The Dog Listener: Learning the Language of your Best Friend - Tapa dura

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.

Jan's story is an inspirational and at times moving one. She tells of the tragic death that led her to reassess conventional attitudes to dogs. She describes how she grew determind to find a more compassionate alternative to standard 'obiedience' training techniques. Most importantly of all, she provides an easy-to-follow guide to understanding her technique, a method made all the more remarkable by its simplicity.

Drawing on a wide range of case histories that include even the most desperate and delinquent of dog, Jan shows how she has learnt to communicate with man's best friend, and how anyone can learn this language. Her book will fascinate animal lovers and prove indispensable to dog owners.