For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia B. Mcconnell
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 221262
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0345477146
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7
EAN: 9780345477149
ASIN: 0345477146
Publication Date: August 29, 2006
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Condition: Brand New Hardcover with Dust Jacket, binding tight, pages clean and straight, no writing anywhere.
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Product Description
Yes, humans and canines are different species, but current research provides fascinating, irrefutable evidence that what we share with our dogs is greater than how we vary. As behaviorist and zoologist Dr. Patricia McConnell tells us in this remarkable new book about emotions in dogs and in people, more and more scientists accept the premise that dogs have rich emotional lives, exhibiting a wide range of feelings including fear, anger, surprise, sadness, and love.
In For the Love of a Dog, McConnell suggests that one of the reasons we love dogs so much is that they express emotions in ways similar to humans. After all, who can communicate joy better than a puppy? But not all emotional expressions are obvious, and McConnell teaches both beginning dog owners and experienced dog lovers how to read the more subtle expressions hidden behind fuzzy faces and floppy ears.
For those of us who deeply cherish our dogs but are sometimes baffled by their behavior, For the Love of a Dog will come as a revelation–a treasure trove of useful facts, informed speculation, and intriguing accounts of man’s best friend at his worst and at his very best. Readers will discover how fear, anger, and happiness underlie the lives of both people and dogs and, most important, how understanding emotion in both species can improve the relationship between them. Thus McConnell introduces us to the possibility of a richer, more rewarding relationship with our dogs.
While we may never be absolutely certain what our dogs are feeling, with the help of this riveting book we can understand more than we ever thought possible. Those who consider their dogs part of the family will find For the Love of a Dog engaging, enlightening, and utterly engrossing.
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Loved it! July 3, 2008
Patricia McConnell is now my favorite writer. This book helps us to understand your dog more. Isn't that what we all want?
Fantastic June 3, 2008
Forget Caesar...Patricia McConnell has written some of the best, most informative books about dogs, language, and behavior you will ever read...hands down. Every dog owner should read this book, and even those who don't have dogs...a lot can be learned.
Fantastic chapter on fear June 1, 2008
As a trainer, I work with many fearful and reactive dogs. I found the Fear chapter in For the Love of a Dog very useful for helping my clients to understand WHY their dogs behave the way they do. The explanations of how dogs experience fear were excellent.
I think the whole book is terrific for a readers with an intense interest in dog behavior.
great information May 27, 2008
I was impressed with the information included in this book. Patricia McConnell knows how to tell a story and has a wealth of information to share. Since reading this book, I have purchased several other books by her, all very good.
Amazing read! May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book not only helped me to understand, relate, and communicate with my dogs, but myself as well.
Buy this book if you want to become closer to your furbaby. I've read many books on animal behavior and communication and this one is at the top.
Spend a few bucks on this book. You won't be disappointed.
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