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100 1  Quinn, Carol. 
245 10 Follow my lead :|bwhat training my dogs taught me about 
       life, love, and happiness /|cCarol Quinn. 
264  1 Berkeley, CA :|bSeal Press,|c[2011] 
264  4 |c©2011 
300    259 pages :|billustrations ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    "Follow My Lead is the story of how two rambunctious dogs 
       and a tough Russian dog trainer named Irina taught Carol 
       Quinn everything she needed to know about life, love, and 
       happiness. It all begins when the author decides-somewhat 
       naively-to enroll her two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Nairobi 
       and Sheila, into dog agility training. Unhappy with her 
       failing love affair, her stagnant career, and even herself,
       she's hoping to find a hobby and straighten out her unruly
       but affectionate pets. She soon discovers that dog agility
       is not a lazy game of fetch-it's a highly competitive 
       sport that requires owners to move their dogs through a 
       timed obstacle course using only voice and hand signals. 
       What follows is a life-changing experience: a learning 
       process that teaches her not only about her dogs, but also
       about herself. As she continues, the training, and even 
       the obstacle course itself, becomes a metaphor for her 
       life. With humor and candor, Quinn shares the parallel 
       story of how, with Irina's guidance and wisdom, she and 
       her dogs develop a deep bond of love and trust, and learn 
       to navigate the course obstacles with grace and skill; and
       how she, too, overcomes life's obstacles by accepting her 
       flaws and finding the inner strength to move forward-away 
       from her doomed love affair, fears, and anxieties-and 
       become the alpha dog" of her own life. Funny, thoughtful, 
       and uplifting, Follow My Lead is a story full of useful 
       life lessons and homespun wisdom that will entertain and 
       inspire readers of all sensibilities, whether they are dog
       lovers or not"--Provided by publisher. 
520    "Follow My Lead is the story of how two difficult dogs and
       a Russian dog trainer taught Carol Quinn everything she 
       needed to know about men, relationships, fear, success and
       personal happiness"--Provided by publisher. 
650  0 Dogs|xTraining|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Dogs|xBehavior|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Human-animal relationships|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Human-animal communication|vAnecdotes. 
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