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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First, I've read all Temple Grandin's books but don't get both "Making Animals Happy" and this one as they are identical!
Further, this book is basically a rehash of "Animals in Translation" with some new information but missing the most fascinating last few pages where she offered her theory that it is animals that have humanised us. Both books offer many insights about animals and how they function, simultaneously creating a better awareness of human behaviors. In both books Grandin explains that "All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain" then discusses the core emotions of SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, PANIC & PLAY in subsequent chapters (other core emotions she mentions, LUST and CARE, are overlooked).
She approaches her subject with a system. "The rule is simple: Don't stimulate RAGE, FEAR, and PANIC if you can help it, and do stimulate SEEKING and also PLAY." She shows how to recognise emotional states in animals and gives advice on avoiding negative reactions. All animals are frightened by new things - and all animals are attracted to new things. It all depends on how it's presented - forcibly or voluntarily.
Grandin is an animal behaviorist known for her humane slaughterhouse designs. All her books, written in a scholarly and folksy way, are thought-provoking and suffused with a profound commitment to treating animals with understanding and respect. She is autistic and it seems an autistic perspective, while limiting in some ways, enables a deeper understanding of animals and in some ways also of ourselves. Although not meant to be, it is an important book on child psychology too.
Grandin uncovers research proving that a number of our assumptions about dogs and cats are wrong. Dogs, for example, descend from wolf families, not packs, and are looking for a parent, not an alpha. Horses' fear and flight responses are the basis of their survival in the wild and training them requires reassurance, not breaking.
Here's the chapter list:
1. What do animals need?
2. A dog's life
3. Cats
4. Horses
5. Cows
6. Pigs
7. Chickens and other poultry
8. Wildlife
9. Zoos
10. Afterword: Why do I still work in the industry?
While some animal "experts" appear to disagree violently with her, Grandin's take on animals always sparks reflection. In Grandin's view, if people paid attention to the emotional lives of the creatures that depend on them, all would have a better quality of life. In my view, this includes humans.
Further, this book is basically a rehash of "Animals in Translation" with some new information but missing the most fascinating last few pages where she offered her theory that it is animals that have humanised us. Both books offer many insights about animals and how they function, simultaneously creating a better awareness of human behaviors. In both books Grandin explains that "All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain" then discusses the core emotions of SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, PANIC & PLAY in subsequent chapters (other core emotions she mentions, LUST and CARE, are overlooked).
She approaches her subject with a system. "The rule is simple: Don't stimulate RAGE, FEAR, and PANIC if you can help it, and do stimulate SEEKING and also PLAY." She shows how to recognise emotional states in animals and gives advice on avoiding negative reactions. All animals are frightened by new things - and all animals are attracted to new things. It all depends on how it's presented - forcibly or voluntarily.
Grandin is an animal behaviorist known for her humane slaughterhouse designs. All her books, written in a scholarly and folksy way, are thought-provoking and suffused with a profound commitment to treating animals with understanding and respect. She is autistic and it seems an autistic perspective, while limiting in some ways, enables a deeper understanding of animals and in some ways also of ourselves. Although not meant to be, it is an important book on child psychology too.
Grandin uncovers research proving that a number of our assumptions about dogs and cats are wrong. Dogs, for example, descend from wolf families, not packs, and are looking for a parent, not an alpha. Horses' fear and flight responses are the basis of their survival in the wild and training them requires reassurance, not breaking.
Here's the chapter list:
1. What do animals need?
2. A dog's life
3. Cats
4. Horses
5. Cows
6. Pigs
7. Chickens and other poultry
8. Wildlife
9. Zoos
10. Afterword: Why do I still work in the industry?
While some animal "experts" appear to disagree violently with her, Grandin's take on animals always sparks reflection. In Grandin's view, if people paid attention to the emotional lives of the creatures that depend on them, all would have a better quality of life. In my view, this includes humans.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Pets, farm animals and zoo animals live in a universe structured by humans. There are ways of responding to the psychological needs of our animals so they are the least stressed possible in their daily lives. Temple Grandin as an ethologist who is also autistic gives us those insights which will help us make our animals lives pleasanter. I have already applied some of her lessons to my small flock of hens and it seems to be working. Her methods can be used by the big guys (she consults for McDonald's) and the single pet owner. Her book highlights the interdependency between humans and other animals and is a thought provoking read.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I believe nobody understands so much about animals as Dr. Temple Grandin. I have never seen any informative instruction manuals on how to treat pets before. Particularly, I was so shocked when I encountered her explanation about horses because I could associate autism with the characteristics of horses. According to Dr. Grandin, horses are extremely hypersensitive to something unfamiliar, which is likely to lead to fear, rage and trauma. Since I know people with autism/Asperger's tend to panic when unfamiliar things happen to them, I gradually recognize why horses are very similar to people with autism/Asperger's. And Dr. Grandin indicated that crucial point loud and clear. I guess that is because she failed to treat Sizzler, a very difficult horse when she was in high school. And it seemed to me she regretted that she should have known horses are very hypersensitive.
Overall, Temple couldn't have written any books on animals if she were an NT. She can put herself in animals' shoes because she has been through various similar things to animals, I guess. Therefore I would like to recommend you read Animals Make Us Human if you think about dealing with animals.
Overall, Temple couldn't have written any books on animals if she were an NT. She can put herself in animals' shoes because she has been through various similar things to animals, I guess. Therefore I would like to recommend you read Animals Make Us Human if you think about dealing with animals.
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