Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Summit Books (1992), Edition: First Edition, 239 pages
Description
With a wealth of anecdotes about the author's own family of 12 dogs, the book takes us into a world of heightened senses beyond our own perceptions, and offers us an empathetic understanding of doggie feelings.
User reviews
LibraryThing member cyberlemur
Insight into my own dog's mind. My favorite story is of dog as learning organism: a bloodhound pup is bigger than the lab. When the lab fetches the ball, he interrupts his path to his master and takes the ball, thus receiving the treat. One day the lab urinates on the way back, causing the
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bloodhound to re-mark that territory and abandon his post. The lab gets the treat. From then on, the lab fills up on water when his master picks up the ball... Show Less
LibraryThing member kwskultety
I love Roger Caras because he always has something good to say about Greyhounds! This is a well written book, with sly humor and many thought provoking chapters about man's best friend. Great addition to a dog lover's library.
Original language
English
Physical description
239 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
0671702491 / 9780671702496
Local notes
Located in Animals