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Niki Tudge and Louise Stapleton-Frappell discuss their book 'Beyond Belly Rubs' and the importance of understanding dog behavior.

In this episode, Niki Tudge & Louise Stapleton-Frappell Join Us to Discuss Their New Book , Beyond Belly Rubs: The Compassionate Pet Guardian Hosted by: Don Hanson Panelists: Dayle Pierce and Tasha Attwood About Beyond Belly Rubs This book was written because love, while essential, is often asked to do too much work on its own. · Love does not automatically teach us how fear works in the brain. · Love does not explain why a dog can know a cue at home and seem to forget it outside. · Love does not tell us how to respond when kindness alone doesn’t seem to help. That isn’t a failure of love. It’s a gap in guidance. This book exists to help bridge that gap. You don’t need to be a trainer, behaviorist, or expert in learning theory. You don’t need to memorize terminology or follow rigid rules. What you do need is a way to understand what your dog is communicating, how learning actually happens, and how to make choices that protect both emotional and physical well-being - without fear, force, or guilt. At its heart, this book is about turning care into clarity. It offers a calm, science-based framework to help you make sense of your dog’s behavior, respond with confidence rather…

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