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Clever Dog

Life Lessons From the World's Most Successful Animal

Clever Dog Life Lessons From the World's Most Successful Animal
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Author:

Ryan O'Meara

Format: Paperback, 128 Pages
Item: 194218
ISBN: 9781845843458
Publisher: Hubble & Hattie
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Illustrations: 100+ color ill
Size: 6.7 x 8.25 x .6
Weight: 0.625 lb.
Published: June 15th 2011
DC: AE
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The dog is undeniably the most successful domestic animal of all time. He shares his life with ours, has integrated into our society, and won the hearts and minds of millions of us. We call ourselves dog lovers because we do sincerely love them: they are fully-fledged members of our family, and we have elevated them to positions of authority in the human world. Assistance dogs, protection dogs, detection dogs, companion dogs ... they all enhance our lives immeasurably. In this book we will examine a whole raft of canine skills and talents, and try to piece together how and why the dog has enjoyed such immense success as a domesticated animal. We will look at the dog as a problem solver, conflict resolver, and health asset and as a decision maker and hero. Also, he is a loyal and trusted friend. Clever Dog! is a compendium of life lessons we can learn from our dogs, based on a combination of what we know about them and – indeed – what we think we might know about them. He’s earned his epithet ‘Man’s best friend:’ in this book, our aim is to examine how he did it and how we might emulate his talents in order to enjoy the same fortune and fulfillment in our lives. Be happy and successful: learn from the best!

Ryan O'Meara is a former professional dog trainer who has dedicated his life to learning about, writing about, and working with his one true passion: dogs.  Upon leaving school at the age of 16, Ryan embarked on his professional dog training career, indulging his love of all things canine. Having achieved success as a trainer, working with more than 2000 dogs, Ryan set up his own business, K9 Media Ltd, a specialist pet publishing company responsible for more than 300 pet related websites, as well as the world-renowned K9 Magazine. Ryan is a World Animal Day ambassador, and he appears frequently in the media discussing all things dog.

"While man’s best friend may not see anything wrong in chewing up the mail, its ability to recognise when we are angry and quickly diffuse the situation far outstrips our own ability to resolve disputes, it is claimed. And while many human leaders assert their authority by being confrontational and argumentative, the top dog in a pack is invariably the most patient and least aggressive. The claims are made in Clever Dog: Life Lessons From Man’s Best Friend, described by author Ryan O’Meara as an “unusual self help book”. Mr O’Meara, a dog trainer and publisher of K9 magazine, said: “The dog in many respects is able to deceive its owners into making them believe what they want to believe, in order to avoid any trouble." - The Telegraph (UK)

"This reviewer found this book very interesting and really enjoyed philosophical angle suggesting that rather than just being agreeable, biddible but essentially submissive companions dogs can teach us something in our attitude to the world and our place in it. " - Pet Owners Association (UK)

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