From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Through a Dog s Eyes" the inspiration for the PBS documentary comes a paradigm-shifting bond-based approach to strengthening our connection with our four-legged best friends. Dogs are social geniuses, second only to humans in their ability to read and understand emotion. Jennifer Arnold understands this better than anyone, and she believes that obedience training and commands such as sit, stay, and heel are unnecessary and counterproductive; they re actually the root of anxiety and behavior problems in our dogs. Instead, her teach don t train philosophy, based on the latest in canine neuroscience, leaves outdated reward and punishment methods behind in favor of a model that will revolutionize your relationship with your dog."