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Sunshine Wendy Lyons - Tender Paws How Science - Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship With Dogs - Paperback

Sunshine Wendy Lyons - Tender Paws How Science - Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship With Dogs - Paperback

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Description: Tender Paws takes a deep dive into the practical benefits of applying therapeutic parenting best practices to dogs in our care. When Wendy Lyons Sunshine got her first puppy abandoned behind a gas station struggling with worms and anemia she was in over her head. As puppy training guides failed to help her with the out - of - control traumatized bundle of teeth and claws rescue pup she turned to her work helping world - class child development experts. Could strategies for raising happy well - adjusted kids transfer to a puppy? As it turns out yes they can! From the first try parenting wisdom transformed Sunshine's relationship with her challenging little one. Soon enough Sunshine's view of her puppy shifted from one of adversity to one of compassion and understanding and she was able to bring patience and therapeutic concepts to meet her dog's needs. When Sunshine reached out to experts they affirmed that science - based principles used with at - risk children align well with best practices of holistic positive and progressive dog handling. Exploring parallels between human and canine research attachment styles history of trauma parenting styles and her own inner child proved a mindful path for pet parenting. Far from a standard dog training manual Tender Paws explicitly applies parenting wisdom and best practices used with special needs kids to a cross - section of scenarios from recognizing developmental trauma and unmet core needs to making decisions about appropriate equipment to responding to difficult behavior to understanding the parenting style from which we approach our dogs. Sunshine empowers you and your dog by offering: A synthesis of the fields of child development attachment trauma sensory integration neurobiology learning animal behavior and ethology. A problem - solving framework that makes dog training decisions clearer and behavior frustrations easier to resolve. Parenting wisdom to help your dog move beyond trauma and into wellness. Borrowing the principles of parenting for dogs feels obvious to some people: instinctive and ordinary and inevitable. But that's not true for everyone especially those of us who had a less than ideal childhood and bear the scars of early harm loss trauma or deprivation. Tender Paws provides an interdisciplinary comprehensive evidence - based guide for readers who want to honor the needs of and improve outcomes for puppies and dogs they care about.
Title: Tender Paws How Science - Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship With Dogs
Author(s): Sunshine Wendy Lyons
Publisher: Health Communications
Barcode: 9780757324956
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 5/28/2024
Category: Dog Obedience & Training
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