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BOOKS

Graeme Sims and Valentina Teghillo have written various books about dogs and dog training.

They are not manuals for dog training, because the dog is not a machine that you learn how to use but a living being, with whom you learn to communicate and live together.

If your dog is a puppy, an adult, a mongrel or a pure breed, a rescue or an elder one,
these books can help you to be closer to your dog in a new and enlightening way.

Some have been published in the U.K. and many others in Italy.

They are available in many book shops and online.

If you have already read some of them and you wish to go further, we are here for you.

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"The Dog Whisperer" by Graeme Sims is a detailed, step-by-step instruction book shows you how to communicate properly with your dog, including guidelines on: how to choose the right breed of dog for you (or whether you're the right owner for a dog); how and when to use different commands; how to build a bond of trust; how to overcome problems with specific sections on the problem dog, the rescue dog, the nervous dog and the aggressive dog. THE DOG WHISPERER is a definitive guide to effective dog training for dog-owners and dog-lovers everywhere.

The dog whisperer

"Give a Dog a Home: How to Make Your Rescue Dog a Happy Dog" by Graeme Sims is a series of case studies that show how, with understanding and patience, we can reach the nervous, the difficult or the disturbed rescue dog, and help them finally to feel that they have a real home. This book gives you a chance to look at life from the dog's point of view and to understand thoroughly what you see; it is for anyone who wants to earn the right to be their dog's best friend.

Give a dog a home

In this book Valentina Teghillo, dog trainer and for the first time also author, tells us about her personal experience with an animal species so different but also so complementary to ours. For her, the dog has been and still is a path of continuous growth and discovery, in which an initial fear has turned into deep love.Through real anecdotes lived in Italy and Wales, Valentina tells us about her dogs, about herself, about her mistakes made, the difficulties encountered, the Sheepdog, her dreams and the results achieved.The main goal, in fact, is to make the human understand that perfection does not exist, just as there is no instruction manual on the dog. In a normal coexistence between these two living beings there are always ups and downs, as is normal. If, however, we have love and are ready to acquire knowledge then the dog will know that he has a valid ally at his side as well as a friend he can count on.

Conosci il cane scopri te stesso

Training a dog does not mean imposing the Tablets of the Law on him but establishing a Pact of friendship with him, says Graeme Sims. Over the course of many years, he has created a truly revolutionary method and tells us about it through autobiographical episodes, sometimes touching, sometimes explanatory and real step by step instructions. A book that fascinates and helps you to understand how to choose the breed that best suits your needs, how and when to use the different commands, how to establish a relationship of trust with the dog or how to deal with and solve problematic situations, for example with a difficult, nervous, aggressive or adopted dog.

L'uomo che sussurra ai cani

The joy of owning a dog can easily be frustrated by behavioral problems. Problems that to the many owners of foundlings or rescued dogs seem insurmountable. This book lets us enter directly inside the dog's head, to make people understand how it thinks and why it behaves in a certain way. Understanding, on the other hand, is the secret to having a happy dog that makes you happy. This book, through the tender and moving stories of Graeme's 14 dogs and the many others he met on his long journey, reverses the perspective and teaches us to see things from the animal's point of view and to adapt our behavior to the problem in order to solve it easily.

Portami con te

Graeme Sims retraces the stages of his existence in this book to tell how his symbiotic bond with dogs was born. Through amusing anecdotes of rural life and stories of moving encounters, Sims takes us to a magical world, where man lives in total harmony with nature. It is in this idyllic space, he explains to him, that he has learned to see reality with the eyes of his dogs, coming to understand its language, emotions and authentic needs. With time and practice, he has translated his experience into an effective training technique accessible to all. A method focused on kindness and understanding, which allows us to build a harmonious and satisfying relationship with our four-legged friends, both for them and for us.

Una meravigliosa vita da cani

With drawings made by himself, Graeme Sims explains in a simple and immediate way the gestures, sequences and techniques of his training and reveals all the secrets on what and how to do to build a solid bond with dogs. The basis of the understanding begins with a careful observation of our four-legged friend and then sharing with him a language made up of silences, looks, calm and precise gestures. Without ever forgetting respect and lots of love. “If you offer him a genuine friendship relationship,” Graeme Sims says, “he will be ever closer to you. If you train him, his life will be better. You and your wonderful friend will truly communicate, and thanks to this communication you will come to build a deep and fulfilling bond."

Fai felice il tuo cane

Knowing what messages we send to the dog and transforming them into a conscious tool is the first step to establish an extraordinary relationship which, in turn, will lead to an enthusiastic response, prompt obedience to basic commands and, above all, a deep harmony. Graeme Sims goes back to the themes of the bestseller "The Dog Whisperer", enriching the story with useful and irresistible anecdotes drawn from his long experience. The importance of the gentle approach; how to complete communication with gestures and verbal signals; the use of the "long rope"; the simple educational expedients to be used without falling into the traps of fashion or the temptation of coercive means are just some of the precious information present in this book, which also contains useful suggestions for the sad and inevitable moment in which we will be called to bid farewell to our "best friend". "The secret language of dogs" is a priceless contribution to achieving a perfect understanding.

Il linguaggio segreto dei cani

The best method to train a dog or correct it if it does not respond to commands and is not obedient is the one based on the dialogue between the two animals that are at the ends of the leash. That's why, while so many training books propose a system for educating our faithful four-legged friends, this one focuses on us humans, to teach us to do the right thing, that is, to learn to consciously use the only language that truly unites two species, that of the body language. Dogs have an extraordinary ability to understand our temperament and mood and get to know us well by observing how we behave. They do not care about our intentions or the too many words we use, but they know how to clearly read the signals we send with our movements. So, we begin to study how the dog perceives the world and how it reacts to our behavior and the environment, we recover the calm and instinct, we learn to communicate with him in the most natural way, and he will reward us by responding promptly to calls and moving in tune with us.

Fa' la cosa giusta

A dog is a gift, a creature capable of changing our lives, as long as we know how to build the right relationship with him. In this book Graeme Sims explains how to do it through his training method, based on dialogue and mutual understanding between man and dog. Unconditionally loving our four-legged friend, observing him to understand his character and needs, communicating with body language and with a tone of voice that is always soft and gentle will help to establish a special relationship with him. Graeme Sims explains all this between the lines, without telling us "how to do it" in the strict sense, but illustrating a general method as he tells us about his dogs and his life as a shepherd in the hills of Wales, in a fascinating tale that tastes like green meadows, happy dogs and loving owners.

Il ritorno dell'uomo che sussurra ai cani

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