Search - The Hidden Life of Dogs

I'm a certified applied animal behaviorist. I read this book when it was first published (it was actually a gift) and was totally appalled by the manner in which this woman lived with her dog pack. Not only is there NO validity in her observations of domestic dog behavior, but this book portrays the absolute worst sort of collector who is negligent of her dogs' social and psychological requirements and does little to care for them physically in an appropriate manner. If you want to learn about domestic dog behavior, read Dr. Ian Dunbar, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Roger Abrantes, Karen Pryor, Dr. Jon Bailey.

This is not a bok about training or bringing up your dog. "This is a book about dog consciousness." Elizabeth Marshall Thomas talks abot the drama in her dogs life and who interesting their approach to life is. It is a samll book with a big punch! I liked it a lot.

I didn't find this book that much of a 'breakthrough' in canine behavior---it seemed more of a study of dogs that are roam and interact at will, with very little interaction between them and the humans. In the end the dogs basically form a pack and seem very uninterested in their human family. This doesn't help me relate or understand how to interact with my dogs.

In this book the author gives an account of thirty years of living with dogs, wolves, dingos and the ways their lives are interetwined with her own. There is Misha, a husky that roams widely, and Maria his true love, their puppies, as well as Bingo and Violet the two pugs that also share the house.

Interesting story about the interaction between a family of dogs that is let to do pretty much what they want. The owner let her dogs out and followed them through the night to see what they would do, which sounds sort of crazy - and might be! - but was really interesting to read about. If you've had dogs that stay out all night and wondered how they get along, this might give you some insight!

This author illustrates perfectly what not to do with your dog...HIGHLY irresponsible to allow your dogs to roam at will....

I was not thrilled at all with this book, and I don't really feel that there were any great insights provided by this author's experiments..

An excellent book on "the way dogs think" and react to their surroundings.