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

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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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-12-2009; For the love of dog; Like the "Other end of the leash" which is one more book by Patricia McConnell, this book is written with the insight of a learned person, who understands dogs and their behavior very well. This is the best reference book for anyone...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-11-2009; Love Love Love This Book!; This is not so much a training book but a book about how to understand your dog or any dog. (not to mention a really enjoyable read) I grew up with well behaved dogs and so reading a dog was second nature to me. As an adult I have been...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-10-2009; Fantastic Book to Help Understand Your Dog; This book will make you go "so THAT'S what my dog is thinking!". This book is easy to read and understand and will give you a whole new perspective to your dog's behaviors. Plus, there are numerous research studies referenced so the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-04-2009; Showed Me What I Was Missing!; This book is amazing - a fast-paced entertaining read, plus it improved my relationship with my dogs. I never knew how much I was missing. My dogs were sending me signals about how they were feeling using facial expressions and body...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-12-2009; For the love of dog; Like the "Other end of the leash" which is one more book by Patricia McConnell, this book is written with the insight of a learned person, who understands dogs and their behavior very well. This is the best reference book for anyone...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-04-2009; Too much story telling; If you like a lot of story telling, you will probably enjoy this book.But for me, I like a little story and get straight to the point. So far I can't get pass the massive of this happened, that happened...etc. I'll probably pick it up...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-09-2008; So-so.; Obviously written by a new Author. The amount repetition in this book can become overwhelmingly irritating. The information it does give is certainly worth knowing, and is why I gave the book two stars.; read full review | report as inappropriate