For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend

Sure, people and canines are completely different species, however present analysis gives fascinating, irrefutable proof that what we share with our canines is bigger than how we range. As behaviorist and zoologist Dr. Patricia McConnell tells us on this exceptional new guide about feelings in canines and in individuals, an increasing number of scientists settle for the premise that canines have wealthy emotional lives, exhibiting a variety of emotions together with worry, anger, shock, disappointment, and love.

In For the Love of a Canine, McConnell means that one of many causes we love canines a lot is that they categorical feelings in methods much like people. In any case, who can talk pleasure higher than a pet? However not all emotional expressions are apparent, and McConnell teaches each starting canine homeowners and skilled canine lovers the right way to learn the extra delicate expressions hidden behind fuzzy faces and floppy ears.

For these of us who deeply cherish our canines however are generally baffled by their conduct, For the Love of a Canine will come as a revelation–a treasure trove of helpful info, knowledgeable hypothesis, and intriguing accounts of man’s finest good friend at his worst and at his absolute best. Readers will uncover how worry, anger, and happiness underlie the lives of each individuals and canines and, most essential, how understanding emotion in each species can enhance the connection between them. Thus McConnell introduces us to the potential of a richer, extra rewarding relationship with our canines.

Whereas we might by no means be completely sure what our canines are feeling, with the assistance of this riveting guide we are able to perceive greater than we ever thought potential. Those that think about their canines a part of the household will discover For the Love of a Canine participating, enlightening, and totally engrossing.

Writer ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books; Reprint version (August 28, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345477154
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345477156
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches