Patricia b mcconnell biography of william

"This powerful memoir twines the lives of an extraordinary dog and an extraordinary woman. Their courageous, compelling story will profoundly deepen your understanding of people and animals, fear and shame, love and listening."

– Sy Montgomery, author of THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS

"This inspirational memoir is, above all, a book about redemption.

McConnell faces her own history of trauma as she tries to understand and heal her fearful, reactive border collie, Willie. Replete with McConnell’s fascinating and often humorous insights about working with wonderful and sometimes wounded dogs, this is much more than a book about training dogs. The Education of Will engages in an intimate and challenging conversation with the reader: about saving yourself, saving others, and allowing others to save you.

It is original, powerful, heartwrenching in its honesty — and filled with a comforting, gentle grace."

– Cat Warren, author of What the Dog Knows

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