For the Love of a Dog, Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
For the Love of a Dog, Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
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For the Love of a Dog
Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend

Author: Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.

Narrator: Ellen Archer

Unabridged: 12 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/15/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets

Synopsis

The critically acclaimed author of "The Other End of the Leash" offers fascinating insights into the canine mind—critical tools for a healthy relationship with a well-trained dog.

In this remarkable book, renowned canine expert Patricia McConnell answers the questions of dog lovers everywhere. Do dogs have emotions like we do? More to the point, does my dog love me? Such questions have fueled bestsellers like Elizabeth Marshall Thomas' The Hidden Life of Dogs and Jeffery Moussaieff Masson's Dogs Never Lie About Love.

Sharing riveting dog stories from her experiences, Dr. McConnell also offers accessible science that clues readers in to what's going on behind those puppy dog eyes. We learn the fascinating similarities and surprising dissimilarities in dogs' and humans' brains, and how current scientific studies have led McConnell to conclude without a doubt that dogs share a profound emotional life with us.

The information found in this book will help readers have better-trained dogs, at the same time deepening their dog-human connections. For the Love of a Dog is a must-have for dog lovers everywhere.

"Highly recommended..."—library Journal Starred Review

About Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.

Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., is an adjunct assistant professor of zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a certified applied animal behaviorist. Her company, Dog's Best Friend, Ltd., specializes in family dog training and treating aggression in dogs, and she is an immensely popular speaker around the country. She is cohost of Calling All Pets, an animal behavior advice show syndicated to one hundred public radio stations, and she was the animal behaviorist on Animal Planet's Petline. She works daily with three dogs (two border collies and a Great Pyrenees) on her sheep farm outside of Madison.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on March 09, 2009

The last book I read by her was all about communicating with your dog, with much emphasis on how humans act around dogs and why some of what we do is just plain wrong. The subject of this book was dogs and emotion. There has been a lot of debate over the years as to whether or not dogs (and other non......more

Goodreads review by E. on February 06, 2017

I really enjoyed the information in this book. Both scientific and anecdotal, it gave me much insight into the relationship between my dog and me, and the world around him. It was funny in parts, and a little sad in others. Most of the scientific/physiological information was illustrated with storie......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on November 07, 2007

Warmly informative - should be on every dog owner’s shelf My partner and I have a beautiful and loving Shetland Sheepdog as part of our family. I purchased this book in an attempt to better understand him, why he does the things that he does, how to know if he’s happy, and what I can do if he’s not. P......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on June 04, 2021

Great book! In the course of the book it uses examples of human psychology and physiology to discuss dogs. Both dogs and psychology are two of my favorite topics. She uses lots of stories and experiences so I didn't feel bogged down anywhere. And her footnotes on her thoughts often made me laugh. I......more

Goodreads review by Christine on October 08, 2020

This is such a well written and personal look at the subject by a real expert (and the sister of a dear friend of mine). It was fascinating, and took quite a while to read because it was so densely packed with important information. Makes me want to read her other books!......more

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