Dog Speak: Recognising and Understanding Behavior

Dog Speak: Recognising and Understanding Behavior by Christiane Blenski                Paperback Book:  80 pages                    

Excellent understandable book on dog behavior.   What various behaviors represent to dogs and how to understand them from the dog’s point of view not the human standpoint.     Great book for people who think dogs are just animals.   We forget that other species are just that,  other species, not less than, just other than, human.    All living creatures do things from an instinctual basis from behaviors we have learned since the beginning of life on earth.   Many human traits have been adapted to today’s lifestyles though many things we do are universal throughout cultures and throughout the history of mankind dogs being so close to humans have also learned to adapt their behaviors to more domestic domiciles and partnerships but many of the things dogs still do to this day are instinctual traits learned when that first wolf walked the earth later becoming trusting enough to interact with man.    Great explanations with photo illustrations of various dog behaviors showing how they are introduced and what they mean to each of the dogs interacting.    Good insight into pack mentality.   The reader will learn a lot about many dog behaviors that formerly we had ignored but after reading this book you will never look at dogs the same way.    There is a noble quality to each of their actions/reactions and as their caretakers and friends we should be mindful to their right to interact as they feel necessary so long as that interaction does not bring them into conflict situations and if you read this book cover to cover you will know the signs to avoid such interactions and you will be able to interpret what is going on at all times with your furry buddy.    I really liked this book and I have learned a lot of insight into behaviors I had noted but did not necessarily take all that was in play into consideration.   This book will give  the reader new eyes to see into the silent language of dogs and how to truly come away having learned Dog Speak.    Great job Christiane Blenski.   Well done.  Good book.