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Bones Would Rain from the Sky : Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 10/6/2009
Helpful Score: 3
This is one of the best books I have read on dog training even though not a single "trick" is formally taught in the book. It's about learning to see the world from the canine perspective and once you do, life with your pooch will be so much more rewarding. Think of your dog as you being plopped down in a foreign country where you don't know the language. Someone comes up to you and says "sit" in their native tongue. Would you know what to do? Probably not. But if they used their body correctly to explain, along with the verbal cue, you might catch on. That's just one example of the author's approach to showing the reader what it is like to be a dog in a human's world.
This book also makes one think about our assumptions and attitudes to humans as well. Learning to think like a dog might also improve one's relationships in the human world as well.
This book also makes one think about our assumptions and attitudes to humans as well. Learning to think like a dog might also improve one's relationships in the human world as well.
Review Date: 10/6/2009
This is one of the best books I have read on dog training even though not a single "trick" is formally taught in the book. It's about learning to see the world from the canine perspective and once you do, life with your pooch will be so much more rewarding. Think of your dog as you being plopped down in a foreign country where you don't know the language. Someone comes up to you and says "sit" in their native tongue. Would you know what to do? Probably not. But if they used their body correctly to explain, along with the verbal cue, you might catch on. That's just one example of the author's approach to showing the reader what it is like to be a dog in a human's world.
This book also makes one think about our assumptions and attitudes to humans as well. Learning to think like a dog might also improve one's relationships in the human world as well.
This book also makes one think about our assumptions and attitudes to humans as well. Learning to think like a dog might also improve one's relationships in the human world as well.
Review Date: 6/3/2008
Fun activities and colorful pictures combine to make this book a perfect introduction to counting. "Soft" refers only to the cover which is slightly padded.
Review Date: 8/17/2009
I did not want to read a book about an abusive relationship but I did want to read about the dog. Unfortunately, the dog is more background to the author's story, which is well-written. As the author's self-esteem grows, the writing subtlety changes to to reflect the author's growing confidence and determination to leave her abusive partner (they were not even married). Disappointed that there was not more dog in the story, but a worthwhile memoir to read if you want some understanding of the thinking process that keeps an abused person in a relationship that is not healthy.
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