AUTHOR
Sophie Ardenwood writes practical dog-focused guides for Mercer Lane Press. Her books cover real-world recall and long-line proofing, over-arousal and settling, rescue-dog first months, reactive walking, everyday enrichment, small-space enrichment, and cooperative care for routine handling, grooming, and veterinary preparation.
A practical, reward-based guide to making reactive-dog walks more manageable by spotting early warning signs, creating distance sooner, rehearsing exits, planning routes, and tracking recovery and progress.
Explore the bookA repeat-use library of 60 short dog enrichment games built around sniffing, foraging, thinking, low-impact movement, play, and everyday household items, with 5-, 10-, and 15-minute options and safety-focused ways to adjust difficulty.
Explore the bookA practical library of 60 short indoor dog enrichment activities for small homes and busy schedules, organized by time, noise, food use, space, and type of engagement, with quick routines, safety checks, and ways to adapt activities to the individual dog.
Explore the bookA practical, reward-based guide to preparing dogs for routine handling and care by reading stress early, using predictable start and release behaviors, splitting tasks into small trainable steps, and knowing when pain, urgency, or bite risk requires professional help instead of more home training.
Explore the bookA practical week-by-week operating system for helping a newly adopted rescue dog settle in safely, with low-pressure first days, predictable routines, reward-based foundation skills, careful introductions, gradual expansion, and clear decision points for veterinary or qualified behavior help.
Explore the bookA practical, reward-based guide for owners of high-energy and easily over-aroused dogs, combining lower-load daily routines, early-warning and recovery tracking, usable calm skills, and gradual practice around visitors, walks, play, public places, handling, and other real-life situations.
Explore the bookA step-by-step, reward-based recall proofing guide for owners whose dogs respond at home but tune out around wildlife, other dogs, smells, distance, or unfamiliar environments. The system combines cue protection, long-line management, a Distance–Distraction–Environment proofing map, reward-and-release, environment-specific readiness rules, a 30-day plan, and troubleshooting tools.
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