Dog owners facing tough behavior problems and unique canine personalities need tips and techniques to make their lives better. And many are realizing that traditional training through punishment is unpleasant and potentially damaging to the dog — and simply doesn’t work long-term.

With Training Your Dog the Humane Way, animal behaviorist and dog trainer Alana Stevenson provides dog owners with a simple, accessible guide to the most effective positive dog training techniques available. Alana presents easy-to-follow methods and advice for teaching dogs polite manners and resolving ongoing behavior issues. She provides solutions for such problems as housesoiling, play-biting, separation anxiety, fear of strangers, aggression, lunging while on leash, car sickness, and more. Readers will learn the most effective way to teach their dogs — through kindness and benevolent leadership.

Prevent a catastrophe today!

You think your kitty is the cat's meow-- except when she's climbing the drapes, ruining the furniture, eating the plants, or exhibiting any of her bad behaviors. So how do you effectively discipline this sensitive, change-resistant animal without humiliating her, harming her feline psyche, or having her fear you? NO, KITTY!, from author and animal behaviorist Steve Duno, is your ultimate A-Z guide to correcting and preventing troublesome cat behaviors, from aggression to timidity and everything in between.

It has:

* A comprehensive listing of the fifty most common feline behavioral problems-- and specific modification techniques for fixing each one
* Ideas about environmental conditions that may be causing your pet's unwanted behavior
* Insight into the feline psyche to understand why your cat is acting out
* An indispensable overview of basic feline needs, desires, and instincts
* The "Ten Commandments" of cat ownership every cat-lover needs to know
* And many more ways to understand your cat, keep her happy and healthy, and keep your own sanity intact.