Stef's review
The Other End of the Leash
by Patricia McConnell
My cats never look happy about me hugging them, but I can't help it; it's so hard not to!
What an interesting perspective.
that's so true! ::hugs cat to be sure::
It looks like my fat cat doesnt like it either. i love your ironic profile pic! lol
I so forgot about that pic! That was me trying to get Piper to stop walking on my keyboard, taken from my webcam. Ha! Maybe you can meet my cats sometime. :)
I read this book before I got my first dog and learned that they did not love being hugged, so I wasn't going to hug my future dog. When I finally adopted my Sunshine, I could not help it -- I hug her and she lets me.
Stef's review
The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell
Stef's review
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I really enjoyed this book. It is so weird because I have read so many puppy books, but Charlie is really more dog than puppy now, and it is time i face facts! I no longer have any use on the "how-to" books, and i want a more thoughtful perspective of dog/human interaction which before, to be honest, i couldn't really understand these books until owning a dog.
In this book, the author compares the social structure of dogs as they have descended from wolves to the social structure of humans which have descended from chimpanzees.
There is no doubt that dogs and humans are compatible, but actually there are a lot of things incompatible about our species and understanding this can help your relationship with your dog. For example, humans show affection and comfort by hugging. Chimpanzees in the wild will actually clutch each other in fear if the are threatened. Meanwhile, Rover sees this "hug" as a display of dominance and views it as a threat if given by a...more
In this book, the author compares the social structure of dogs as they have descended from wolves to the social structure of humans which have descended from chimpanzees.
There is no doubt that dogs and humans are compatible, but actually there are a lot of things incompatible about our species and understanding this can help your relationship with your dog. For example, humans show affection and comfort by hugging. Chimpanzees in the wild will actually clutch each other in fear if the are threatened. Meanwhile, Rover sees this "hug" as a display of dominance and views it as a threat if given by a...more
My cats never look happy about me hugging them, but I can't help it; it's so hard not to!What an interesting perspective.
that's so true! ::hugs cat to be sure::
It looks like my fat cat doesnt like it either. i love your ironic profile pic! lol
I so forgot about that pic! That was me trying to get Piper to stop walking on my keyboard, taken from my webcam. Ha! Maybe you can meet my cats sometime. :)
I read this book before I got my first dog and learned that they did not love being hugged, so I wasn't going to hug my future dog. When I finally adopted my Sunshine, I could not help it -- I hug her and she lets me.
