What The Dogs Knew

Some dogs don’t need to be trained. They need to be understood.What the Dogs Knew is a collection of six true stories from a life spent kneeling in the space between fear and trust - where a growl is not defiance but grief, where a dog who won’t come when called is a dog who has never been safe enough to. Drawing on the philosophy of Kevin Behan, author of Your Dog Is Your Mirror, professional trainer Angela Pierce writes about the dogs she came to understand, and the people who loved them - and tested her - enough to keep trying.This is not a training manual. It’s a testament to what dogs carry, what they’re capable of forgiving, and what they can teach us about being loved back. Written from twenty years spent listening - really listening - to animals who had given up on being understood, What the Dogs Knew is for anyone who has ever looked into a dog’s eyes and known there was more going on than anyone else could see.Dedicated to Skye, who knew it all along. 6