Lucy Treadwell
dog trainer
Patient; reward what you want
Dog Days
A neighbour complaint and a near-bite put the dog’s future at stake. The family learns dog behaviour, training and their legal duties, and each family member learns something different from the dog.
Planned · not started yet
Practical life skills Family duty Second chances Small town Family home Warm Lightly witty
The premise
A neighbour complaint and a near-bite put the dog’s future at stake. The family learns dog behaviour, training and their legal duties, and each family member learns something different from the dog.
The protagonist
Martha Pemberton-Arkell — Mother whose family adopts a reactive rescue dog
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Dr Omar Saleh
veterinary behaviourist
Clinical; rule out pain first
Gwen Morrow
rescue coordinator
Devoted; every dog deserves a chance
How the story moves
From near-bite to a settled dog over six months; a medical diagnosis changes the training plan, and the complaining neighbour becomes an unlikely ally.
What readers take away
- How dogs learn
- Reading canine body language
- Understanding reactivity
- Positive-reinforcement training
- When behaviour has a medical cause
- Owners’ legal duties
- Adopting a rescue dog
- Children and dogs safely together
- Use management tools (muzzle training) humanely
- Handle visitors and children safely
- Choose a qualified trainer
- Understand insurance for dogs
The books
- 1The rescue Planned
- 2The incident Planned
- 3Training Planned
- 4Home Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.