
Calm Down!
Step-by-Step to a Calm, Relaxed, and Brilliant Family Dog (Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog, Book 1)
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Sarah Kempton
About this listen
Is your dog driving you mad? Learn how to:
- Find your dog’s off-switch
- Enjoy a calm visit to a cafe or pub
- Reach your dog’s mind without losing yours
- Enjoy your dog again!
Instead of saying “This is what you do,” then leaving you to it, Beverley takes you by the hand and troubleshoots all the games so that you can get them absolutely right. And the joy is that this is all achieved without shouting, force, or intimidation. Just pure undiluted fun!
This first book in the series of Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog introduces you to the concepts of how to get what you want from your dog, and then sends him off to sleep for you.
©2016 Beverley Courtney (P)2019 Beverley CourtneyListeners also enjoyed...
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