The Hidden Life of Dogs
Books | Pets / Dogs / General
3.6
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
“A fascinating glimpse into the canine world, possibly deeper and more accurate than any we have had until now” (The New York Times Book Review). Long before the Dog Whisperer, anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas revealed to readers the nature of pack dynamics, leading to a completely new understanding of dogs, their personalities, and their desires. Based on thirty years of living with and observing dogs, The Hidden Life of Dogs asks one question: What do dogs want? To find out, we must meet the pack. First there is Misha, a husky Thomas followed on her daily rounds of more than 130 square miles. Then there is Maria, who adored Misha, bore his puppies, and clearly mourned when he moved away; the brave pug Bingo and his little wife, Violet; the dingo Viva; and other colorful characters. In observing them, Thomas learned that what dogs want most of all is other dogs. Informative and captivating, The Hidden Life of Dogs will give every canine owner and canine lover great insight into dog behavior. “A wonderful book . . . Too bad dogs can’t read. They’d be fascinated. Dog people will be too.” —USA Today
AD
Buy now:
More Details:
Author
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Pages
192
Publisher
HMH
Published Date
2010-09-10
ISBN
0547504683 9780547504681
Community ReviewsSee all
"Beautiful book."
Barbara Hernandez
"<u>The Hidden Life of Dogs</u> by Elizabeth Thomas is about how dogs have feelings like us, they rank themselves, and they want to be together. She teaches all about what dogs want, feels, and how they socialize. She teaches that dogs can show human emotions. She reveals everything she observes, no matter how weird. She shows us the hidden life that dogs lead. <br/><br/>Dogs really do have feelings. A dog named Violet missed her “boyfriend” Bingo when he went to get surgery and Violet decided to hide. She hid until Bingo returned home. Dogs rank themselves. They follow true rankings where we humans don’t tend to. A low-ranking dog named Viva had puppies and a high-ranking dog named Koki killed them. Koki did this because she believed the low-ranking Viva’s pups didn’t deserve to live. Dogs want to be with one another. Koki didn’t care that she was sick, she wanted to be with the other dogs. She didn’t want food, she didn’t want to mate, all she wanted was to be with the others.<br/><br/>I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about dogs. If they want to learn more about how dogs rank themselves, they can read this book. If they want to learn about what dogs want most, they can read this book. If they just want to learn more about dogs in general, they can read this book too. I liked how much info on dogs is in this book. I don't like that she tells us exactly how each of her dogs dies.<br/>"
M R
Maddie Ross