The Dog's Mind: Understanding Your Dog's Behavior

By Bruce Fogle and Anne B. Wilson

"Quite simply this is an excellent book. It is well-written, with snatches of dry humour. It should be mandatory reading for anybody who keeps a dog or has intentions of so doing."
-R. W. F. Poole, Daily Telegraph

How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn, relate to their owners? How large are their brains, what is their emotional makeup? Why do they suffer from stress and how can it be coped with? Over the last few years a substantial body of knowledge has been built up about the psychology of dog behavior. Combining more than twenty years of practical experience as a veterinary clinician with a personal knowledge and understanding of the latest international research, Dr. Bruce Fogle has written the most inclusive and relevant book on how the canine mind works.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
• Release date: Oct 14, 1992
• ISBN: 9781620457894

Reviews for The Dog's Mind

[mark_oszoli · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of the very first books I got about dog behavior. The book is both scientific and entertaining. It covers a little bit of obedience training at the end but it is mostly concerned about the way dogs behave and relate to their environment and their mental development and senses.If you really want to know how your dog relates and views the world around itself this is the book for you.

[craigkay · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I found this book to be an excellent and indispensable resource on how best to communicate with your dog. The author is a devoted canine-lover but acknowledges that behavioral cues in the primate world and canine world are very different. Dogs do not understand English, and we don't understand Doglish! For example, what passes as affection (hugging your dog, especially around the head) in the primate world is an act of hostility in the canine world. I highly recommend this book.

[johnleach_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Goes into great depth, such as the genetic development of dogs, but still has practical information about caring for a dog. Well referenced too.