Book Description We've shared our lives with
dogs for thousands of years, but they still act in ways that
baffle us.
Do you ever look at Ginger's body language and wonder what
she's about
to do? Do you wish you could predict how King will act when
brought
into a new situation or meeting a new person? Do you compare
your
sweet, mild-mannered dog with your neighbor's aggressive,
unruly canine
and wonder where your neighbor went wrong? In short, do you
ever wonder
why dogs act that way?
This
new book by the undisputed expert on dog behavior,
intelligence, and
training, Stanley Coren, answers all these questions and
more. For many
years, most people -- even scientists -- mistakenly believed
that dogs
were simply domesticated wolves, with natures, minds, and
behaviors
significantly diminished from those of their wild cousins.
But recent
discoveries have demonstrated that dogs are actually much
more complex
than wolves, coyotes, foxes, and other wild canines; their
ability to
adapt to a man-made world is far more flexible, and their
personalities
are far more diverse. Using the fascinating findings from
scientific
experiments by dog breeders and the domestication of foxes
and wolves,
Coren re-creates the story of how dogs evolved over time
into the
myriad forms and breeds we love today. With specific
information on
which breeds were bred to become more dominant, affectionate,
cooperative, or even dangerous, this practical, surprising
book can
help you to select a new companion or simply to understand
your old
friend better.
In Why Does My Dog Act That
Way? Dr.
Coren also presents for the first time a simple, fun test
you can
administer to your own dog to get a detailed picture of his
personality. Based on the personality-profiling
questionnaires used in
human psychological studies, the "Dog Behavior Inventory" is a
straightforward, user-friendly test to help you analyze the
personality
of your dog in relation to other members of his breed. Using the
findings of the U.S. Army's once-classified studies of
"Superdogs,"
you, too, can train your pet to become a "superdog" -- a
friendly,
calm, confident, "bomb-proof" dog that is not disturbed,
angered, or
frightened by much of anything. New, exciting data also
explain the
characteristics that make some dogs act heroically -- the
real-life
equivalents of Lassie and Rin Tin Tin who spontaneously act
to save
human lives.
So, why does your dog act the way
he does?
You'll soon find out in this uniquely complete guide to dog
psychology,
filled with all the entertaining anecdotes and scientific
data that
Coren's avid followers have come to expect and enjoy.
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