The American Dog Epidemic: Why Dog Behavior Goes Wrong and a Path to Rescue Us All

Why is your dog still barking, pulling, lunging, panicking, ignoring you, or falling apart — even after more training than ever before?

Owners are trying harder than ever.

More classes. More methods. More advice. More effort. More love.

Yet frustration continues.

In The American Dog Epidemic, professional dog behavior expert Jackie Eckert examines a difficult truth: the problem isn’t a lack of effort. It’s that we are trying to train our way out of instability without first understanding what is creating it.

Modern dogs are increasingly anxious, reactive, overstimulated, demanding, or shut down. And many common training approaches fail to produce lasting change — not because training doesn’t work, but because the real cause of the behavior is never addressed.

This audiobook is not a collection of tricks or obedience drills. It is an explanation of why behavior keeps resurfacing — and what must change to create genuine stability.

Whether you’re dealing with leash struggles, separation anxiety, aggression, destructiveness, overexcitement, or constant tension, this perspective offers something different: Clarity.

A deeper understanding of what your dog truly needs to feel steady in modern life.

And a clear path forward.

A Note to Listeners:

This book challenges widely accepted ideas about dog behavior and the modern human-dog relationship. Some conclusions may feel uncomfortable. That discomfort isn’t criticism — it’s clarity. Real change doesn’t come from doing more or giving more. It comes from doing what actually works. If you’re ready to approach your dog differently — and finally see lasting improvement — this audiobook may change how you understand your dog, and your role, entirely.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.