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The Secret Lives of Dogs: The Real Reasons Behind 52 Mysterious Canine Behaviors

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I have read many books on dogs, but this book really explains some of the mysteries of their behavior with suggestions for how to improve each situation. I highly recommend it and I am buying copies for all my friends that need help with their little troublemakers.

Since I have been a dog owner for over 15 years and since I am an avid reader regarding the behavior of dogs I found this book to be cute but simplistic. The pages are glossy and full of darling pictures to accompany each section. The writing seems to be directed at someone quite a bit younger than I. This actually feels more like a fancy dog magazine BUT if you are new to the subject you will find some inspiration inside and will learn useful information about dog behavior. This would be an excellent book to share with children as a learning aid for their new pet.

This book is so fun! I totally enjoyed reading about the antics of our funny little buddies and some reasoning for their entertaining and sometimes enraging behaviors. Great ideas for positive ways to deal with behaviors that need to be changed and thought provoking ideas about behaviors we may consider okay but just wonder why in the world they do that. This is a very humanistic, uplifting, and optimistic author. I just can't tell you how very much I enjoyed it. My angel even took a sneek peek at what I was reading, and gave both paws up for this one! You'll love it!

Interesting and insightful, The Secret Lives of Dogs, is a fun reference for many of the peculiarities that make us love dogs, as well as make us scratch our heads about their behavior. The book is full of good tips by authorities and interesting photographs of canines at their best and worst. It is enjoyable to read about these 52 dog mysteries or to just flip through the many pages of pictures. I would recommend this book to anyone who is curious about some of the seemingly strange behaviors of our canine friends and to anyone who just likes dogs.

"Must read" is an overused term, but in this case, if you own a dog, or know someone that's having trouble with a dog, this book is eye opening. It explores the history and evolution of the species, scientific reasons for them being our friends, and why they do the wonderful, dumb, crazy, and infuriating things they do. Really, if you take care of a dog, you owe it to yourself and the animal to read this book.

I've always wondered why my little woofer did lots of her curious, yet typical, behaviors. This book was an entertaining, well-presented, colorful page-turner with to-the-point explanations of the canine behaviors most observed and enjoyed by people who live with pooches. Not only do I better understand the origin, purpose and necessity of these cute canine capers, but I actually learned how to interact with my dog to complement her instinctive rituals of being a pack animal and a social creature in need of play, attention and status. I have amazed and amused my friends with humorous and informed revelations of these "secrets" of our animals' antics.

There are so many books out there regarding animal behavior, you can't possibly read them all... yet you do so want to understand "just why does my dog do that?"
Well this handy dandy small yet fact-packed book really helps you get to the heart of many perplexing dog questions.
I love that it's not ridiculously wordy and yet it not only explains why our furry friends do what they do but also suggests very logical alternatives to unacceptable/destructive/just plain gross behavior.
I recommend it without hesitation.

Enjoyed reading this book. It has a lot of clear, insightful explanations about about why these critters do what they do. I also learned some new ways to modify my dogs behavior.

I loved it all the way through. I'm a true dog lover so it was perfect for me. I highly recommend it.

Great book if you are interested in "why" dogs have such interesting behaviors. You will know your pet much better after reading this book, Very entertaining.