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'Book Description:

Brand, a Labrador retriever the size of a professional linebacker, takes his owner on a "Nantucket sleigh ride". Kit, for all his diminutive size, knows he’s the King and not about to give up his throne, not even for the woman he loves. Bonnie, a Border collie whose world is a terror-filled place, is miserable. These are real-life anecdotal stories of dogs brought to Susan Overfield, a professional behavioral obedience trainer, for help.

They, and the other dogs, have one common problem - their owners don't have a clue as to how to communicate in order to make a dog happy and well-adjusted so that it wants to behave for its human. The dogs are training the owners - and it’s getting ugly.

Each dog has a different issue. Each owner has a different challenge. Each pair learns how to develop the relationship that we all long to have with our dogs - that of a trusting, loving companion.

About the Author:

For over 35 years, Susan has taught dog owners about the physical & psychological

well-being of their dogs, and pups, ages 8 weeks & older. Her unique, groundbreaking

method--created for the average person--teaches dog psychology & behavior

so that owners may be more successful, confident partners to their dogs. The media has

dubbed her "Montana's dog doctor", as she often delivers a perfect--or
at least improved--pooch with less than an hour of training.” Susan’s shares her

"dog whisperer" technique throughout the United States, showing owners how to

utilize dog psychology to train their dogs without using choke chains, pinch collars

or treats. Whether through general obedience classes, a private in-home consultation,

a Dog Camp, or a “Psych-O” Clinic, for fund-raisers or private groups, Susan’s clients are

advocates of her proven method. To read about her method and learn how you can arrange a

clinic in your area, contact Susan Overfield at stockdog@3riversdbs.net

Advance Praise:

The recent history of dog training is one of ever-greater sophistication in the use of rewards and punishments, in conformity to the general processes of animal learning. The greatest breakthroughs have been made in the realm of handler-dog communication—The use of conditioned cues to mark target behaviors for reinforcement and punishment. But some of us are in danger of neglecting what psychologists have called “the contribution of the organism,” the specific, evolved properties of the dog that dictate how it learns and from what cues it learns best. Susan Overfield’s work is noteworthy in that she focuses our attention on the dog’s behavioral properties, on its social identity. Adopting a relationship-oriented training approach rather than a process-oriented approach, her contribution is to remind us that, at the end of the day, successfully living with a dog is not a process of rewards and punishments, it is a relationship, a collaboration between two social animals with some things in common and some remarkable differences, and the outcome depends on the dog owner’s degree of insight into what it is that makes a dog a dog. Stewart Hilliard, PhD, one of the world's leading authorities on Canine Psychology, Behavior and Training, Co-Author of Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods

"The wonderful stories are the stories my rescue dogs have experienced . I do rescue for American Brittany Rescue and because of the wealth of common-sense information, the dogs and I now communicate easily and this knowledge has literally saved dog's lives " David Powers, MT. Coordinator, American Brittany Rescue www.americanbrittanyrescue.

*****Must read for new dog owner
D. Goff, A reviewer

All you dog lovers out there pour yourselves a glass of wine, settle in by the fireplace and enjoy this delightful book. Overfield's vignettes from her years of dog training are irresistibly hilarious, witty and poignant. Her love of dogs and shrewd understanding of the canine and human psyches is evident in every page...Can't wait for a sequel...

*****FUN, INFORMATIVE, FUNNY AND A DELIGHT TO READ
Saturday Dogs and the Owners They Trained, by Susan Overfield is a wonderful read for any dog owner or dog lover...a delightful book which is not only fun and an absolute hoot to read, it is also packed with good sound information and advice as to how to train, and indeed, live with your dog...absolutely hilarious at times. There is no doubt after reading just a few pages that this lady knows what she is doing. Her keen sense of humor shines through on almost ever page. I found myself chuckling often and indeed laughing out loud several times...She has the skill and knowledge of animal behavior and the developed, workable techniques to help the dog, and just as importantly, the owner, which I found to be most helpful and educational...Even on the off chance that you learn absolutely nothing, it is still a great read! Highly recommend this one." D. Blankenship, Amazon Reviewer
*****Midwest Book Review
A person and his loving and trusting companion "Saturday Dogs" recommends how owners and dogs can reshape their relationship into what it should be - that of a person and his loving and trusting companion. "Saturday Dogs... and the Owners They Trained" is a top pick for community library pet collections and for dog lovers in general. Midwest Book Review
*****Janel N, A reviewer
Susan Overfield does an outstanding job of relaying her stories of both dog and owner in this hard-to-put down, laugh-out-loud book. Every time I picked up the book, I got so absorbed, I felt like I was out there with them on a Saturday morning in Montana. Highly Recommended.
******Lively Times
You don’t have to be a dog-owner (let alone, be trying to ride herd on a three-month-old Weimaraner puppy) to appreciate the humor and acuity of Susan Overfield’s book...Saturday Dogs, named after participants in the author’s many Saturday obedience classes, offers engaging, funny and often poignant anecdotes about our canine companions and our often misguided and sometimes damaging attempts to manage them...I closed the last page, growled a firm “aaahtt” to Minnie as she was joyfully unraveling the rattan from my chair, and vowed to be a better communicator, for my dogs’ sake. Kristi Niemeyer
******Rambles
Susan Overfield makes a distinction between dog trainers and dog handlers, people who understand dogs, dog behavior and dog pack dynamics, and can work with dogs in a way that the dogs understand intimately and immediately. Overfield is the latter, and it is that knowledge and understanding she brings to training...Saturday Dogs isn't a classic dog-training manual. Rather, it's a book about the method Overfield uses to help owners understand and work with their dogs. Each chapter tells the story of one dog (or pack of dogs) and owner, and how Overfield helped them become a well-adjusted team...While many training manuals are dust-dry and boring, Overfield's writing is engaging and funny; she has a knack for story-telling. Her behavioral analyses and explanations are presented in a clear, straightforward manner... I would absolutely recommend her book to dog owners... Mark Oxbrow

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Saturday Dogs and the owners they trained	Muddy Creek Publishing	Price: $16.95