Canine Behavior - A Photo Illustrated Handbook

Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook by Barbara Handelman

Understand what your dog is really telling you with this comprehensive visual guide to canine communication and behavior.

About This Book

This encyclopedic handbook features 1,000 black and white photographs of dogs, wolves, coyotes, and foxes, making it an invaluable resource for interpreting canine body language and behavior. Author Barbara Handelman, a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and Clinical Mental Health Counselor, uses photography as a universal language to illustrate subtle behavioral cues that dogs use to communicate.

What You'll Learn

• How to distinguish between aggression and fear-based behaviors
• The connection between canine anatomy and behavioral displays
• How dogs learn and process information
• Recognition of stress signals from paw lifts and lip licking to yawning and stretching
• Understanding both domestic and wild canine behavior patterns

User-Friendly Features

• Alphabetically organized terminology for easy reference
• Extensive cross-referencing system
• Detailed table of contents and comprehensive index
• Bonus photographic quiz section to test your knowledge

Who This Book Is For

Perfect for pet owners, dog trainers, veterinarians, ethologists, behaviorists, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of canine communication. Trainers will find it particularly useful for teaching students to interpret critical behavioral expressions.

Praise from Experts

Endorsed by leading canine behaviorists including Marc Bekoff (Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado), Raymond and Lorna Coppinger (authors of Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution), and Roger Abrantes (author of Dog Language and Evolution of Canine Social Behavior).

Published by Dogwise Publishing | Sold by Humane Innovations LLC

Publication Year: 2008

ISBN: 9780976511823

Page Count: 386

Publisher: Distributed by Dogwise Publishing