Canine Behavior. A Photo Illustrated Handbook

von Barbara Handelman

386 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A Dog World Top 12 Training and Behavior Book - 2010!Dogs have deliberate, subtle, and often humorous ways of expressing themselves. Canine Behavior - A Photo Illustrated Handbook includes 1,000 images of dogs, wolves, coyotes, and foxes. It was created for everyone interested in dogs pet owners, trainers, veterinarians, ethologists, and behaviorists. Using the interdisciplinary language of photography, Barbara Handelman illustrates and explains canine behavior and communication. Her book establishes a common understanding and vocabulary for people interested in, and working with, dogs.Canine Behavior is structured in many user-friendly ways, including alphabetical organization of the terminology, cross referencing, and, both a detailed table of contents, and an index. Those interested in both wild and domestic dog behavior will spend hours, if not years, studying and learning from this book.An encyclopedic resource for all dog lovers and dog professionals- Learn how to interpret behavior. For example, is it aggression or fear you're seeing?- Find out how anatomy affects behavioral displays and communication.- Trainers can use it for teaching students to interpret important behavioral expressions.- Gain a thorough understanding of how dogs learn.Bonus! Test your knowledge with a photographic question and answer section.What canine ethologists and behaviorists are saying about Barbara Handelman's Canine BehaviorThe pictures speak for themselves and illustrate magnificently the various aspects of canine behavior. In addition, the accompanying text gives good and sound explanations and the author keeps it all in an easily accessible language. Highly commendable. All serious students of canine behavior should include this book in the Dog Language and Evolution of Canine Social Behavior

• ISBN: 9780976511823
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2008
• Größe: 279 x 218 mm
• Verlag: Dogwise Publishing