Dogs Never Lie About Love : Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Publisher: Random House Audio
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1662359
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 2
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0679460535
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.77215
EAN: 9780679460534
ASIN: 0679460535
Publication Date: August 26, 1997
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Amazon.com Review
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson was, oddly enough, pet-free when he decided to write about their key role in his life. Not to worry, though. In a trice he acquired a troika of pups (a purebred and two mongrels) and a couple of kittens. (The pussycats, alas, play only cameo roles.) In Dogs Never Lie About Love, Masson finds plenty of new things to say about canines--not that there hasn't been a plenitude of pupper reportage in the '90s. Or at least he easily articulates what some of us might already think: "Dogs feel more than I do (I am not prepared to speak for other people)," Masson asserts. "They feel more, and they feel more purely and more intensely." Often, however, he seems to be writing less about animals than humans: "In searching for why we are so inhibited compared with dogs, perhaps we can learn to be as direct, as honest, as straightforward, and especially as intense in our feelings as dogs are." But this book is not just a cozy mix of navel gazing (bestial and human) and long, leash-filled walks. Masson offers several proofs that dogs do take the high moral road--one police pooch, for instance, refused to acknowledge his handler's attack command. A good thing, too, since Masson himself would have been the victim! In more ways than one, Dogs Never Lie About Love is a Milk-Bone masterpiece.--Kerry Fried
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2 cassettes / 3 hours
Read by James Lurie
"Here at last, a beautiful and sensitively written book on the exceedingly important subject of dogs' emotional lives. . . . We owe a debt of gratitude to Jeffrey Masson.
--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs
Jeffrey Masson, the controversial psychoanalyst and bestselling author of When Elephants Weep, turns to the species that first brought him to his love of animals, exploring the rich inner landscape of "our best and truest friend.
Drawing from myth and literature, from scientific studies, and from the stories and observations of dog trainers and dog lovers around the world, Masson illustrates the surprising depth of canine emotion. But the stars of this audio are his own dogs, whose delightful and mysterious behavior provides the way to explore a wide range of subjects--from emotions like gratitude and compassion to speculations about how dogs regard humans and how their powerful sense of smell shapes their perception of reality. Sweeping aside old prejudices, Masson navigates through the rich universe of dog feeling to its essential core, their "master emotion : love.
Like the dogs he loves, Masson's insights will captivate you, providing a new dimension of understanding that will forever change the way you look at--and think about--dogs.
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 Dogs Never Lie About Love Simply Outstanding! November 11, 2008
Harry Meeth
Dogs Never Lie about Love is a truly outstanding insight into the unique personality traits and emotions of dogs, particularly their need for human companionship and seemingly limitless capacity for love of their owners for love's own sake. It also describes the many things we can learn from our dogs to change our own behavior--unconditional love, patience, loyalty, gratitude, joy, living in the present moment, and, of course, affection--just to name a few. I've had dogs all my life and thought that I knew something about them. While some of my observations were confirmed, I learned a whole lot. This book is a must read for all dog lovers and those who would like to be one.
 Worth reading for any dog lover or person thinking of owning a dog August 22, 2008
Julie Bolitho
This is a wonderful book full of the life the embodies the love of the dog. Unfortunately, I felt the last few chapters of the book fell apart and were not as cohesive as the other chapters. It was unfortunate--almost felt like the author was making a deadline.
Nails it February 23, 2008
Born to Read (Eastern USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Author really demonstrates his knowledge of an appreciation for the love that dogs give unconditionally and fully. He nails it with insights, evidence, and examples. I don't understand why some people were so critical of this book. Love is the emotion. They love us and we love them. We have much to learn about caring for ourselves, other people, and these wonderful creatures.
If you want to know more about the how and why of the love, take a look at the book mentioned below. I enjoyed it, too, and it provides some surprising insights and valuable, usable information. It discusses the origin and comprehensive nature of our relationships with animals, providing scientifically sound information on the love we share and the roles we play in each other's lives: The Powerful Bond between People and Pets: Our Boundless Connections to Companion Animals (Practical and Applied Psychology)
Thoughtful, Luminous Book February 21, 2008
Nico James (Philadelphia, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pleasurable reading with thought-provoking questions and reflections about loving non-human companions and how the attention they show us is perhaps more than a simple analog to human emotions. Well-written and concise, filled with great stories, tenderness that didn't indulge sentimentality -- I highly recommend this book.
Dogs Are Love August 6, 2007
Lee Shoemaker (Orlando, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mr. Masson writes beautifully and thoughtfully about dogs, their thoughts,feelings, habits and characteristics. I loved the book and have recommended it to many friends.
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