TALES OF TWO SPECIES

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How well do you and your dog understand each other?

Have you ever caught yourself wondering what your dog is thinking when he rolls in something stinky? Do you wonder how much of your emotional life is like that of your dog's? What about life from your dog's perspective? Join best-selling author and ethologist Patricia McConnell in pondering these questions in this thought-provoking collection of essays about people and dogs. Written for every dog lover out there who wants to know more about their canine companion.

Gain insight into the dog-human relationship

What does the name given to a dog say about the owner and the future relationship between the two of them?

Humans are experts at using words. Dogs are experts at body language. How can we use these talents to better communicate with each other?

We have bred dogs for many different purposes over thousands of years to hunt, to herd, to provide protection, even to cuddle. How has this process impacted a dog's ability to learn and be trained?

Why getting “dominance” over your dog isn't the answer to having a more obedient dog.

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Tahun publikasi: 2007

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In some cases, no amount of training, conditioning and skill can make up for an outside environment that clashes with the inside of a dog. That’s why finding the right home for a dog whom you love doesn’t have to be betrayal, and neither is it necessarily a failure
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But re-homing a dog whose needs you can’t provide for isn’t abusive, it’s generous and kind
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Often, people who should know better focus exclusively on structure and physical health and ignore behavioral tendencies that can come back to bite them in future litters. In this case, I mean that literally. Our fascination with looks is so strong that it deserves its own essay (it seems that our focus on attractiveness is heritable as well!) and it’s not always a bad thing. But we desperately need to reinforce breeders who do breed for good dispositions, and we need to educate dog owners to make choices based not just on looks and overall physical health, but also on behavior.
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