Helpful Score: 2
Interesting stories from an animal behaviourist. A good read, and probably pretty useful to a dog owner (most of the stories are about dogs). There is a dominance/aggression checklist in the back of the book (in the appendix) as well as a program for treating/curing dog aggression problems. Definitely worth the read.
Bobbie L. (nascargal) reviewed If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People on + 352 more book reviews
An entertaining book with short stories about people and their pets that experienced some behavioral problems. Not all of the stories have happy endings, but it is still a very enjoyable book.
Sharon T. (r801) reviewed If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People on + 122 more book reviews
What an enjoyable, insighful book. Follow Dr. Dodman through some of his tough cases of animal (mis)behavior. The strategies, care, and insighfulness he uses to help people with some of the challanges of pet-parenhood are fascinating and should give people hope that there IS help for their animal behavior issues. Many of the stores about his pet-patients are truley a compliement to the pet-parents who hung in their with their beloved animal friends to help them both struggle through the behaviors and love for their furry friends.
