Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs

With warmth, rigor, and disarming honesty, Tender Paws offers a fresh, compassionate path for anyone raising a puppy, frustrated with a rescue dog, or simply hoping for a deeper bond. "Tender Paws will be especially helpful for people who are getting new puppies or adopting traumatized rescue dogs. This book offers lots of positive, gentle methods for working effectively with dogs." — Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human When award-winning journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine adopted her first puppy — a rescue born behind a gas station, separated from its mother too soon, anemic and overwhelmed — she was in way over her head. Struggling to cope with the unruly pup and finding no help in ordinary training guides, Sunshine turned to an unconventional choice: a bestselling book for adoptive families, The Connected Child. From that moment forward, her relationship with the puppy became one of healing and hope. Tender Paws shows the surprising parallels between child-rearing and dog-rearing, grounded in attachment science, trauma research, ethology, and the work of experts across many disciplines. At the heart of the book is the easy-to-understand HEARTS framework of six essential practices that help every dog (and every child) flourish. With this approach, readers come away able to: Decode behavior that used to feel confusing, defiant, or frustrating Replace power struggles and punishment with calm, willing cooperation Build the kind of trust that holds during fear, stress, or setbacks Make training choices grounded in science, not just opinion Experience the relaxed, joyful household you hoped for when you first brought your dog home Tender Paws is winner of the 2025 ASJA Book Award and the 2024 Maxwell Medallion for Best Rescue/Adoption Book. Readers have called it "a game changer" and "a compassionate manifesto" full of simple, practical ideas. "I love this book! This is no ordinary training manual! . . . It will support the reader to give their dogs the best gift of all — a voice!" — Andrew Hale, founder of Dog Centred Care Discover how evidence-led parenting practices can transform the dog in front of you — and you along with them.
ASIN: 0757324959
VSKU: DBV.0757324959.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Sunshine, Wendy Lyons
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!