A DOG IN A MILLION: MY LIFE WITH CONNIE

Book ID/图书代码： 11320008B24616

English Summary/英文概要： Hazel Carter’s home-help tidies the house, does the washing and helps with the cooking, and the only payment she requires is a nice big bowl of dog food at dinner time ...When Hazel was debilitated with crippling back problems, she found herself unable to look after the house so she used her skills as an animal behaviourist to teach Connie, her seven-month-old Newfoundland, how to do the work instead. Connie picks out items of dirty clothing from the laundry basket and places them inside the washing machine. When the washing cycle is over, Connie transfers the clean clothes to the tumble dryer. Hazel could leave Connie to complete the entire task unsupervised - if only Connie understood that dark colours must not be washed with whites. Connie also works in the garden, brings in the shopping and is happy to do anything from carefully carrying a basket of eggs to pulling Hazel along in a boat. ’At one stage all I could do was lie in bed and Connie would bring me a toy from her toy box for me to throw as I lay there. She quickly learnt that to have a game she must first bring her toy to me, a very valuable lesson. My idea was to keep her occupied and mentally stimulated while helping me at the same time.’ Underlying the story of this remarkable dog is a remarkable relationship with a remarkable woman: Hazel Carter. For almost thirty years she has been helping owners to understand and cure their dogs’ behavioural problems with patience, gentleness and kindness.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一条出色的宠物犬和它了不起的女主人Hazel Carter 演绎出一段不平凡的感人经历！
不断的背疾折磨使Hazel日渐虚弱，以至无法继续料理家务。通过利用动物行为主义者具备的技巧，Hazel教会了它7个月大的纽芬兰犬——Connie 做家务!
不久，Connie 就能把脏衣服从洗衣篮里取出，放置洗衣机中清洗，再将洗干净后的衣服转移到烘干机内。更令人欣慰的是，这一整套步骤Connie可以自行完成，Hazel根本用不着在一旁监督。此外，Connie 还忙碌于花园并帮忙购物。无论是小心翼翼叼着一篮鸡蛋，还是协助Hazel 划船，它都能高高兴兴做到最好……
Connie的故事吸引了许多媒体的目光和兴趣。最初发表于萨塞克斯的一家地方报刊，随后的几天在每日邮报上刊登。从此传遍全球，迎来多国电影摄制组的加盟拍摄，甚至远到美国、加拿大、德国和日本。由此可见，Connie 已成为一名世界“名人”！
本书的最后，作者还提供了包括宠物犬最基本的如厕训练、含有简单要求的游戏等许多实用有趣的训练技巧供读者参考、借鉴。
亲切体贴、细致入微的优雅笔锋洋溢出的无限深情，很受读者，尤其是爱狗人士的大力追捧！(ZY)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Hazel Carter has spent her life around animals. At the age of four she recalls putting a lead on her cat in an attempt to take it for a walk in the woods next to her idyllic family house in deepest rural Sussex. Realising that cats were not as accommodating as dogs, she switched her allegiance and her life working with animals and training dogs began.
Hazel Carter 多年来从事动物的驯养工作，毕生致力于动物的研究。她是一名专业的动物饲养员，特别喜欢狗，经常咨询饲主们训练其宠物的方法和技巧，也是首位被冠以“宠物行为主义者”头衔的人。

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