Trying To Understand Dogs Better

[Ina]

Hi everyone.

Well, yeah .. I am posting lot's of stuff at the moment.

Reading a bit on the net I decided that I want to better understand dogs. Body language, why they behave the way they behave and how to talk dog (as in language).

Can anyone recommend a "must read"-book on this?

Thanks in advance.

Cheerio ... Ina

 

[sara]

Dr. Stanley Coren has a good book out on the subject. Fairly basic, but a good starting off point. "How to Speak Dog" is the title.

 

[Ina]

Thanks Sara,

any more out there ???

Help me out, no furry friends :-)

 

[horsy]

How to speak dog is good. Also the other end of the leash by Patricia McConnell, has a bit of everything. Its about why we behave how we do towards dogs, and why they sometimes react the way they do.

 

[Ina]

Thanks very much. Jean also reposted the full list - lot's and lot's to read in the near future :-)

 

[tx_cowgirl]

Also looooove the Calming Signals book and DVD by Turid Rugaas. They are amazing. Really help you a lot with what your dog tells you with his body language and how you can respond to him.

 

[Ina]

I have ordered 5 different books now .. can't wait for them to arrive ;-)

 

[tigerlily46514]

Ina, which book did you ever like the best?


here is quickie lil video on doggie language, which i like:

 

[JazzyandVeronica]

I really like Brenda Aloff's : Canine Body Language: A photographic Guide to interpreting the Native Language of the domestic Dog.

What books did you order and how are they?

Also here is a link to part 1 in a series of youtube posts from Jean Donaldson on dog behavior which I think is pretty good:

And here is a part 1 of a 6 part series focused on fear: I really like Trish King as well.

 

[jackienmutts]

All the ones mentioned are great - and Jazzy, I agree, the Trish King and Jean Donaldson videos are excellent, I've watched them before.

Another good book I read last year that I liked was "Inside of a Dog, What Dogs See, Smell, and Know" byAlexandra Horowitz.

 

[tigerlily46514]

Loved those videos, Jazzy, but, i wonder why Trish King thinks dogs do not have a cerebral cortex? wha? (and since i'm being pedantic, there are also fish brains, and insect brains, not just the three types of brains she listed. Bird brains are probably super similar to the reptilian brains.)

still i love love love this topic!