- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Ringpress Books Ltd (Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1860540643
- ISBN-13: 978-1860540646
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 459,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By understanding how the dog''s mind works th e authors analyse the effect this has on behaviour and how i t can be channelled to human advantage. They look at the man y different spheres of canine activity from police dogs to g uide dogs. '
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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There are many books written about canine behaviour but few that start from the premise that dogs actually have a mind. This is what is refreshing about the Holmes' book - they assume that dogs have a form of intelligence that is akin to humans. As they explain in chapter three, this is not surprising, since dogs have evolved alongside humans and we have selected the ones that are most able to 'read our minds' and second-guess our feelings. This was most important in hunter-gatherer societies in which dog and human hunt like a single six-legged entity, telepathically assessing each situation and preparing for the kill and the capture.
One of the most uplifting chapters of the book describes how dogs have saved their owner's lives, purely by intuiting danger before it became obvious: the Canadian farmworker who was trapped beneath a sleeping bullock for three hours until his faithful Collie, sensing the danger and the oncoming night, ran six miles to the farmhouse and roused his wife from her breadmaking; the farmworker in India who waded across a narrow crossing in the upper Ganges just as a flood-bore swept down and swept her away - the family dog followed her for 14 hours along the banks, barking continuously until a whole village came out to save her.
As well as these obvious examples of the canine mind, the authors give more mundane, but equally touching, examples of how man's best friend is also mind's best friend. If you have ever owned a 'problem dog', and know how distressing it is to see that your dog's behaviour is a product of a suffering soul, this book will give you hope and practical advice about how you can change things. Because it is not just the dog that is troubled - the dog is troubled by you. Everything is a relationship and by knowing your dog better, you can come to know yourself as well.
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Completely agrees with my philosophy of working with dogs!!!
11 Jun 2002
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This book represents everything I truly believe one should and should not do regarding dog training/communication. I haven't found a book like it in all of the research and reading I've done on the topic. Also of great benefit is the fact that they don't heavily recommend feeding kibble (this is just briefly mentioned in the book), which I advocate strongly. This clear-cut, easy format book is enjoyable and extremely educational without faddish training methods or too soft or too hard viewpoints on the treatment of dogs. I highly recommend it to everyone considering or interested in learning about how dogs think!
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