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 This book is really great! October 5, 2007
J. Jones (Chicago, IL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just finished reading this book and I have to say, I loved it! The tone of the author is personable and not at all condescending. She has some fascinating ideas about primates and canids and uses amazing sources to back them up. This is not a training manual. I see it as more as a guide to dog and interspecies behavior that should accompany a training book and some real life classes. I highly recommend this book!
A Must Read for all dog owners September 26, 2007
Donald J. Leonard
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Other End of the Leash" is facinating reading for dog owners as well as non-owners. Easy reading and lots of eye opening facts about why dogs act like they do.
Fantastic! September 6, 2007
burgundydragon (St. Paul, MN)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Reading other peoples' reviews, I noticed that a common complaint is that this book talks too much about primates. Hey, humans are primates too! It's important to understand our own behaviors - why we do the things we do - just as it is important to understand our dogs' behaviors. This book made me hyper-aware of how I was acting around my dogs, how my good intentions were being misunderstood, and what we CAN do to communicate effectively with our four-legged friends.
This is not exactly a how-to reference manual, but McConnell does give some great suggestions for dealing with certain behaviors which I have used on my own dogs. I found this book to be engaging from cover to cover and recommend it to anyone who has a dog, is thinking about getting a dog, or knows someone who has a dog. In fact, I wish everyone who will come into contact with my dogs could read this book first :)
 Excellent, engaging, and clear August 11, 2007
Christopher Eagle (Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A funny, engaging, and sometimes eye-opening introduction to human-canine communication. This book is less about how dogs act, and more about how they perceive our actions. It is a great book for first time (and often long time) dog owners.
Just today, a man asked if he could pet my dog. He said he'd owned dogs all his life. I told him that he could, and he immediately leaned forward over my dog, grabbed his muzzle, looked full into his face and started smiling at him. After I got the idiot to let go (he looked very offended) I wanted to hit him in the face with a copy of this book. It should be a prerequisite read for owning a dog.
If you don't understand why this mans actions were so dangerous, please buy, borrow, or steal this book and read it before you even look at another dog!
A great read August 10, 2007
Laura C. Collins (Washington, DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's extremely heartening to find that even a certified animal behaviorist can be challenged by a pet's behavior--and to see the creative ways in which these behaviors can be addressed. Patricia McConnell has that rare combination of being both informative and entertaining. She has done both dogs and their owners a big favor with this book.
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