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To: FaultLine who wrote (1816)	11/2/2002 12:53:31 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 6901

Reading a new book called "The Other End of the Leash" today...training the trainer to train the dog (and vice versa)...Just a bit into it, but so far it sounds like it might be good training for our politicians and State Department. Then I wondered if this concept would work with cats.....(we'd have them except for allergies..) Laughed the rest of the day! ivillage.com From the Introduction The Other End of the Leash By Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. snip>>>>>>>>>> Our species shares so much with dogs. If you look across the vast range of all animal life, from beetles to bears, humans and dogs are more alike than we are different. Like dogs, we make milk for our young and raise them in a pack. Our babies have lots to learn while growing up; we hunt cooperatively; we play silly games even as adults; we snore; we scratch and blink and yawn on sunny afternoons. Look at what Pam Brown, a New Zealand poet, had to say about people and dogs in the book Bond for Life: Humankind is drawn to dogs because they are so like ourselves - bumbling, affectionate, confused, easily disappointed, eager to be amused, grateful for kindness and the least attention. These similarities allow the members of two different species to live together intimately, sharing food, recreation, and even bearing young together. Lots of animals live closely linked to others, but our level of connection with dogs is profound. Most of us exercise with our dogs, play with our dogs, eat at the same time as our dogs (and sometimes the same food), and sleep with our dogs. Some of us still depend on our dogs for our work. Sheep ranchers in Wyoming and dairy farmers in Wisconsin need their dogs as much as or more than they do machinery or high-tech feeding systems. We know that dogs enrich the lives of many of us, providing comfort and joy to millions around the world. Studies even show that they decrease the probability of a second heart attack. We don't put up with shedding and barking and carrying pooper-scoopers on walks for nothing. <<<<<<<<<<<<snip ************************************ amazon.com Amazon.com The Other End of the Leash begins with an eloquently simple premise: "All dogs are brilliant at perceiving the slightest movement that we make, and they assume each tiny movement has meaning." With that in mind, all of Dr. Patricia McConnell's recommendations for communicating with your canine make immediate sense. Don't we all automatically bend forward when coaxing a dog to come and play? Break eye contact when we wish to avoid a confrontation? While these instinctive behaviors are right on target, a number of other habits aren't so positive, and McConnell helps us break them with both humor and common sense. Chapters are categorized by senses such as sound, sight, and smell; specific pack behaviors such as dominance and play also merit their own sections. McConnell uses the same humor and patience she recommends with dogs on her readers. Whether she's referring to maggots as "a value-added commodity in canine economics" or ruminating on attempts to verbally cue her dogs to exit the house one at a time, her wise and gently self-deprecating book brings training--of both dogs and humans--to new levels. Jill Lightner