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Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion
Caring for a dog who lunges, barks at and even bites other dogs is incredibly difficult. Canine Aggression follows the inspiring story of a Bull Mastiff called Calgacus, and his caretaker, first-time dog owner Tracey McLennan. For Tracey, the arrival of Calgacus in her life was a lifelong dream come true ... but a dream that became a nightmare when Calgacus attacked and badly injured another dog, and showed every sign of doing the same to any other dog he came into contact with. Help came from many amazing people, and enabled Tracey to understand Calgacus, and how to encourage him to direct the pace and direction of his rehabilitation. TTouch, clicker training, walks with other dogs, and trick training, all played their part in allowing Calgacus to discover joy in knowing his own kind, until he became a dog who loved to be with other dogs. He would play with those who liked to play; be gentle with nervous dogs, and would calm tense situations, encouraging other dogs to be kind to each other.
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Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion
Caring for a dog who lunges, barks at and even bites other dogs is incredibly difficult. Canine Aggression follows the inspiring story of a Bull Mastiff called Calgacus, and his caretaker, first-time dog owner Tracey McLennan. For Tracey, the arrival of Calgacus in her life was a lifelong dream come true ... but a dream that became a nightmare when Calgacus attacked and badly injured another dog, and showed every sign of doing the same to any other dog he came into contact with. Help came from many amazing people, and enabled Tracey to understand Calgacus, and how to encourage him to direct the pace and direction of his rehabilitation. TTouch, clicker training, walks with other dogs, and trick training, all played their part in allowing Calgacus to discover joy in knowing his own kind, until he became a dog who loved to be with other dogs. He would play with those who liked to play; be gentle with nervous dogs, and would calm tense situations, encouraging other dogs to be kind to each other.
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Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion

Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion

by Tracey McLennan
Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion
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Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion

Canine Aggression: Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion

by Tracey McLennan

Overview

Caring for a dog who lunges, barks at and even bites other dogs is incredibly difficult. Canine Aggression follows the inspiring story of a Bull Mastiff called Calgacus, and his caretaker, first-time dog owner Tracey McLennan. For Tracey, the arrival of Calgacus in her life was a lifelong dream come true ... but a dream that became a nightmare when Calgacus attacked and badly injured another dog, and showed every sign of doing the same to any other dog he came into contact with. Help came from many amazing people, and enabled Tracey to understand Calgacus, and how to encourage him to direct the pace and direction of his rehabilitation. TTouch, clicker training, walks with other dogs, and trick training, all played their part in allowing Calgacus to discover joy in knowing his own kind, until he became a dog who loved to be with other dogs. He would play with those who liked to play; be gentle with nervous dogs, and would calm tense situations, encouraging other dogs to be kind to each other.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781787110793
Publisher: Hubble & Hattie
Publication date: 07/17/2018
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.99(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

After welcoming a puppy into her home, Tracey McLennan found her life transformed. Since then she has trained as a Tellington TTouch practitioner, and is a member of the UK TTouch Guild. Tracey also has a BSc(Hons) in Canine Behavior and training. More importantly, she has gained a group of valued and supportive friends. Tracey is a director of community interest company, Paws for Progress. She also shares her TTouch knowledge with some of the company's students, and has contributed to talks and conferences. She is a volunteer for the small charity Staffordshire Rescue Scotland, helping out however she can.

Table of Contents

Dedication, Acknowledgements & Foreword 4

1 It started …. 6

2 Choices, choices 8

3 Looking back 12

4 A friendship begun 15

5 Early days 19

6 Getting better 26

7 So, what is clicker training? 29

8 All change 33

9 Is it your hormones? 38

10 Let me give you some advice … 41

11 A decision to be made 45

12 Darkness and confusion 48

13 Flashes of Insight 53

14 A small setback 58

15 Finding direction 64

16 Getting it wrong - again 68

17 Walking a new path 71

18 New friends 77

19 Was I able to teach - or not? 81

20 Letting go 85

21 More new friends! 94

22 Enjoying play 97

23 Not exactly going to plan 100

24 Confidence grows 104

25 Stress and bother 109

26 Back to school 111

27 Best friends 118

28 A model of disobedience 124

29 The science bit 128

30 Health matters 134

31 Let's talk … 140

32 Helping others 144

33 Older and wiser? 149

34 Saying goodbye 152

35 Life after Calgacus 155

Index 159

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