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    How To Rescue A Dog
    How To Rescue A Dog
    How To Rescue A Dog
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    How To Rescue A Dog

    By Katie Woods

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    Would You Like To Rescue A Dog?

    Shelter dogs have uncertain backgrounds, many having suffered abuse and neglect. When a dog is traumatised by its past experiences, what does it take to turn a nervous, possibly aggressive animal into a happy, contented and well-balanced pet?

    This is Katie Woods' guide to the Four Essential Elements of Dog Rescue, based on tales of the dogs she herself has rescued, owned and loved.

    With anecdotes and advice, this book will help you bond with your Shelter Dog and enable you to have a happy and fulfilling life together.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLST Publishing
    Release dateJun 23, 2019
    ISBN9781393643241
    How To Rescue A Dog
    Author

    Katie Woods

    AUTHOR, WORDSMITH AND SCRUMPER EXTRAORDINAIRE Katie Woods is English, living in rural Spain with her partner and a variety of rescue dogs and cats. She moved to Spain for the amazing climate, glorious countryside and to be able to pursue her lifelong dream of writing as a career. Nowadays, she finds time for writing between working on her Mediterranean garden, renovating her Spanish finca and perfecting marmalade. She is dog obsessed, book obsessed, garden obsessed; & working towards self-sufficiency. Everything else is liable to change.

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      Book preview

      How To Rescue A Dog - Katie Woods

      How to Rescue a Dog

      Four Essentials for a Happy and Contented Shelter Dog and Owner

      Written By Katie Woods

      Seamus and Shannon on Pendle Hill, England

      Copyright © 2019 by Katie Woods

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher

      except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Published by

      LST Publishing

      Website

      http://katie-woods.com/

      Contact

      katie@katie-woods.com

      Disclaimer

      The ideas and stories put forward in this book are purely for guidance. I cannot guarantee your success in the rescue and re-homing of any particular dog.

      Neither can I allow for the condition of any dog at, before, or after its adoption, or for its treatment before or after adoption. The contents of this book relate purely to my own experiences and are not to be regarded as complete or comprehensive.

      I strongly urge you when considering adopting a shelter dog, to read around the subject, and to discuss your potential pet with the staff of the rescue centre and with your family.

      Learn everything you can about the dog and then, should you decide to adopt, Good Luck and a Happy Life together

      All the Best,

      Katie

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      What Does it Mean to ‘Rescue’ a Dog?

      What do YOU want from your dog?

      QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF

      Rescue Centres And Shelters

      WHAT DO DOGS WANT?

      Dogs Want Us

      A Dog Wants to be ‘A Good Boy’

      Dogs Want Each Other

      Keeping More than One Dog

      A Pack is Natural

      Dogs Entertain Each Other

      Pecking Order

      SHELTER DOGS

      Do You know the History of the Dog?

      CONDITION OF YOUR DOG AT ADOPTION

      Physical Condition

      Mental and Emotional Condition

      Social Condition

      THE FOUR ESSENTIALS

      CONCLUSIONS

      A Final Word

      INTRODUCTION

      I base this guide to dog rescue on my own personal experience. I have owned or had dealings with a number of rescue dogs over the years and I have learned many of the lessons the hard way. I had ups and downs with rescue dogs, a lot of sleepless nights, successes and failures.

      However, the joy and the thrill of rescuing a dog and seeing a victim transform into a joyful and life-loving animal is hard to express or exaggerate. I want to tell you what I have learned about dogs and what I believe to be true about how to help a victim grow into a happy, well-balanced, loving and joyful companion.

      The actual ‘Four Essentials’ section is, in fact, the shortest and I have placed at the end of the book. Most of the time, I will be talking about dogs in general, along with some of my own dogs in particular, my personal experience of dog rescue and give examples from my past history of some of the do's and don'ts.

      I hope that the discussion of my own experiences with dogs will make the 'Four Essentials' so obvious that by the time you reach that section, little further explanation will be needed.

      What I am not going to talk about in this book are the details of how to find a rescue centre, the diet of dogs, grooming, training or any of the other things that are the usual fare of dog care books. There are many excellent books out there covering these topics and it is not where I want to focus.

      I also stress that what I am saying is a personal view based on my own actions and experiences. What follows is not taken from guidebooks, training manuals or dog websites. It is what my experience has led me to believe.

      Neither have I tried to be exhaustive on the subject. Indeed, it is almost impossible to be exhaustive, simply because not

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