Dog Sense: How The New Science Of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend To Your Pet (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I skimmed and skipped a bit in here. Parts were fascinating, parts dragged a little but overall it was very interesting. Basic premise is that dogs are not nearly as wolf like as we think they are (and our definition of "wolf like" is not really accurate). Also, dogs are both much smarter and much dumber than we think because we seem to be unable to define intelligence without anthropomorphizing dogs - which is beneficial neither to them or is. This book got off to a slow start, and there was quite a bit I skimmed or skipped in the first three chapters. As a new and inexperienced dog owner, however, I found a lot of wisdom in this book. Bradshaw notes what science does and does not yet know about dogs and our relationship with them. For example, dogs are not wolves nor are they people. Dogs must be understood as dogs, and science indicates that canids care far more about cooperation and affiliate of relationships then they do about dominance. Cesar Milan fans will no doubt take issue with this. As Bradshaw says, "For me the whole point of having a dog companionship it brings, and domination and companionship don't jibe for me."
What do You think about Dog Sense: How The New Science Of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend To Your Pet (2011)?
Quite in depth about the science of canine thinking, not specifically a training book.
—paige
Fascinating! Must read for all Dog owners!
—Kahlia
