The Dog Listener: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
You’ve heard of the Horse Whisperer – now meet the woman who uses similar methods to train dogs.Jan Fennell’s remarkable gifts have earned her the nickname “the dog listener”. Her unique understanding of the canine world and its instinctive language has enabled her to bring even the most desperate and delinquent of dogs to heel.This easy-to-follow guide to understanding Jan’s simple techniques draws on her countless case histories of problem dogs – from biters and barkers to bicycle chasers – to show how we can bridge the language barrier that separates man from his best friend.In The Dog Listener Jan shares her secrets, telling us how she grew determined to find a more compassionate alternative to standard “obedience” training techniques and ultimately how to communicate with canines.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2000
Copyright © Jan Fennell 2000 Foreword © Monty Roberts 2000
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For my son Tony
Contents
6 Amichien Bonding: Establishing Leadership of the Pack
7 Separate Lives: Dealing with Separation Anxiety
8 Mean and Moody: Dealing with Nervous Aggression
10 The Bodyguards: Overprotective Dogs
11 The Up-and-Down Game: Dogs that Jump Up
12 Non-Total Recall: Dogs that Run Wild off the Leash
13 Dog v. Dog: Taking the Heat out of Canine Confrontations
14 Tales of the Unexpected: Fear of Noises
15 New Dogs, Old Tricks: Introducing Puppies to the Home
16 Gremlins: Dealing with Problem Puppies
17 The House on Pooh Corner: Soiling in the Home
18 Situations Vacant: The Problems of Extended Packs
19 Biting the Hand that Feeds: Problem Eaters
20 Have Dog, Won’t Travel: Dealing with Car Chaos
21 Feet-Chewers and Tail-Chasers: Nervous Wrecks and How to Salvage Them
22 The Yo-Yo Effect: Overcoming the Problems of Rescue Dogs
23 Toys not Trophies: The Power of Play
Caution
It is important to say here that my method cannot remove the aggressive tendencies of any dog. Certain breeds have been raised specifically for the purpose of fighting, and my methods will never be able to alter their potentially savage nature. What my method can do is allow people to manage their dogs so that this aggressive instinct is never called upon. Please exercise the greatest of caution when working with such dogs.
Dogs have played an important part in my life. My wife Pat and our family have had several over the years that were loving companions and important members of our family. It has been another wonderful creature that has dominated my career, however. I have spent my life developing – and often defending – the method I have discovered for communicating with the horse.
The appetite the dog world has for my ideas has been obvious throughout this time. Wherever I may be in the world, there are invariably four times as many dog owners and trainers as there are horse trainers at my demonstrations. Almost to a person, they have strong, positive comments to make about my method.
Given my time all over again, I would relish the challenge of adapting my ideas and taking them into the canine world. As it is though, I have more than enough to keep me occupied, developing and sharing my own discipline. Fortunately, in the last few years, I have become aware of a talented dog trainer who, inspired by my method, has undertaken the task already.
It was with a warm heart that I first learned of the work Jan Fennell has been doing in England. I have been lucky enough to meet her there and she has related much that reminds me of my own earlier experiences. Like me, Jan feels a deep sense of injustice at the way man has sometimes maltreated an animal he claims to call his friend. She also passionately believes that violence has no place in our relationship with animals. Her dream, too, is a world in which all species live in peace.
As with me, Jan has been slow to summon the courage to tell her story. I dragged my feet for years before I wrote my first book, The Man Who Listens to Horses. Jan has been just as careful in waiting to put her ideas into print. She now feels confident in her experience and is ready to share her remarkable work with a wider audience.
As she does so, I wish her and her ideas well. I am sure there will be those who will assail her. If my experience has taught me anything, it is that human nature has an almost limitless capacity for negativity. Each of us should be aware that for every grain of negative within the human community, there is a mountain of positive waiting for us among animals. We should also note that for every negative, however, there are literally hundreds thirsting for a better way to deal with man’s best friends.
