What It's Like to Be a Dog

Author: Gregory Berns
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465096255
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." -- Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner -- completely awake -- so they could figure out what they think and feel. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog, Berns takes us into the minds of wild animals: sea lions who can learn to dance, dolphins who can see with sound, and even the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Berns's latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do -- a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals. Written with insight, empathy, and humor, What It's Like to Be a Dog is the new manifesto for animal liberation of the twenty-first century.

How to Be a Dog

Author: Jo Williamson
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 1407157817
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
A heart-warming picture book told from the perspective of a dog about two best friends--a dog and a boy. Do you want to learn how to be the best dog you can be? Just follow the steps in this book After choosing a human to live with, learn where you should sleep (everywhere), who you should be friendly with and who to bark at, how to keep the floor clean of any food, how to play fetch, and more Before you know it you'll be having lots of fun . . . and your human may even become your best friend. Told from the perspective of one clever dog, this humorous story perfectly showcases the special relationship between a dog and his human.

Beloved Dog

Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014310988X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Maira Kalman, with wit and great sensitivity, reveals why dogs bring out the best in us Maira Kalman + Dogs = Bliss Dogs have lessons for us all. In Beloved Dog, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman illuminates our cherished companions as only she can. From the dogs lovingly illustrated in her acclaimed children’s books to the real-life pets who inspire her still, Kalman’s Beloved Dog is joyful, beautifully illustrated, and, as always, deeply philosophical. Here is Max Stravinsky, the dog poet of Oh-La-La (Max in Love)-fame, and her own Irish Wheaton Pete (almost named Einstein, until he revealed himself to be “clearly no Einstein”), who also made an appearance in the delightful What Pete Ate: From A to Z. And of course, there is Boganch, Kalman’s in-laws’ “big black slobbering Hungarian Beast.” And that’s just the beginning. With humor and intelligence, Kalman gives voice to the dogs she adores, noting that they are constant reminders that life reveals the best of itself when we live fully in the moment and extend unconditional love. “And it is very true,” she writes, “that the most tender, complicated, most generous part of our being blossoms without any effort, when it comes to the love of a dog.”

Being a Dog

Author: Karen Wild
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781770858213
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An expert reveals the latest scientific research on canine behavior -- from a dog's perspective.

Our Dogs, Ourselves

Author: Alexandra Horowitz
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1982137622
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. As Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals—and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.

Being a Dog

Author: Alexandra Horowitz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781471160035
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Written with the same scientific insight and engaging voice as her blockbuster Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz now explains how dogs experience the world through that spectacular organ - the nose - and how we humans can put our own under-used sense of smell to work in surprising ways.

Mad's How To Be A Successful Dog

Author: Larry Siegel
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1418558907
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
His Book is Worse than his Bite! Noticing that humans live in a dog-eat-dog world, have dog day afternoons, eat their leftovers from doggie bags, go out with dogs, etc., Spot has decided to cash in on his observations! The result is this dog of a book that will have you howling! Every dog has his day, and today it's Spot helping you with the most pressing issues in every dog's life, such as: Choosing the Right Master How to Handle Boredom Satisfying the Inner Dog Protecting Your Turf The Fine Art of Living with Guilt Facing Up to Punishment Whether you are a dog owner or a misinformed canine in need of some guidance, How to Be a Successful Dog is the book for you. Success guaranteed; satisfaction, maybe.

A Dog's World

Author: Jessica Pierce
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691228965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us. Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.

How to Run a Dog Business

Author: Veronica Boutelle
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
ISBN: 1617811491
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
Veronica Boutelle, the industry’s top consultant, writes for the non-business savvy dog pro, sharing the detailed information you need to start, operate, and prosper in the dog world in clear, easy-to-read language. This second edition, incorporating Veronica’s ten years of experience helping dog pros succeed, included additional advice on packaging services, setting policies, and avoiding burnout, an expanded marketing chapter and resources section, and two entirely new chapters covering online marketing and developing the perfect staff.

The Cat Who Would Be Dog

Author: Zuzanna Malavasic
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612043593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107

Book Description
The Cat Who Would Be Dog is loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's short story, The Man Who Would Be King. This is the remarkable story of a cat that joins a pack of dogs. Boy, a large Maine coon cat, tells his amusing story of self-discovery, aware that most people think he is more like a dog than a cat! Soon he comes up with a shocking plan. He decides to join the neighborhood pack of dogs, who are disarmed by his look and his walk. Ironically, when an orphaned newborn kitty invades his house, Boy's glad that he's gone to the dogs. Ever the great storyteller, Boy entertains and enlightens readers with his tales of the Maine coon, explains how different dog breeds came to be, casts himself and his family in a Star Wars episode, dreams of eating buckets of ice cream in the park, and hitches a ride on a Harley Davidson to meet the Big Kahuna. Living with dogs seems just right for Boy until one day, a beautiful she-cat moves into the neighborhood. Suddenly Boy is not so sure who he really is, or wants to be.