From the man who explained why we love dogs as we do comes a lively guide to the languages, both verbal and physical, that help owners and pets alike get the most out of their cherished relationships.
With easy-to-follow tips on how humans can mimic the language dogs use to talk with one another, original drawings illustrating the subtleties of their body language, and a handy visual glossary and Doggish phrasebook, How to Speak Dog gives dog lovers the skills they need to improve their relationships with their pets..
How to Speak Dog not only provides the sounds, words, actions, and movements with which we can effectively communicate with our dogs, but also deciphers the signs that our dogs give to us.
While actual conversation of the sort Lassie seemed capable of in Hollywood mythmaking remains forever out of reach, Coren shows us that a great deal of real Communication is possible beyond the giving and obeying of commands.
Drawing on substantial research in animal behavior, evolutionary biology, and years of personal experience, Coren demonstrates that the average house dog can understand language at about the level of a two-year-old human.
By unlocking the secrets of the hidden language of dogs, psychologist Stanley Coren allows us into the doggy dialogue, or Doggish, and makes effective Communication a reality.
Parlez-vous Doggish? At long last, dogs will know just how smart their owners can be. -- The Seattle Times How to Speak Dog is one of the few books today that show us what dogs are trying to tell us, not just how we can control them. -- The Washington Post The best key to what dogs are thinking.
A must read for all dog owners. 25 line drawings.
From the man who explained why we love dogs as we do comes a lively guide to the languages, both verbal and physical, that help owners and pets alike get the most out of their cherished relationships
