Linda P. Case is the owner of AutumnGold Consulting and Dog Training Center in Mahomet, Illinois. She is also a canine nutritionist and science writer, and the author of Dog Food Logic and other books on nutrition for dogs and cats. Her blog can be read at thesciencedog.wordpress.com.
Both gentle parenting and force-free training emphasize empathy for the living being you're responsible for, and patience with their behavior as their core tenet.