IF DOGS COULD TALK: EXPLORING THE CANINE MIND

IF DOGS COULD TALK: EXPLORING THE CANINE MIND How do dogs think? Short of breeding a talking dog (not as impossible as it sounds), the best we can do is to carefully observe and record their behavior. And after a decade of research, the internationally renowned ethologist Vilmos Csnyi has brilliantly captured the high degree of mutual understanding and empathy that exists between humans and their proverbial best friends.Drawing in part on close observations of his own dogs, Flip and Jerry, Csnyi argues that the long-standing alliance of dogs and humans arose from the problem-solving and communications skills evident in wolves, from which all modern dogs are descended. These basic intellectual skills were refined and enhanced as dogs and humans evolved together over tens of thousands of years. And because dogs were bred to be mankinds helpmates, the dog owner who knows what to look for can interpret their thoughts, desires, and motivations.WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:To anyone who has lived with a dog . . . Vilmos Csnyis If Dogs Could Talk: Exploring the Canine Mind will bring delight. Paul Reidinger, San Francisco Bay GuardianThis book is endlessly enlightening and entertaining . . . will appeal to all dog owners. Ann LaFarge, Taconic NewsABOUT THE AUTHOR:Vilmos Csnyi is a professor and chair of the department of ethology at E_tv_s Lornd University in Budapest. He has written extensively about his work for both professional and general audiences. This is his twenty-third book. ISBN: 0-86547-729-9 publish date: 03/15/2006