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100 Simple Secrets Why Dogs Make Us Happy: The Science Behind What Dog Lovers Already Know

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This is a tiny book. The kind your parents put in your stocking at Christmas. But it's also charming, cute, and sure to make you smile.

There are one hundred short chapters in this book, mostly only one page, each one with a title like "Dogs Take Us Walking" and "Families With Dogs are Closer", and each with a short story about dogs. It's uplifting and pleasant. At the end of each short chapter the author includes a study that has been done on dogs. Here was one I especially liked: "While there is a significant long-term effect of dogs on our health, cats have no effect on us" (p 68).

This is a great book for every dog lover. It is made up of 100 "chapters", each about 2 pgs long. And each covering a different subject. I love just picking it up when I have a few extra minutes and reading one or two "chapters". I often learn something new, but always get a "warm, fuzzy feeling". It's especially soothing when you are about to swat some little fur-ball's butt! And we have 3......

A light, and quoting another reviewer, "uplifting and pleasant" read, but very little science, just a brief statement citing a study at the end of each, essentially one-page, story.

What I don't like about this book is the layout. Almost all the stories could fit on one page but the publishers used a lot of white space, started each story quite a bit down from the top of the page so that they would stretch over two-pages. Essentially, this book is about 112 pages of text. I would rather they had designed the book with the stories on one page even if it meant a blank page across from the story. In fact, this blank page could have been the spot for the scientific evidence to back up the story ... story on one page, scientific support on the other.

What I liked about the book was the human-dog connection in these stories, but not enough to buy the book. Although, if I received this as a gift, I would keep it.

The book takes dog actions and relates them to humans. Great for reviewing yourself and your actions