The Whale is Back: Shamu the Book
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Amy Sutherland, the author of What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage (Random House, 2008), discusses her new book on what animal training taught her about husband training.
What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage is available for purchase at Amazon.com.
What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage is available for purchase at Amazon.com.
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Comments [4]
I agree with #2 and # 3...this seems to be the diametric OPPOSITE of teaching people to be more sensitive to each other.
People are not the same as dogs and whales by the way..hate to inform your guest of that.
I agree, way too reductive and selfish quite frankly a way of dealing with your relationships. If I am frustrated with something and my girlfriend just ignores me...well then that's the time I start looking for a new more empathetic girlfriend.
what a grossly reductive way of treating your relationships with others...
what ever happened to empathizing especially with children? if your child is upset about something and behaving badly as a result, just ignoring him tells him that his problem doesn't matter to you. Isn't it better to empathize with him without accepting the bad behavior? e.g. "you seem really upset that your art work got ruined"
I love the idea of this book...and I love that it will a) make people more sensitive to each other and, as Amy points out on her website, b) make people more aware of GOOD animal training. (Yes, Cesar, I'm looking at you.)
Catch them doing something right, whether they're dogs or people.
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