Ringer

About the Book

This the story of a beagle dog and his caring, loving friend and trainer. Ringer was an unwanted and ignored little puppy who was growing up with an unkind and abusive family until one day a lady took him away from that and brought him home to be with her family. It was difficult to get him to behave and respond to the kindness he was not used to, so the lady instructed her children to be very kind to him. She encouraged them to feed him so that he would trust her and her children. Over time this improved his acceptance of his new surroundings and he became responsive to everyone’s adoration. Eventually, the lady became interested in dog training believing that this would benefit both the lady and her dog. This later developed into a pastime that brought Ringer and his trainer to the world of Obedience training and competition. This story tells of that journey and of how the lady became aware of the methods of encouraging a discipline which allowed Ringer and herself to understand the commands and how she desired him to behave. The purpose of this story is about the ladies’ application of what she learned as it related to raising her children. How it calmed her children down allowing them to feel secure and loved even though they were being disciplined.

About the Author

Susan Beth Morris is a mother of three and is a very dedicated parent whose greatest diversion from housekeeping and organizing family operations is her love for the fur and feather covered creatures with whom we share our planet. Susan worked many years in a variety of veterinary positions at many different venues for many different professionals learning the ways and instincts of the many types of patients under her care. She learned to appreciate their needs as well as their physical composition. She learned to pay attention to what their actions and attitude told her about them through focused observation. This combination of human and animal care involvement produced a young woman whose entire being became engrossed in a life of caring for others and evolved into the formal obedience training which is described in this book. This effort was an experience for her and her beagle which proved to both of them that without question, love and persistent effort will create success in no uncertain terms. It is this realization which she wishes to share with her readers and which she applies to the daily being of her life.