dogs and their people find a way to connect the dots. In 2009, I created the L.E.G.S. system to organize the insights of dozens of scientific disciplines into something understandable for the modern dog owner. L.E.G.S. is a simple framework for understanding the great range of factors that affect our dogs’ behavior. It ensures that no stone goes unturned.

Breeds Included in Meet Your Dog

Patient Protector

Akbash, Anatolian Shepherd, Bernese Mountain Dog, Boerboel, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, English Mastiff, Fila Brasileiro, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Kangal Leonberger, Komondor, Kuvasz, Maremma Sheepdog, Neapolitan Mastiff , Newfoundland, Sarplaninac, Spanish Mastiff, St. Bernard, Tibetan Mastiff, mixes of any of the above breeds.

Little Companion

Bichon Frise, Bolognese, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested, Coton De Tulear, Havanese, Japanese Chin, Lhasa Apso, Maltese, Papillon, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Pug, Shih Tzu, Tibetan Spaniel, Toy Poodle, mixes of any of the above breeds.

The Entertainer

Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, American Bulldog, American Staffordshire Terrier, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, English Bulldog, French Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge, Pit Bull Terrier, mixes of any of the above.

Working Wingman

Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler), Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Belgian Groenendael, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Berger Picard, Border Collie, Briard, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, German Shepherd, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Puli, Pumi, Pyrenean Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog, Standard Collie, Swedish Vallhund, mixes of any of the above breeds.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (March 20, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452148996
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452148991
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.38 x 1 x 8.38 inches