Decoding your dog : the ultimate experts explain common dog behaviors and reveal how to prevent or change unwanted ones

Horwitz, Debra, (editor.). Ciribassi, John, (editor.). Dale, Steve, 1957- (author.). American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, (contributor.).

Summary: The top dog behaviorists in the country - the top researchers, scientists, and veterinarians - have teamed up with a renowned media personality to create the most cutting-edge, scientifically accurate, definitive book on the most popular behavioral issues that dogs face.

Record details

ISBN: 0547738919
ISBN: 9780547738918
Physical Description: print
xxiii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Can't we just talk? -- Choosing your new best friend -- Creating a Mensa dog -- Housetraining 101 -- Tools of the trade -- School days -- I know they're normal behaviors, but how do I fix them? -- Lassie and Timmy: kids and dogs -- All dogs need a job -- Aggression unleashed: do dogs mean to be mean? -- Loyalty gone overboard: separation anxiety -- I know it's going to rain, and I hate the Fourth of July -- Tail chasing, leg licking--can't you stop? -- Dogs with an AARF card: growing old with grace.