Book description
A dog is not for Christmas. This is.
John Bradshaw, one of the world's leading dog experts, brings us a
compelling insight into what dogs would ask us for, if only they knew how.
The dog has been mankind's faithful companion for tens of thousands
of years, yet today finds itself in crisis throughout the western
world. Until just over a hundred years ago, most dogs worked for their
living, and each of the many breeds had become well suited, over
countless generations, to the task for which they were bred. Now, in
their purely domestic roles we fail to understand their needs. And it
is time that someone stood up for dogdom: not the caricature of the
wolf in a dog suit, ready to dominate its unsuspecting owner at the
first sign of weakness, not the trophy animal that collects rosettes
and kudos for its breeder, but the real dog, the pet that just wants
to be one of the family and enjoy life.
Biologists now know far more about what really makes dogs tick than
they did twenty years ago, but this new understanding has been slow to
percolate through to owners, and has not yet made enough of a
difference to the lives of the dogs themselves. This book is here to
set the record straight.
John Bradshaw is a biologist who founded and directs the
world-renowned Anthrozoology Institute, based at the University of
Bristol. He has been studying the behaviour of domestic dogs and their
owners for over 25 years, and is the author of many scientific articles,
research papers and reviews, which have not only shed new light on the
dog's abilities and needs, but have also changed the way that dogs are
understood and cared for all over the world.
