How to Speak Dog

STANLEY Coren is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and he lives in Vancouver. He is a well-known author, having also written The left-handed syndrome, The intelligence of dogs, Sleep thieves, What do dogs know? and Why we love the dogs we do. He has strong and not always conventional ideas on the development of language within species and always holds the attention of readers interested in dog behaviour.

Chapters in this particular book give an insight into the interpretation of the way a dog holds its ears, and what its tail and body are saying as it changes speed or stance. Coren also thinks that dogs are capable of understanding more of what humans say than we give them credit for, and is convinced that human owners should learn to read the language of dogs so that we do not misinterpret what the dog is trying to convey.

For dog owners who want to do just that, this book will take you a huge step towards that goal, and will whet your appetite to advance that knowledge and prevent misunderstandings. It will demonstrate to you that you can convey a lot more to your dog than just giving it orders to obey. Once readers have learned the dog postures and movements and what they mean, they will begin to realise just how wrong they have been with their interpretations.

This book is really so helpful - I would recommend keeping it handy, on the table or bookshelf, and don't just read it ... use it! Use it constantly - observe your dog's movements, behaviours or habits and try yourself out - make a guess at a meaning, and then look it up in the book. You will find that you do become a whole lot better at the interpretation game and you will wonder how you ever got it so wrong. - EP