The dog decoder : the essential guide to understanding your dog's behavior

The dog decoder The essential guide to understanding your dog's behavior

David Alderton, 1956-

Book - 2011

Learn how to pick up on the signals and messages your dog sends to you and others. You'll also learn how understanding your dog's behavior will help you bond more closely with him.

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Subjects
Dogs > Behavior.
Dogs > Psychology.
Published
Hauppage, NY : Barron's 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
David Alderton, 1956- (-)
Edition
1st ed. for North America
Physical Description
176 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.
ISBN
9780764147258
  • Introduction
  • At Home with Your Dog: Day-to-day routines and activities
  • Resting
  • Sleeping
  • Scratching
  • Drinking
  • Begging
  • Stealing food
  • Seeking attention
  • Rolling over
  • Excitement
  • Jumping
  • Vocalization
  • Play
  • Greetings
  • Visitors
  • Strangers
  • Talk the Talk: How to communicate with your dog
  • The origin of dogs
  • Understanding the wolf pack
  • Wolflike behavior
  • Reading the signs
  • Reading ears
  • Reading tails
  • The tongue
  • Canine attraction
  • Intimate behavior
  • Breeding behavior
  • The sick dog
  • The veterinarian
  • The old dog
  • The importance of training
  • Agility training
  • Behavior when traveling
  • Young at Heart: Understanding your puppy
  • Life in the litter
  • Newborn puppies
  • Growing puppies
  • Puppies at play
  • Leaving the litter
  • Venturing out
  • Nervousness
  • Easing worries
  • Interacting with older dogs
  • Toys for puppies
  • Chewing
  • Test of strength
  • Tall chasing
  • Out and About: How your dog behaves outside
  • Scent detection
  • Scentmarking
  • Making a mark
  • Meeting other dogs
  • Aggression
  • Hostile meetings
  • Fighting
  • Out on the street
  • In the countryside
  • Livestock
  • Dogs and other animals
  • Digging
  • Odd friendships
  • Lost dogs
  • Special Skills: All kinds of dogs with special attributes
  • How dogs differ
  • Specialist breeds
  • Companion dogs
  • Assistance dogs
  • Guard dogs
  • Herding dogs
  • Terriers
  • Pointers
  • Retrievers
  • Sighthounds
  • Scenthounds
  • Search and rescue
  • Sled dogs
  • Water dogs
  • Military dogs
  • Drug detection
  • Cancer detectors
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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