The 100 Silliest Things People Say About Dogs - Softcover

Semyonova, Alexandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904109187 ISBN 13: 9781904109181

Publisher: Hastings Press, 2009

Synopsis

"Dogs are a kind of tame wolf". "Dogs are predators and pack animals". "You have to be your dog's leader, or else the dog will dominate you". "Pit bulls are just like any other dog." All these statements are FALSE. In this ground-breaking and sometimes controversial book, Alexandra Semyonova explodes the 100 most common myths about dogs, their nature, their behaviour and how to treat them. She explains how the old, pseudo-scientific theory of dominance in dogs originated in Nazi ideology and the disastrous consequences this has had for dogs, and replaces it with conclusions drawn from twenty years of researching and directly observing real dog behaviour. As she takes us through the 100 myths, Semyonova shows conclusively that serious aggression is utterly abnormal in the domestic dog, bringing us up to date on the true nature of dogs and what their body language really means. We gain a clear explanation of the three simple rules that dogs follow and clear guidance on how to use them to improve our interactions with our canine friends.

About this title

About the Author:

Internationally acclaimed animal behaviourist Alexandra Semyonova was born in the United States and was educated at John Hopkins University and University College London. Author of the pioneering academic paper `The Social Organization of the Domestic Dog', she works with dogs and their owners on a daily basis and is an animal welfare inspector for the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals. She currently lives in the Netherlands in a house with four dogs

About this edition

• Publisher: Hastings Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1904109187
• ISBN 13: 9781904109181
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272