Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Learn from the Master—Man’s Best Listener

1. Violating the Leash Laws

2. Keep It “Fur” Real: Going Low-Tech

3. Listen with Your Whole Being

4. Sniff Around

5. Happiness Really Is a Warm Pup

6 The Power of the Paws (Pause)

7. Heel, Sit, and Stay: The Art of Patient Attention

8. Beyond the Bows and Wows

9. Always Ready to Play

10. The Herd (Heard) Effect

Making Your Mark

About the Author