A Review of Jan Fennell's The Dog Listener

Advantages: Some useful training information, a few good insights.
Disadvantages: Jan's life, dog training and points on behavior are all muddled together.

...I have read, and enjoyed, Monty Roberts' book "The Man Who Listens to Horses" (he's the official "horse whisperer"). But this isn't the same calibre of book because it doesn't really seem to know what its purpose is... I ordered this off Amazon.com with an expectation that it might match up to the Monty Roberts book. I have two dogs, one of which is a boisterous puppy and the other a well-behaved dog. I hoped that The Dog Listener would help me to understand them better. Who Jan Fennell Is Jan Fennell is a dog expert in the UK. She has been a successful breeder and won prizes at Cruft's. She contributes her knowledge to the BBC's TV and radio shows and visits "delinquent dogs" to try and cure them of their problem. Format of The Dog Listener...

freelancer1 12.06.2002 · Read review
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BILDERBERG HOTEL JAN LUYKEN, AMSTERDAM - A1 !!!

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: None that I could see

...Hi, I work in the Travel Industry, so thought that it would be nice to pass on my knowledge on certain places. I really do hope you find this review helpful. Please do leave a rating at the end of the review. Ok, lets start. **********LOCATION********** The Bilderberg Hotel Jan Luyken is very good for those who like a more cultural aspect. It is located near the museums and is in the South neighborhood in Amsterdam. This area is the heart of cultural Amsterdam, all the important museums are basically a stone's throw away. Opposite the hotel you will find the Rijks museum and the Van Gogh Museum and virtually on the doorstep are the famous P.C. Hooftstraat, the Vondelpark and the Leidseplein with its cosy cafés, trendy bars, theatres and cinemas. As if thats not enough only a few minutes' walk away are the Concertgebouw and the Van...

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Train your dog and you've got a better dog for life

Advantages: A well trained dog in all situations
Disadvantages: You need willpower and dedication to succeed

...The Dog Listener by Jan Fennell is a dog behavior book which if you follow claims to put your book on the straight and narrow. Jan Fennell claims to have used the skills developed by the horse whisperer Monty Roberts to use the dogs inate desire for alpha dog status, so if you become the alpha male than the dog should obey your every instruction. So the book itself is split into easy chapter designed to reinforce the pack, make you the pack leader and therefore turn your rebellious pooch into a perfectly trained dog. Jan Fennell is according to the authors notes, a trained psychologist, she like Clint Eastwood knows about people (or in Jans life dogs), so establish yourself as the pack leader and the dog will follow, allow it to be the pack leader and you will follow not the dog. So does it work, well the book has easy to follow...

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Bringing back tradition

Advantages: A dose of reality
Disadvantages: It's not for everyone

...This book is written by Jan Fearnley and tells the story of a wolf who is hungry and fancies some pancakes. He decides to have a go at cooking them but doesn't know where to start so asks the hen that lives up the road. She is very rude and tell him to go away. He then realizes that he should read a cook book to get the ingrediants and method together but can't read very well so asks another member of village to help. It seems that everyone in the village is in a grumpy mood and doesn't want to give Mr Wolf the time of day to help him make some pancakes but thankfully he under estimates his own abilities and soon the smell of freshly baked pancakes is wafting through the village. All of the friends come knocking on Mmr Wolf's door and very rudely ask to eat them with him and after a moments thought he welcomes them into his home...

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The only sunless tanner i will use.

Advantages: Too many to mention them all, easy application, great color ,nice smell etc
Disadvantages: None

...BOTTLE DESIGN Jan tana fast tan comes in a lovely bottle with a white background and bright coloring on the front. The main two colors that decorate this bottle and make it look nice are a bright pink which is on the right of the bottle and a mint green color which is on the left. In the green section there is various differently colored stars splashed around it and there is a picture of a half moon. On the pink side there is lots of cool squiggly designs all around it, which are also brightly colored and a picture of the sun. In the middle of all this theres a picture of a woman with a nice deep colored tan with blue hair and a yellow top on. The bottle looks quite tropical it reminds me of holidays, even next to the jan tana name which is written in blue further down you will see another picture of the sun. On the back you will...

