Perspective

This book contains expert advice provided by an expert. Patricia B. McConnell has a Ph.D in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin (where she is an adjunct professor) and is a certified Applied Animal Behaviorist. For twenty years she founded and ran Dog's Best Friend Ltd., which provided training and rehabilitation for aggressive or problematic dogs. Also, McConnell owns a sheep farm outside of Madison, Wisconsin, and she owns four dogs.

These qualities allow McConnell to offer advice both as a scientist and as an owner and dog lover. She begins each chapter with a personal experience, either from her company and her many years of dog training, or from personal experiences on the farm. These episodes provide a personal way to approach the more general topic discussed in the remainder of the chapter. The bulk of chapters feature combinations of further personal anecdotes, analogies, workable solutions...