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by Karen Davison (Author)
Everything you need to know about Huskies in one concise publication
This book explores all aspects of husky ownership from puppy-hood to maturity. It encourages you to consider your husky's natural behaviour and to channel their instincts into positive activities, and reveals why stimulating your dog's mind has many behavioural and physical benefits.
This comprehensive book includes a socialisation program to help your puppy mature into a well adjusted, confident and well behaved adult. Fundamental information on how dogs learn and canine social behaviour, will help you understand what makes your dog 'tick' and enable you to train your husky more effectively.
You will find detailed instructions on how to teach all the basic obedience commands using various different positive training techniques, so that you can choose the method that best suits you and your dog.
Included in this book are suggestions for games that increase mental stimulation, fun sports and activities that you can enjoy with your husky that will strengthen your relationship and make training easier.
Some common behavioural problems are covered in detail, explaining the causes, prevention and solutions, as well as a general problem solving guide, with a checklist to help you diagnose the cause of problems, and suggestions for what action may be needed, in order to resolve them.
Companion Huskies, Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog written by professional dog trainer and canine behaviourist Karen Davison, is essential reading for all new husky owners, and a valuable source of information for those of us who want to get the best out of our relationship with them.
Author Biography
Karen Davison grew up in Bedfordshire, England. She has been both an avid reader and a lover of animals since early childhood. When she was eight, the family got their first dog, Scamp, whose great character started Karen's lifelong devotion to dogs.
Since qualifying in Canine Psychology in 2001, she has worked as a professional dog trainer and canine behaviourist. She went on to study Wolf Ecology in 2009 and was lucky enough to spend time with the wolves at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust in Reading.
Her first publication, The Perfect Companion: Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog, a comprehensive guide to canine psychology, training and problem solving, was published in June 2012 and won an IndiePENdants' award for quality. Since then she has published The Complete Guide to House Training Puppies and Dogs, Companion Huskies: Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog, and three Fun Reads for Dog Lovers: A Dog's Guide to Humans, A Dog's Guide to Cats and It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Trainer.
After joining a local writers group, she has spread her author wings and is now enjoying writing poetry, flash fiction and short stories, and after taking a course in screenwriting has just completed her first radio drama script. Karen is also working on her first fiction novel, which combines her love of writing, wolves and fantasy - Wolf Clan Rising which is due to be published 2017.
Karen is now living the dream, she resides in a country cottage on the west coast of Ireland, drawing inspiration for her writing from the peace and beauty of her surroundings where she shares her life with her husband, two daughters and nine special needs pets. Her seven rescue dogs and two rescue cats have a mixture of emotional, behavioural and physical disabilities.
One of Karen's favourite sayings: 'Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.'
