Understanding Your Dog: How to interpret what your dog is really telling you

325 Pages·2016·13.08 MB·English

by  David Alderton

understanding your
dog

understanding your
dog
How to interpret what your dog
is really telling you
David Alderton
www.rylandpeters.com
This edition published in 2016 by CICO
Books an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 20–21 Jockey’s Fields, London WC1R
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First published in 2007 under the title Your Dog Interpreter Text © David Alderton
Design © CICO Books 2007
Photography © see Photo credits page 192
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eISBN: 978-1-78249-614-4
ISBN: 978-1-78249-392-1
NOTES TO OUR READERS
The advice given here should not be used as a substitute for that of a qualified
veterinarian. No dogs or puppies were harmed in the making of this book.
In this book, unless the information given is specifically for female dogs, dogs are
referred to as “he.” The information is equally applicable to male and female dogs,
unless otherwise specified.

Contents
Introduction: Canine Companionship
Dogs and Their Personalities
Bond with Your Dog
Talk with Your Dog
Touch and Healing
Social Senses
Intuitive Powers
Dog Behavior A–Z
Index
Acknowledgments/Photo Credits

Introduction
Canine
Canine
Companionship
The bond between people and dogs stretches
back beyond the start of recorded history—
for at least 15,000 years and possibly nearer
to 100,000 years. At the start, their
relationship was utilitarian, with dogs helping
to hunt, warning of danger, and even being
eaten if food was otherwise in short supply.
However, archaeology has revealed clear
signs that dogs soon became cherished
companions as well as working animals, and
since those early days, people and dogs have
continued to maintain a close relationship.