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 enlarge | Author: Patricia B. Mcconnell
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 1390
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 034544678X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780345446787
ASIN: 034544678X
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
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 Brilliant! April 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is incredible - intelligent, informative, and even entertaining. I learned a great deal about canine behavior, as well as primate and human behavior. My methods of communicating with our four dogs has already become exponentially more effective in just a few days! I understand my dogs signals in a way I never did before. To top it all off, the author has a relaxed, engaging writing style that's a joy to read.
I've always loved dogs, but now I appreciate them even more.
If you have a dog, you should have this book March 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
An eye-opening book that explains what you are really saying to your dog - as distinct from what you think you are saying. Dr MacConnell trains humans just as kindly and as competently as she trains dogs. (And that's a great shot on the front cover.)
Wonderful book March 18, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think this book should be required reading for all dog owners (parent of children as well!) Service was excellent.
 Very Useful March 9, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's a lot in this book that's very worthwhile. Parts of it remind me of another favorite, "Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name," by Vicki Hearne, which combines animal training with philosophy and literary criticism. If you are an animal trainer-- or even just an animal lover-- it's definitely worth checking out.
Men are from Mars, dogs are from Venus! March 4, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
In this wonderful book, McConnell deftly explores some of the all too common problems that arise between humans and canines because the two species have inherently different ways of communicating. For example, while humans consider it polite to make eye contact and approach another person directly, dogs consider this hostile and confrontive. Polite dogs approach each other from the side, and only if they play together often do they get away with making direct eye contact. McConnell makes the case that humans misunderstanding this bit of canine-etiquette has caused many a dog-bite. Another bit of advice she offers - if you want your dog to approach you, don't move toward her; turn and move the other way. (It works!) And yet another tidbit - never pat a dog on the top of his head; dogs dislke this. (If you don't believe her, just pat your dog on the head and see for yourself the look on his face!) "The Other End of the Leash" is jam-packed with examples of mistakes we humans make in dealing with our canine companions, and suggesions about how to communicate what we really want to communicate.
Not only is this book filled with helpful suggestions about how to better communicate with dogs, it's loaded with tips about how to choose one! I wish I'd read this BEFORE getting my puppy - I'd have been more careful about selecting a breeder. I'd have made better use of that small window of opportunity puppies have to be properly socialized - if only I'd known about it before the window closed! I'd have chosen my puppy more carefully - i.e., not based the decision merely on breed, gender and looks, but on the puppy's disposition and ability to tolerate frustration.
"The Other End of the Leash" is so much more than a how-to book on human - canine communication. It's a well-written, reads-like-a-novel page-turner that's filled with interesting vignettes and useful information. McConnell's love for dogs and respect for their owners shines through brilliantly. When I finished this book, I had that 'aaahhhh' feeling I get when I've read a thoroughly satisfying novel.
Thank you Patricia McConnell!
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