Know Your Dog: the Guide to a Beautiful Relationship: The Guide to a Beautiful Relationship - Rilegato

Birmelin, Immanuel

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ISBN 10: 1845840720 ISBN 13: 9781845840723

Casa editrice: Hubble & Hattie, 2010

Riassunto

Most books about dogs talk about the history of various breeds, and are filled with useful training advice, yet we learn almost nothing about how dogs think and feel. Dogs are considered to be easily trained creatures of instinct, but this attitude falls short of the mark. It doesn't take into consideration that dogs are thinking, feeling beings; individuals, just as we are, with different personalities, strengths and weaknesses, and distinct emotional lives. The aim of this book is to have dog owners get to know their companions from a different perspective, through simple routines and games that can be carried out at home. Owners will learn about - and see for themselves - the mental abilities that their dog possesses, and understand their dog.

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Recensione

A fascinating read, taking you through your dog's senses, how he learns, and the differences between breeds. It includes exercises to improve mental and physical dexterity, hearing, vision and so on, and is full of interesting snippets of information. --Dogs Today

An interesting little book, quite an in-depth read but the exercises that you can carry out with your dog are plainly explained and easy to follow. --Dog Training Weekly

'Based on the author's strongly held belief that every dog is an individual with its own personality, strengths and weaknesses, 'Know Your Dog' offers practical tips to help owners understand their dogs and use this knowledge in their training.' --Dogs NSW

This book has some great information on not just how to train your dog, but how to really know and understand them how to consider their feelings and ensure they learn things too. A chapter devoted to the Daily Mental Workout is a must-read ... --Pets Magazine

L'autore

Dr Immanuel Birmelin has devoted more than 25 years to investigating the behaviour of animals in zoos, circuses, and the home. He has extensively studied pet behaviour, and was able to demonstrate through tests that dogs have the ability to reason, and are therefore not weak-willed servants of man, but thinking, sensitive fellow creatures. The dog owner who embraces this fact will find it considerably easier to teach his dog many things; the need for intensive drilling is not as great as previously assumed. This was the subject of Immanuel Birmelin's film 'Dog or Cat - which is smarter?' which created a sensation in 2003, and was followed up by guest appearances on television talk shows. The author is also active as a scientific advisor for animal film productions, as an authority on the correct care of animals.

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• Editore: Hubble & Hattie
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1845840720
• ISBN 13: 9781845840723
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 95