Books

Item Description

In their books Dogs & Devotion, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, The Divine Canine, and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks of New Skete helped dog owners to learn and implement the warm, loving, and remarkably successful dog-training methods developed at the monastery. Through their work, they have become the preeminent authorities on the most productive ways to achieve what every dog owner desires: a companion who can enrich one's life.

Dogs & Devotion commemorates that special relationship with a gorgeous volume sure to delight any dog lover. This book takes readers on an eloquent exploration of the profound attachment between human and dog, with spectacular photography alongside inspirational passages from the monks. Incorporating the wisdom and insight they have gained over decades of living with and training dogs of all breeds, Dogs & Devotion focuses on the love that grows through respect, time, and nurturing--a love as deep as any between humans.

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend is considered the classic training manual for dog owners. It begins with the origins of the canine-human bond, and covers how to select a dog to fit your lifestyle, how to read a pedigree, how and when to train, and how to properly use praise and discipline with wisdom, compassion and caring that the Monks are known for.

The Art of Raising a Puppy, a national best seller, offers a clear, compassionate guide for raising a puppy, illustrated with more than 125 new photographs. Building on the material covered in the Monks first book, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend, they explain the stages of puppy development, how to communicate, and how to deal with common problems like chewing, jumping up, and paper training.

The Divine Canine, paperback copy. Obedient, devoted, and happy -- that's what we all want our dogs to be. Let Brother Christopher and the Monks of New Skete show you how to get there through the stories of sixteen unruly dogs who came to them with more than a few lessons to learn. In this engaging and informative companion book to the hit Animal Planet series, the Monks of New Skete, renowned masters in the art of raising and training dogs, demonstrate tried and true techniques for influencing animal behavior, showing how a caring attitude and honest communication can turn any dog into a divine canine. The book features Step-by-step photos and full-color illustrations of dogs being trained.

A 2013 color calendar--The Shepherds of Skete--is included as an extra bonus.

Item Special Note

In 1966 a small group of Byzantine-Rite Franciscans established a monastic community in northwestern Pennsylvania. Today, the monks reside in their permanent home east of Cambridge, New York, close to the Vermont border. It is here that the monks have, for more than 40 years, nurtured their deep love for and spiritual connection with dogs, and developed their expertise in dog training and breeding.