Tender Paws by Wendy Lyons Sunshine
Tender Paws takes a deep dive into the practical benefits of applying therapeutic parenting best practices to dogs in our care.
“Tender Paws will be especially helpful for people who are getting new puppies or adopting traumatized rescue dogsThis book offers lots of positive, gentle methods for working effectively with dogs.”
—Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make us Human and Visual Thinking
"I love this book! Not only will it help transform the relationship the reader has with their dog but it has the potential to change how they relate to other humans and even with themselves. This is no ordinary training manual! Tender Paws gives an insight into the importance of understanding the individuals' lived experience, with a heavy focus on safety (physical and emotional) and the importance of fostering secure social attachments. We are seeing a much-needed move away from compliance-based approaches to ones that seek to put the individual dog’s care and support needs front and centre. By doing this, the book will encourage the reader to give their dogs the best gift of all—a voice! I highly recommend this book, and I know dogs everywhere will too. "
—Andrew Hale, founder of Dog Centred Care
“I’m so glad Wendy Sunshine—a best-selling child development author—suddenly began to wonder about dogs. In her new book Tender Paws, she pulls off something extraordinary: an exploration into parenting and dog-raising techniques that is both wonderfully readable and fully grounded in well-cited science. The author focused her considerable research skills on the topic, and dozens of poignant case studies and examples of hard-won wisdom shared by thoughtful fellow travelers (including some famous names!) really give Tender Paws its powerful emotional punch. I’m so grateful this book now exists!”
—Kathy Callahan, author of Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog and 101 Rescue Puppies
—Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make us Human and Visual Thinking
"I love this book! Not only will it help transform the relationship the reader has with their dog but it has the potential to change how they relate to other humans and even with themselves. This is no ordinary training manual! Tender Paws gives an insight into the importance of understanding the individuals' lived experience, with a heavy focus on safety (physical and emotional) and the importance of fostering secure social attachments. We are seeing a much-needed move away from compliance-based approaches to ones that seek to put the individual dog’s care and support needs front and centre. By doing this, the book will encourage the reader to give their dogs the best gift of all—a voice! I highly recommend this book, and I know dogs everywhere will too. "
—Andrew Hale, founder of Dog Centred Care
“I’m so glad Wendy Sunshine—a best-selling child development author—suddenly began to wonder about dogs. In her new book Tender Paws, she pulls off something extraordinary: an exploration into parenting and dog-raising techniques that is both wonderfully readable and fully grounded in well-cited science. The author focused her considerable research skills on the topic, and dozens of poignant case studies and examples of hard-won wisdom shared by thoughtful fellow travelers (including some famous names!) really give Tender Paws its powerful emotional punch. I’m so grateful this book now exists!”
—Kathy Callahan, author of Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog and 101 Rescue Puppies
Award-winning journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine writes about the human-animal connection for PsychologyToday.com and is content coordinator at Positively.com. She co-authored Raising the Challenging Child and The Connected Child, a bestseller recommended by child welfare organizations and adoption agencies. Wendy is FDM® certified in L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® and volunteers at her local animal shelter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780757324956 |
| ISBN 10 | 0757324959 |
| Title | Tender Paws |
| Author | Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Health Communications |
| Year published | 2024-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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