Utgivare
CleanRun
Om författaren
Leslie is a dog behavior consultant, author, and speaker. She specializes in creating operant counterconditioning procedures to empower working, performance, and pet dogs to feel safe and comfortable so they can function confidently in stressful environments. Leslie's books have been translated into multiple languages and Leslie has taught the material from her seminal book Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog to people and dogs all around the world. Leslie lives near Philadelphia with two kids, three dogs, two cats, one bunny, and one husband. She is a member of the 2019 Clicker Expo faculty.
Recensioner från experter
"Control Unleashed: Reactive to Relaxed is a welcome new installment in Leslie McDevitt's Control Unleashed® series. In this highly personal and very useful book, Leslie shares many practical exercises designed to help deal with the common but elusive statements of 'give our animals choice,' 'have a dialogue with your animal,' and 'teach an alternative behavior.' This is new book is full of new exercises and stories that many trainers will find immediately useful for their own anxious dogs or to help the dogs of clients. Control Unleashed: Reactiveto Relaxed is sure to become a must-have resource for trainers at all levels."
– Ken Ramirez, biologist and animal behaviorist with 40+ years of animal care and training experience, Executive Vice-President and Chief Training Officer of Karen Pryor Clicker Training
"I found myself marveling at this glimpse into the future, a place where communication and choice feature front and center. Well done, Leslie!"
– Denise Fenzi, founder Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, author of Train the Dog in Front of You and Beyond the Back Yard and co-author of the four-book Dog Sports Skills series
"In Control Unleashed: Reactive to Relaxed, Leslie brings refreshing clarity and practicality to a subject as abstract and intimidating as reactivity. From assessing your dog’s behavioral challenges to teaching skills to help your dog cope with the world and learn to function, this book provides the entire training community—professionals, competitors, and enthusiastic pet owners—with much-needed practical tools and realistic intervention strategies to support their dogs' needs.
– Hannah Branigan, MS, Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and Clicker Expo Faculty, instructor for Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, and owner of Wonderpups