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The Modern Dog - A Science-Based Guide to Raising a Confident, Well-Behaved Companion
Paperback
Publisher Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9789334335095
Publisher: Gaurav Garg
Published: Jun 28 2025
Pages: 374
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.77 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The moment you brought your dog home, you pictured a beautiful life of joyful walks, quiet companionship, and a deep, unbreakable bond. Instead, you found yourself in a constant struggle. The walks are an arm-yanking ordeal. The barking frays your last nerve. You come home to a scene of destructive chaos, and your heart sinks. If you're feeling frustrated, exhausted, and disconnected from the dog you love, you are not alone. And it's not your dog's fault.
For decades, owners have been told to be the alpha, to dominate their dogs, and to meet every challenge with force. This book is here to tell you that philosophy is not only wrong-it's the very source of the conflict in your home.
The Modern Dog: A Science-Based Guide to Raising a Confident, Well-Behaved Companion is your complete roadmap to a new kind of relationship. Across 35 detailed chapters, this book dismantles the harmful myths and provides a clear, step-by-step system based on the latest in canine behavioral science. You will finally understand why your dog does what they do, and you'll gain a powerful, humane toolkit to solve even the most challenging problems.
Inside, you will discover:
The two simple scientific principles that drive all of your dog's learning.
How to decode your dog's body language and understand what they are trying to tell you.
Step-by-step, force-free guides to solving leash reactivity, jumping, separation anxiety, resource guarding, and more.
The secret to a lifesaving recall built on joy, not fear.
How to use enrichment and canine sports to banish boredom and build confidence.
A guide to finding a qualified, ethical professional in an unregulated industry.
Stop punishing the symptoms and start solving the root problem. This book will show you how to trade conflict for communication, fear for trust, and dominance for a partnership of deep, mutual respect. Your dream of a peaceful, joyful life with a well-behaved companion is within reach.
Are you tired of the constant battle with your dog? The leash pulling, the endless barking, the embarrassing jumping, the devastating separation anxiety? Do you feel like you've tried everything, only to end up frustrated and disconnected from the companion you love? You are not alone, and it's not your fault. The problem isn't your dog-it's the outdated, myth-based training methods that create conflict instead of cooperation.
The Modern Dog is your definitive guide to leaving the alpha myths behind and embracing a new, science-based partnership with your dog. This comprehensive book, spanning 35 in-depth chapters, provides a complete roadmap to raising a confident, happy, and well-behaved companion using force-free, humane techniques that actually work.
Inside, you will learn to decode your dog's secret language, solve common behavior problems by addressing their root cause, and build an unbreakable bond based on mutual trust and respect. Stop fighting with your dog and start your journey to a peaceful, joyful partnership today.
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