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CONVERSATIONS WITH COURTNEY
 Hi,
this is Mason. You might remember me as the “recycled”
dog in the Going Green article in the April Newsletter.
Today I want to recommend a training book that offers a
different approach to how you humans interact and
communicate with your canine friends.
Over the past few months my humans have been trying to
train a very exuberant and, I have to say, rude young
golden. Some days, mom would get so frustrated she
would say, “When will she get it?” Then she would just
walk away shaking her head and muttering under her
breath.
Sometimes we take on the “challenging fosters” in our
house – it is exhausting work, but someone has to do
it. One day our little “imp” swam in the water bowl
(inside the house), chased the cat AND stole brownies
off the counter – and that was just in the morning!! As
mom was about to completely lose her cool, I gently
nudged her and gave her that look that only an
experienced dog can and I said, “remember Courtney”.
Mom took a deep breath, gave me a kiss and said, “oh
yes, Courtney, that’s right”.
 Courtney
is a very wise 13 year old Golden Retriever featured in
the book Conversations with Courtney by Brad
Jaffe. It is a light hearted book about teaching us
dogs by learning to communicate in a language we
understand. It helps humans learn to set things up so
we can figure them out for ourselves. Learning becomes
fun and simple for all of us.
Courtney helped her humans understand reinforcement
training and communication from our point of view.
Courtney is a very wise woman. I (well, we) helped our
little foster learn some manners and life skills. Now
she is in her forever home and on her way to becoming a
therapy dog! All thanks to me – and Courtney!
If you’d like to learn more about Courtney, you can
visit
www.conversationswithcourtney.com.
Brad Jaffe and his wife Tamara own and operate Team
Canine, Inc. in Phoenix. You can visit their website at
www.teamcanine.com to learn
about training that breaks away the old myths and is
based on communication & relationship building with your
four-legged friend.
Courtney’s book will be on sale at Swim Fest in the
boutique. I highly recommend it!
Love,
Mason
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