Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs (Random House Large Print) - Softcover

Masson, J. Moussaieff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679774459 ISBN 13: 9780679774457

Publisher: Random House Large Print, 1997

Synopsis

The author of When Elephants Weep journeys inside the world of dogs to reveal the remarkable depth of canine emotional complexity, explaining how dogs' sense of smell shapes their perception of reality and the expression of such emotions as gratitude, loneliness, and love. (Biology & Natural History).

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About the Author

Jeffrey Masson has written more than a dozen books, including Why Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (with Susan McCarthy). A former Sanskrit scholar and Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives, he lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, child, two cats, and three dogs.

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Dogs fill our hearts with love and our minds with wonder, but their emotional lives have remained unexplored since Darwin 125 years ago. Now in Dogs Never Lie About Love, controversial psychoanalyst Jeffrey Masson brilliantly navigates the rich inner landscape of "our best friends."

As he guides readers through the surprising depth of canine emotional complexity, Jeffrey Masson draws from myth and literature, from scientific studies, and from the stories and observations of dog trainers and dog lovers around the world. But the stars of the book are the author's own three dogs whose delightful and mysterious behavior provides the way to exploring a wide range of subjects--from emotions like gratitude, compassion, loneliness, and disappointment to speculating what dogs dream of and how their powerful

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Large Print
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679774459
• ISBN 13: 9780679774457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 353