Beyond Obedience by April Frost, Rondi Lightmark (1998, Hardcover)

I had seen April's book around and always loved the cover. When we adopted our new puppy, I was looking for books to help train her. I purchased books on clicker training, crate training, and feeding the puppy. As I began working with the puppy, I began to understand that the basic issue was how to communicate with her. From other books I learned about non-aggressive ways to give calming signals to dogs, and became more and more convinced that non-aggressive training techniques were the ones I wanted to pursue.

Then I read an excerpt from April's book and got excited about her work. I live in Vermont, and decided to have a training session with April. It was so helpful I decided to purchase her book. The eBay price was a giveaway. The book is worth the full retail price for the many issues, from training to diet and vaccinations, that it covers well and in-depth.

Our life with our puppy has become more fun for both our puppy and ourselves from tips garnered from April's book. April is a wonderful teacher with a profound love of and understanding of dogs and their behavior. Anyone who cares about the well-being of their dog could gain valuable understanding from her book. An example: April says dogs are born knowing how to sit, stay, and lay down. We just have to learn how to communicate what we want them to do.

With April's techniques, dog communication is much easier to understand.