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Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs

Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with DogsAuthor: Suzanne Clothier
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 reviews
Sales Rank: 307374

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1

ISBN: 0446525936
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780446525930
ASIN: 0446525936

Publication Date: September 2002
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Product Description
For anyone who has ever dreamed of being able to really talk to their dogs--and 'hear' what they have to say

BONES WOULD RAIN FROM THE SKY

Akin to Monty Roberts's The Man Who Listens to Horses and going light-years beyond The Hidden Life of Dogs or any training manual, Suzanne Clothier takes a radical new direction in understanding our life with dogs...and our mutual love. Drawing on a lifetime of experience with dogs, this nationally renowned dog trainer brings us astonishing new lessons about our animals--and ourselves.

Gently, with intelligence, humor, and unfailing patience, Suzanne Clothier guides us to truly comprehend another creature's mind and heart.

You will discover how our dogs see the world from their uniquely canine perspective, how we can meet their deep need for leadership without using force or coercion, and how the "laws" of canine culture often put our dogs at odds with us and our very human world. Clothier's unparalleled insights into aggression in dogs can help prevent a tragedy, including the unnecessary destruction of a pet.

In these pages, you will meet unforgettable dogs who will capture, and perhaps break, your heart. There is Badger--handsome, curious, and perhaps dangerous. Can his threatening behavior be changed? Though doomed by a congenital heart murmur, the winsome pup McKinley offers an unforgettable lesson in living. Then aging Vali brings us to the moment that all dog owners must someday face: the loss of a devoted companion. But what this old dog teaches us in her last days may change you forever.

As in no other "dog book" or training manual, in BONES WOULD RAIN FROM THE SKY an extraordinary woman shows us how to find a deep connection with another being and to receive an incomparable gift: a profound, lifelong relationship with the dog you love.


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5 out of 5 stars Love this book!   September 7, 2009
Brenda Mejia (Cathedral City CA)
Awesome book! Highly recommend it for the dog lover that wants a relationship with their pet.


3 out of 5 stars There are better books on dogs.   May 30, 2009
Anonymous (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Clothier clearly knows a lot. But the book has much more to teach about her personality and its quirks than it does about dogs.



5 out of 5 stars Bones Would Rain From The Sky   March 4, 2009
Denise Powell (Northern California)
This is a marvelous book. I highly recommend it for anyone who shares their life with dogs.


5 out of 5 stars Not a training manual, but an inspiration   January 27, 2009
Mythadventures
Suzanne Clothier's Bones Would Rain from the Sky was a wonderful book. It should be required reading for any dog owner.

It is not really a training manual for dogs. It's more of an exploration of life with dogs, and trying to understand the world from their point of view. If anything it should teach dog owners to have more patience with their canine companions. The dog afterall is having to learn a whole new language that he/she is incapable of speaking.

Clothier does give some training tips. The main thrust is that each dog is an individual, just as people are. What works for one dog, may not work with another. There are no exact recipes as she puts it. It's up to the owners and trainers to find out what works for each individual dog. It appears a daunting task, but if we love our dogs as much as we profess, shouldn't we try?

Hanky warning: The last two chapters deal with the loss of a pet. They aren't easy reading, as she vividly brings the emotions of grief to life. They're important though in that they teach us much of how to deal with the grief of losing our pets.

Some may fault her prose as being long winded, but I enjoyed the various antedotes of dealing with troubled individuals.




5 out of 5 stars Not a how to but an absolute Go to   November 13, 2008
Deborah J. Turner (Central Florida)
I am just finishing this book and while it doesn't give cookie cutter solutions to individual behaviors it does give one of the best explantions of how to deepen your relationship with your dog, per the title. Unfortunately, like everythng else in American Society we want predigested pills and solutions for every little thing. If you are looking for a recipe this book does not give you one. But as she says you can make a meal from a recipe but to be a cook you need to learn by feel. As to the length it isn't a quick read but you have to hear or read something 7 times to remember it and having it be restated from a different angle can make the difference between getting the concept and just reading it.

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