From Wolf to Supermutt and Everything In Between

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 Erika Gosi, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 "𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧" 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ... 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝... 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝!! 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬! 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞٫ 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 4 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬!

The first thing we'd say about this book is that it is actually about a woman training a mature dog, but we included it at the end of this article as a bit of a curveball because we think the principles and ideas in the book apply to anyone with a puppy also. When canine behaviourist Erika adopted her dog Mila, she didn't think she'd have to do any basic training with her, but she soon realised she would have to. This book outlines how Erika re-trained Mila, and also gives insights into how we can learn to think like our dogs.

This was a very enjoyable and informative read. It is well researched, and filled with information whilst still being easy to read and easy to pick up where you left off for those of us who read anywhere and everywhere we go. This book is more about understanding your dogs behaviour than an actual training manual as such, which was exactly what I was hoping for. I loved the authors inclusion of her personal experiences with her own dog and found it to be a very relatable read. You can't help but have more valuable insights into dog behaviour and a better understanding of all dogs in general and how they think after reading this book. This book would definitely only enhance one's relationships and appreciation of all things canine.

Erika K. Gsi is a qualified canine behaviourist. After the deaths of their dogs, Franky and Lulu, she and her husband, Rezsö, agreed that they wouldn't get any pets again because of the pain they experienced from losing them. But that didn't stop them from getting Mila six weeks later. Before she was adopted, Mila (a dachshund) was infested with demodectic mange. Settling the dog in the family was a bit of a hassle because Mila had an odour, and the author tried all she could to get rid of it, but to no avail until it did. Mila also had reactive issues as she got worked up in the presence of other dogs. Little by little, the author trained her, and with the help of different experts (like Zoli) and her own research, she made Mila more comfortable and confident. After many years of raising dogs, it was after they adopted Mila, a rescue dog, that she actually started studying canine behaviour. According to her, many canine behaviour problems are a result of people not understanding the way dogs think. To explain this in a way that anyone would understand, the author started with the evolutionary path of dogs. The author wrote [i]From Wolf to Supermutt and Everything in Between[/i] both from experience and research, and I'm glad to tell you that the book is not just straightforward data. The author has written this like a story from her life, with research to back it up. She gave the background of how she acquired her dogs, Mila and Lulu, and how Frankey and Lulu died, and it was quite an interesting story to read. I particularly loved this writing style, as it made the book more interesting for me. Learning canine behaviours can help strengthen the bond between humans and dogs. We have to understand that as our human world evolves, the way we relate to dogs changes. Urbanization, technology, etc., affect the way we treat dogs, and sometimes, many restrictions come with such change. Do dogs automatically adapt to these changes? Or do these changes incite some kind of resistance or oppose the natural behaviour and traits of canines? This book is important because it helps dog owners learn how to interact with their dogs in order to shape their behaviours to avoid or eliminate any undesirable traits. I learned a lot of things from this book, such as that the dominant sense in dogs is the sense of smell, followed by hearing and then vision. So, it might be possible that your dog might have difficulty recognizing you right away at initial points. The author also talked about the consumption of dog meat in various parts of the world as well as how each culture treats dogs. You will learn how your temperament, as a dog owner, affects your dog. Throughout the book, you still come across many breeds of dogs and their specific traits, and of course, you will learn the type of training that made Mila the ‘Supermutt’ she is. The references at the end of the book will also help you further your reading if needed. I also appreciate the author's effort in ensuring that the book is exceptionally edited. There was absolutely nothing I disliked about the book, and I gladly rate it [b]5 out of 5 stars.[/b] I recommend it to dog owners and those who wish to add a dog to their families in the future.

This is a very good book, I like it and I am very happy to have read it. It is quite interesting, there are many things that I read about that I did not know. I think it is a very useful book if you have a dog, or if you are thinking about getting a dog.