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A rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild
animal wranglers As is obvious to anyone who has read her most
e-mailed New York Times article of 2006, "What Shamu Taught Me
About a Happy Marriage," Amy Sutherland knows a thing or two about
animals. In Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, she takes readers behind
the gates of Moorpark Community College, where students are taught
such skills as how to train a hyena to pirouette and coax a tiger
to open wide for a vet exam. As she follows the faculty, student
body, and four- footed teaching aides at Moorpark's Exotic Animal
Training and Management program, Sutherland produces a true walk on
the wild side, filled with wonder, comedy, occasional heartache,
and transcendent beauty.
"The animal rescue culture is one of the most fascinating
sub-cultures in American life, and Amy Sutherland explores it with
honesty, humor, and great insight. This is not another sappy book
about saving animals, but a valuable journey into the best spirit
of this extraordinary new movement." - Jon Katz, author of TALKING
TO ANIMALS Terrified Penny Jane, brassy but filthy Dixie Lou,
tough-guy Dingo and the crazed, nippy jester, Walter Joe. These are
not your average cute-and-cared-for, well-trained pups, these are
shelter dogs - they are scared, aggressive, so painfully shy that
they can't look you in the eye, and have languished so long without
attention that they are slipping into a dark place, one where they
will no longer be able to bond with people. Best-selling author Amy
Sutherland started walking shelter dogs in 2001 and is a member of
the elite corps of volunteers at Boston's Animal Rescue League,
where she helped train dogs with serious behavior problems. In
Rescuing Penny Jane, Amy tells the story of her adventures working
at a shelter, helping dozens of dogs discover that the right person
can give them love, hope and a whole new life - and adopting two
rescue puppies of her own. Alongside Amy's touching, funny and
insightful stories, dog owners will find a wealth of practical
tips, such as how to read a dog's body language, handle behavior
problems and select a shelter dog. A humorous, affecting portrait
of the relationships between shelter dogs and their rescuers,
Rescuing Penny Jane is a book that dog lovers everywhere will take
to heart and treasure.
While observing trainers of exotic animals, journalist Amy
Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used their techniques with
the human animals in her own life-specifically her dear husband,
Scott? As Sutherland put training principles into action, she
noticed that not only did her twelve-year-old marriage improve, but
she herself became more optimistic and less judgmental. What
started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland
began using the training techniques with all the people in her
life, including her mother, her friends, her students, even the
clerk at the post office. Full of fun facts, fascinating insights,
hilarious anecdotes, and practical tips, What Shamu Taught Me About
Life, Love, and Marriage reveals the biggest lesson Sutherland
learned: The only animal you can truly change is yourself.
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