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BRINGING LIGHT TO SHADOW - A DOG TRAINER'S DIARY
by Pamela Dennison (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2004 Paperback, 235 pages
ISBN: 9781929242177
Item: DTB808
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Summary: Follow the journey of a second-hand Border Collie and his professional dog trainer/owner in this warts-and-all diary of their lives over 18 months. Every owner or trainer who has ever lived or worked with an aggressive dog will gain new insights from Shadow.
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Can this dog be saved?
A fearful, human-aggressive dog.
A trainer who wouldn't give up.
Positive, no-force training methods.
Will this be enough to save Shadow from death row?
The gods that protect fools, optimists, and little children must have known what they were doing when they brought together THIS dog and THIS owner. Shadow was a handsome, fearful, aggressive, one-year-old, second-hand Border Collie. He lashed out at people without warning and avoided human touch. Pam Dennison was a professional dog trainer with 12 years experience and a half dozen successful dog adoptions behind her when she met Shadow. When Pam found Shadow at a Border Collie rescue site on the Internet she was just looking to round out her canine family. Like a match.com date she decided to meet Shadow “just to see” and, because she couldn't think of any reason not to take him home, he became hers. He also became her problem!
Follow their 18-month journey from the early, dark days of fear and frustration to the daylight of confidence and trust. Learn how difficult it is, even for a professional dog trainer, to handle a dog with a past—and a temper too.
Did she regret her decision to adopt Shadow? Yes. Sometimes.
Did she make mistakes along the way? Of course.
Did she resort to punishment? Never once.
Reviews from other canine professionals
Outstanding stuff! Very impressive! I have yet to run into someone with your determination and commitment. It's great to see an animal this far in the hole is now climbing Everest.
Ted Turner, Animal Behaviorist, former director of training at Sea World
Pam reveals what to do and (occasionally) what not to do when working with an aggressive dog.
Ali Brown, Author of Scaredy Dog
I was terrified of Shadow when I first met him. No one had faith that he could be rehabilitated except Pam.
Jane Killion, "Dog Bait" during Shadow's retraining process
Author Pamela S. Dennison is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Positive Dog Training and her new book, How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong is in the works. A member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), NADOI (National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors), and DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America), Pam competes in several dog sports, teaches a wide range of basic and advanced dog training classes at her training facility in Blairstown, NJ and makes her home with a trio of dogs, including Shadow.
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Dennison's Bringing Light To Shadow: A Dog Trainer's Diary provides the diary of a dog trainer who turned an aggressive rescue dog into a good pet. Shadow lashed out at people without warning and was dangerous; Dennison was a pro dog trainer who faced a real challenge with her new Internet acquisition. Her mistakes and successes come to life in a diary which tells of a successful achievement. James A. Cox
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| , January 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lindsay |
| This book is excellent - I love that the author details everything she did with Shadow, including the mistakes she made. Wonderful resource for anyone with a reactive dog. |
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| Shadow Update, June 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Pam Dennison |
I just thought I would update everyone on Shadow's progress since 11/21/01 (the day he got his CGC). He now has his CD (3 runs, 3 legs, 3 placements - two 2nd places and one 3rd place), NA, NAJ (all 1st places), ARCHX, RL3 and TSW and we are working on his ARCHEX. Shads is continuing to do well and still surprises me with his good behavior. He is starting to go blind (black film on his eyes), so I decided not to go on with his competition obedience career or agility (although I do still train for it). He is 9 years old now and still going strong and I am doing quite a bit of trick and freestyle training with him, although I refuse to dress up so will never compete. I did it once and I will never again appear in public in a poodle skirt!
Positives and perserverance do pay! |
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| Not just another Training book!, October 15, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Alison Brendel |
| This book is wonderful in it's insight, but the format of the book itself, that of a journal is wonderful. I used this book to give me some insight into a very shy and traumatized dog and I was so scared of making him worse. He would panic and bolt, was unable to have people approach him and was tense and scared at any sort of human interaction. He was never aggressive, but thoroughly unsure and wary of a human's motives in trying to touch him. The fact that this wasn't a manual and that Ms. Dennison was able to see her mistakes, gave me the freedom to try new ideas with my dog. It helped me try things and evaluate his reaction to them and adjust accordingly. I could see when I was starting to push to far on something and learned to back off. He's since earned his CGC and while he's not perfect, he and I have a very good relationship and he continues to improve every day. This book has helped me more than any other to see small increments of improvement and thus help my dog more. Learning to see the small things has really made me be able to feel like I can make a difference where before I felt helpless because I couldn't see the baby steps. I didn't feel like we were getting anywhere. A book worth reading for anyone but especially those of us with a dog that has a less than perfect past. Thank you Ms. Dennsion and thank you Shadow for letting the rest of us experience the lessons that you taught each other. |
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