The Dog Don't Hunt

Part memoir, part master class in resilience, and part field guide, The Dog Don’t Hunt is Southern wisdom with a teacher’s backbone.

Arlene has lived enough lives for three people (educator, director, writer, caregiver, widow) and reinvented her entire career at seventy. Here she tells the stories behind the lessons: students clearing a historic farm, family recipe traditions, and the working relationships that taught her what works, and what sure don’t.

Communication begins with the words we choose. Some help us connect with positivity; some don’t. Each chapter closes with reflections from her Paths4Success toolkit on limiting beliefs, progress over perfection, and healthy boundaries.