On this highly effective, soul-searching memoir, superbly written within the vein of A Pack of Two and Wild, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell recounts for the primary time the compelling story of her darkish previous, reminiscences of that are triggered by a troubled canine named Will.
World-renowned as a supply of science and soul, Patricia McConnell combines good insights into canine habits – gained from her work with aggressive and fearful canine – with heartwarming tales of her personal canine and their life on the farm. Now, she reveals that it wasn’t simply the canine who had severe issues. For many years Dr. McConnell secretly grappled along with her personal guilt and worry, which have been rooted within the harrowing traumas of her youth.
Patricia is compelled to face her previous by her love for a younger border collie named Will, whose frequent, unpredictable outbreaks of worry and fury shake Patricia to her core. To be able to save Will from this harmful habits, she should discover her personal will to heal and alongside the way in which study that willpower by itself is just not sufficient.
Interweaving enlightening tales of her purchasers’ canine with tales of her deepening bond with Will, Patricia recounts her battle to reclaim her life. Hopeful and galvanizing, the redemptive message of her journey is that whereas trauma modifications our brains and the previous casts an extended shadow, therapeutic, for each individuals and canine, is feasible via laborious work, compassion, and mutual devotion.
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