In Search of Lassie

Do you want a dog that lives up to the Lassie Story? If the answer is yes, come on a quest through Eric Knight's book Lassie Come-Home to see the pitfalls of falling into the Lassie Myth. Yvonne Done shares her own experiences of dog ownership and knows only too well the pain of giving up a dog. These experiences led her to look for a better way of building a good relationship with her dogs, and has crystallised her ideas into six simple steps to achieve a better bond with a dog. If you want a deeper and more meaningful relationship with your dog discover how to * Say yes to a new of training * Take control of your emotions, and understand your dog has emotions too. * Create a bond with your dog that you have always dreamed of. The journey to find a dog's Lassie heart awaits within this Dog Owner's Guide to the Lassie Myth

Yvonne Done has always lived with a dog in the house. As a qualified dog behaviourist, and married to a vet, she uses her love of literature to delve into her greatest passion - helping people to improve their relationship with their dog.

Preface Introduction Part One Think Dog - Seeing the Myth Chapter One 'Not for Sale' Chapter Two 'I Never Want Another Dog' Part Two Think Human - Our Need for Connection Chapter Three 'An Evil-Tempered Old Man' Part Three Both and ... Not Being Dualistic in Our Thinking Chapter Five 'Don't Come Home Any More' Chapter Six 'The Hiding Place on the Moor' Chapter Seven 'Nothing Left but Honesty' Part Four A New Relationship - How Our Dogs Learn and What They Teach Us Chapter Eight 'A Captive in the Highlands' Chapter Nine 'Freedom Again at Last' Chapter Ten 'A Long Journey's Beginning' Chapter Eleven 'The Fight for Existence' Chapter Twelve 'What a Painter Saw' Chapter Thirteen 'When a Dog is Ailing' Chapter Fourteen 'For to Kill the Beasties' Chapter Fifteen 'A Captive in the Lowlands' Chapter Sixteen 'Donnell! Never Trust a Dog!' Chapter Seventeen 'Lassie Comes Over the Border' Part Five Back to School Chapter Eighteen 'The Noblest Gift - Freedom' Chapter Nineteen 'On the Road with Rowlie' Chapter Twenty 'A Gallant Heart and a Good-bye' Part Six Lassie Found Chapter Twenty-One 'Journey's End' Chapter Twenty-two 'Just Like Old Times Again' Afterword