Why is My Dog So Growly? Teach your fearful, aggressive, or reactive dog confidence through understanding (Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog, Book 1)
Are you at the end of your tether with your reactive dog?
Barking, lunging, screaming at people and other dogs?
Here you can learn proven, positive, and simple science-backed techniques developed by professional dog trainer Beverley Courtney through her years of study and working with thousands of dog-owners like you, both face-to-face and in her popular online coaching programs.
This first book gives you the essential knowledge about WHY your dog does what he does. The training and techniques in Books 2 and 3 depend on this vital understanding. Skipping this knowledge and jumping into action without it is not going to work!
Picture the scene: you’re walking along the road with your dog when - horror of horrors! - another person with a dog appears at the end of the street.
You start to breathe faster, your heart rate speeds up, you clutch the lead tightly to you, keeping your dog’s head close.
Your dog spots the other dog, and lunges forward on the lead, barking ferociously. You gasp out broken commands as you try to keep your feet on the ground. The other person sweeps by, looking down their nose at you.
Now shame enters the mix. Your dog has behaved badly, you were quite unable to control him, and now you’re condemned as a useless dog-owner with a nasty dog.
This walk has turned into a walk of shame and misery. Your dog is now on his toes, anxiously scanning for the next intruder to bark at. Your hands are sore, your throat is dry. You wish you could disappear into a hole in the ground, wondering where you have gone wrong.
Sound familiar? The first thing to realise is that you are not alone!
There are lots of people who have dogs whom they love dearly - dogs who are a pleasure and delight about the house: calm, biddable, great with the kids. But as soon as they venture out of the door, the horns and the forked tail grow.
👉 Book 1 in the easy-to-read series Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog shows you exactly what is going on with your dog - why he’s doing what he’s doing - and sets you on the road to make some changes born of understanding that will ultimately transform your walks. It’s important that you have this knowledge before you attempt to make the changes in Books 2 and 3.
“If you want to enter a phase of partnership and understanding with your dog then this is a book for you!” 5* review
Beverley writes with empathy for anyone whose dog has been labelled anxious, fearful, aggressive, or reactive - and the undercurrent of humour which flows through all her books will keep you smiling as you work through this entirely force-free program.
Buy the book and start today!
The book includes:
What you need to know about how dogs learn
Why force-free training is MORE effective and enduring than using punishment and nasty gadgets
How to teach your dog, step-by-step!
Lessons, Watchpoints, and Troubleshooting for when you need a bit of help!
Plus links to lots of useful resources
Reviews
“Thank you for your wonderful book, it has really helped me understand the reason why my little girl Bess reacts the way she does. We are working on the steps and I am now seeing huge improvement. Thanks again for the words of wisdom.” HB
“Thank you for your books - they have been a lifesaver for me and my anxious young GSD.” DB
“I do have quite a number of your books and I must say initially I wondered why so many books? But I came to realise and appreciate the care and detail in breaking each issue into tiny steps.” HL
“I know we made a lot of mistakes along the way, but things are slowly improving. I really wish I'd found your website a year and a half ago - that would have avoided so much trouble. Thanks again, finding your website and books has been a revelation.” AW
“This is probably one of the best buys in my life. This book is a game changer!! I ended up buying all the books Beverley ever wrote and my super fearful rescue is finally able to get out in daylight without terrorising a whole park of people with their dogs (just 1,5 month since we started the new training)!” AS