Of the fifteen or so training books I've purchased this year, this book is far and above the best. Although author Michelle Huntting says the same thing as other top trainers, her effective communication and step-by-step style lead almost everyone (including stubborn me) to success at loose lease walking. It doesn't hurt that her development of Miss Belle's Etiquette School for Dogs has honed her skills in good old-fashioned mutual respect and mutual understanding between dog and human. She helps us with our frustration at lack of accomplishment of this activity when she discloses that polite leash walking is the hardest behavior to establish. She gently leads the reader along the path to success. Walking the dog on leash doesn't even happen for the first 100 pages. By then, the reader and his/her dog "can dance" well together and are certain of success. As she states on page 3 of her book, "I set out on a mission to train my dogs to walk politely on the leash without 'power steering' or by use of force. I decided to use what I know about science, motivation and communication." For us the readers, Michelle's learning and her experience teaching combined with her unique communication skills make this book an invaluable resource.