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Everyone is special

Advantages: Delightful story and illustrations
Disadvantages: None for me

...Jan Fearnley's 'Just Like You' is the delightful story of Mama Mouse and Little Mouse walking home to bed as the sun is setting. On their way they pass five other families of animals that are settling down for the night. Little Mouse notices in each case that one of the parents is telling the babies what they will do to look after them. Everything sounds so impressive that Little Mouse feels that the babies must be very special. Each time Mama Mouse tells her offspring that they are all indeed very special, 'Just like you'. First they pass under a tree where a mother bird is telling her chicks in the nest that she will fly as high as the clouds and across the sky to find the best food for them. Then they come to a pond where Daddy Frog is settling the froglets under a lily leaf for the night. He promises to jump sky high and find...

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Groundbreaking Artistic Excellence

Advantages: Beautiful artistic qualities, from both the album cover and the music
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

...Haunting, enigmatic, artistic, enchanting and truly beautiful. Anja Garbarek's 3rd (and in my opinion, finest) album is a pleasure and a treasure to own. Ten tracks of pure bliss leaves little surprise that this album won the Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Award) upon it's release in 2001. Norwegian born singer / songwriter Anja, (daughter of jazz saxophonist - Jan Garbarek) has a very unpredictable approach to her writing, which is largely evident in this particular album. To place it into a 'genre' would be wrong - it really is in a league of it's own. So many people feel the need to label every artist, but to get near I would probably have to say: Art Pop / Avant Garde / European Lounge / Experimental Jazz / Trip-Hop. Each track is special in it's own way, but I would say the standout's are : Spin...

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Tricky Tales From Around The World

Advantages: Different and exciting, beautifully illustrated, educational
Disadvantages: It's long and you might be reading a long time!

...learned a little but about different countries she previously hadn't heard of. I think this book is suitable to read to children aged 4-6 as the language is a little more complex than the usual pre school story book, and for children over 6 to start reading alone and practice reading larger chunks of text while still having plenty of pictures to hold their interest. Other Information A Twist In The Tail by Mary Hoffman Illustrated by Jan Ormerod ISBN 0-7112-1833-1 67 pages RRP £7.99...

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Review of A Twist in the Tail - Jan Ormerod

The Wolf In Your Living Room

Advantages: Some good tips for training a pet dog.
Disadvantages: Some methods may seem severe.

...The Dog Listener "Learning the Language of your Best Friend" is a guide to learning the psychology of dogs in the hope that, with better understanding we can train them to be obedient, social pets. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jan Fennell from Lincolnshire began her career as a successful English Springer Spaniel breeder and went on to become a dog behaviour specialist making frequent contributions to radio and television programmes. THE FOREWARD The foreward of the book is written by Monty Roberts whose book "The Man Who Listens to Horses" was an international bestseller. It was from Monty's training of horses that Jan found the inspiration to develop his techniques to canine advantage. THE PRINCIPLE- AMICHIEN BONDING Dogs were once "pack animals" and although lifestyles and appearances have changed over thousands of years the wolf...

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The Hippo-not-amus

Advantages: A lovely book that can be read aloud or independently.
Disadvantages: None

...This book was first published in 2003 but the paperback version appeared in 2004. I came across this book in the local library as it was on display and I thought my grandchildren would enjoy the story - I was attracted to it by the smiling hippo. I have since bought my own copy as they grandchildren love the story so much. Publisher - Gullane Childrens book Authors - Tony and Jan Payne Illustrator - Guy Parker - Rees ISBN - Hardback 1-88233-447-1 Paperback 1-86233-514-1 RRP - £4.99 The cover is brightly coloured and features a pinky coloured hippo character on a bluey/green/yellowy background who is walking on stilts and has bananas tied to each of his legs. Confused? All is revealed in the story. The story centres around Portly a young hippopotamus who is bored standing in water up to his eyes and eating grass, so...

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