Laura Vanarendonk Baugh

Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training Crazy Dogs from Over-The-Top to Under Control Laura Vanarendonk Baugh

"I?m loving it! Laura has managed not only to write a clear and incredibly important book, she?s really funny too! Her way of writing, the images in her language, and the diagrams make this book really stand out; there?s no way to misunderstand the concepts she?s presenting."
-- Emelie Johnson Vegh, co-author of Agility Right from the Start

Some dogs need a little help.

Some dogs are afraid, or excited, or reactive. Dogs that ?don?t listen? and ?go crazy? don?t live the lives we ?- or they ?- want.

Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out can change that. Simple steps and an accessible, conversational tone from award-winning, internationally-known trainer Laura VanArendonk Baugh CPDT-KA KPACTP make calming the agitated dog not only possible, but pleasant.

Inside you?ll learn how to

• Achieve change in short, simple training sessions of a minute or less
• Maximize the effects of natural brain chemistry
• Know when to call in medical help
• ?Clean up? unreliable behaviors in both overexcited sport dogs and pets at home
• Recognize how fear, aggression, and excitement are variants of the same root problem

The conversational tone is both informative and fun ? very accessible, and it feels like the reader has a consulting trainer standing at her shoulder! Bring your dog from emotional to thoughtful, and enjoy a calmer, more enriched life with your best friend.