Heartbeat at Your Feet

Lisa Tenzin-Dolma is a Canine Psychologist and the author of 14 books and over 500 published magazine articles. She is the director of The International School of Canine Psychology and the founder of The Dog Helpline. An active member of The Association of INTO Dogs, an organization for trainers and behaviorists who promote compassionate methods of working with dogs, Lisa is advisor to many rescue shelters. She works with all breeds of dogs, and specializes in rehabilitating rescue dogs. Lisa offers pet lovers three websites: Her personal website: www.tenzindolma.co.uk; The Dog Helpline: www.thedoghelpline.com; and The International School of Canine Psychology: www.theiscp.com.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionPART ONE: LISTENING TO THE HEARTBEAT1: Your Dog’s Mind2: Instincts and Senses3: Body Language and Communication4: How Your Dog Reads You5: What’s Your Dog Telling You?6: Who is Training Whom?PART TWO: WHEN TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE7: The Sympatico Method Versus Dominance8: Bringing Home Your New Dog: Getting it Right from the Sta9: Training, Recall and Those All-Important Manners10: Barking, Chewing, Growling and Other Issues11: The Games People (and Dogs) PlayPART THREE: A MEETING OF HEARTS. SUCCESS STORIESHector: Barking Through the NightJoey: Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderSaffy: Early morning BarkingCindy: Depression Over New BabySnowy: Disruptive BehaviorEmmy: Fear-aggressionBeauty: Separation AnxietyToby: Food-guarding and Dog-aggressionFreddy: Jumping Up and MouthingBear: Settling In and House-TrainingLindy: Incessant BarkingOrla: From Cruelty to CompassionShep: AgoraphobiaBibliographyAbout the AuthorEndnotes

Authoritative, yet sensitive and personal, this wonderful book is indispensable for all who seek to know their dogs, and revelatory for those of us who think we already do.