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It keeps its promiseDecember 10, 2008 I agree that this is not an immediate training tool. If all you want is a `How To' book, this is too scientific and deep. However, for anyone who seeks to gain a profound understanding of dog behaviour from the ground up it won't get much better than this. Bruce Fogle has an incredible touch for prose, which makes this never less than an engaging and entertaining read. This should be compulsory literature for every veterinary student and dog behaviourist.
FascinatingSeptember 6, 2008 I found this book fascinating. It is exactly what it says in the product description. I am no super brain or vet but did find it really interesting and gave me new insight into my dogs and didn't find it hard to understand or to sciency. I intend to read through it again as their is so much information to take in I don't think I fully digested it the first time. A great read for people wanting more indepth knowledge into their dogs makeup.
Didn't Hit the SpotAugust 22, 2008 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book after one of my puppies was displaying aggressive behavior hoping to gain some inside as to why this was but I found that this book never really answered my questions. It is written in a very impersonal way and I found it hard to get into. I also purchased two other book at the time which I found much more to my liking and they were Victoria Stillwell's training book and also the Puppy Whisper which I would recommend over this book.
fab bookAugust 5, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great but may be a little in depth for the general dog owner. I'm training to become a behaviourist and it has been invaluable for my coursework, and general personal learning, but i feel it may be too indepth for an owner who just wants a book to learn a little more about their dog and how he thinks. An excellent book, but unless you find 'normal' dog books tedious and boring or are ready to take the next step into understanding your dogs psychology, this may be a miss for you. dog owners who are interested on why their dog behaves in certainways, and wants to know more would do well to buy this as it cover a range of topics including hormones, brain funcion, heretitary traits etc. But a warning this is not a training book! it is a book more interseted in the psychology of the dog, and what makes them the way they are, it may help you understand why he does what he does, but won't particlarly help you 'fix' him. Definately worth the money.
Not the greatestApril 10, 2007 20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am not as enamoured with the book as the other readers. I am studying to be a Dog Obedience Instructor, and although I did find the book to be very informative, it went into way too much detail for the average dog owner to enjoy. In the beginning, when the author is discussing the chemical workings of the dogs brain, I found it to be very dry and thought that a lot of that information was unnecessary unless you happen to be studying to become a vet. However, once you have read the first third of the book, the author starts discussing dog psychology and I found this to be very informative and I would recommend it for this reason.
