Your Dog's Behavior Isn't Random. There's a Reason It Keeps Happening.
If your dog is reactive, anxious, aggressive, overly excited, difficult to control, or simply not responding the way you hoped, changing the behavior starts with understanding why it is happening.
Drawing on more than 20 years of hands-on experience, Jackie Eckert challenges much of the conventional advice about dogs and reveals what owners are often missing — and what may need to change for the behavior to change.
20+ Years of Hands-On Dog Behavior Experience
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"This book just changed everything for my dog and me — eye-opening and absolutely necessary. " — Shaez Gomes, Amazon Reader
You give your dog a good life — love, attention, enrichment, a nice home, and everything you've been told a dog needs. So when your dog still doesn't listen, reacts, becomes anxious or aggressive, or seems impossible to control, it can be incredibly frustrating — and sometimes embarrassing.
And it can feel like you're the only one struggling. You see other dogs behaving and wonder, "Why can't my dog be like that?" But you're not seeing the whole picture. Dog owners everywhere are struggling with behavior in ways you may never see.
If you've been wondering why your dog is still...
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Barking, pulling, or reacting on walks
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Not listening in real-life situations
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Anxious, overstimulated, or unsettled at home
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Overreacting or aggressive toward people or other dogs
You're not looking for just another dog training book. You want to understand why this keeps happening — and what actually needs to change.
A Different Way to Look at Dog Behavior
This isn't another collection of training techniques. The American Dog Epidemic looks beneath the behavior itself — at what dogs learn from everyday life, how they experience the world around them, and why behaviors we don't want can continue to make perfect sense to the dog.
The goal is not simply to stop a behavior. It's to understand what needs to change so you and your dog can move forward differently.
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