Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, has made a lifelong commitment to improving the relationship between people and animals. She is known worldwide as an expert on canine and feline behavior and training, and for her engaging and knowledgeable books, dvd's and seminars.
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Welcoming an Adopted Dog into Your Home
We're excited to announce that Love Has No Age Limit has been nominated for a Dog Writers Association of America Award! If you haven't gotten a copy for yourself yet, now is a great time to join thousands of other adoptive parents, shelters and rescues around the world!
Trisha LOVES this beautifully written book about the search for partnership and expertise while raising and training Puzzle, a Search and Rescue dog who arrived with an attitude, yet turned into a highly skilled working dog and Susannah's respected colleague and best friend.
Part of the fun of preparing for the seminar I did in Orlando was working on the canine olfaction section. The overall topic of the day was Canine Communication (often compared to primates like us), and most discussions in this vein emphasize visual communication. That’s all well and good, I’m a visual signal groupie from [...]
As many of you know I recently presented a seminar on animal assisted therapy in Naples Florida. (Yes, it’ll be out as a DVD later this winter. Happy Dance!) One of the motivations for doing the seminar was the number of clients I had who wanted me to help them prepare their dog for therapy [...]
Well, they’re not dogs. Or cats. Or domestic animals of any kind. But I spent two years working with Cotton Top Tamarins and hearing my university BFF describe how she is continuing her work with them was one of the highlights of my trip to Florida. Anne Savage, Senior Conservation Biologist at Disney World, has [...]
Home Sweet Home!! Florida was great is so many ways (thank you everyone!), but I have to admit I am sooo happy to be home. Willie and Tootsie are great, Sushi and the sheep too, the snow (finally!) didn’t delay our planes and it is heaven to be back in Wisconsin. I’m planning on 2 [...]
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Family Friendly Dog Training
A professional trainer's favorite! Easy-to-follow 6-week program gets "5-paw-reviews" from dogs and humans of all ages.
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Dr. McConnell is honored in Bark Magazine's "100 Best and Brightest!" To get her bi-monthly column, subscribe to BARk!
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Writer of the Year? Oh boy! Oh boy! Our tails are wagging! Thanks to the International Positive Dog Training Association for such a wonderful honor!
