Understanding Dogs

by Sanders, Clinton R.

• ISBN13: 9781566396905
• ISBN10: 1566396905
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-30
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

In Understanding Dogs, Clinton R. Sanders explores the day-to-day experience of living and working with canine companions. Based on a decade of research in obedience classes, veterinary offices, and guide dog training schools, Sanders examines how dog owners come to understand their animals as thinking, emotional individuals--and explains how dogs serve as social facilitators as well as adornments to personal identity. Sanders shows dog owners how--while we try to teach and shape our dogs' behavior--they often teach us how to more thoughtfully enjoy physical warmth, a nourishing meal, a walk in the woods, or the simple joys of the immediate moment. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Clinton R. Sanders is co-author of Regarding Animals (Temple) and Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(10)
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Introduction: The Relationship between People and Pets	1	(15)
2 The Everyday Dog Owner: Knowing and Living with Dogs	16	(23)
3 The Guide Dog Owner: Dependence and love	39	(20)
4 The Veterinarian: Caring for Canine Patients	59	(30)
5 The Guide Dog Trainer: Understanding and Teaching Dogs	89	(22)
6 Animal Abilities and Human-Animal Interaction	111	(38)
Notes	149	(28)
References	177	(20)
Index	197