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CANINE BEHAVIOR - A PHOTO ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK
by Barbara Handelman (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Distributed by Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2008 Paperback, 386 pages
ISBN: 9780976511823
Item: DTB1005
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Summary: 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.
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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.
What reviewers are saying...
MY PET WORLD
“There aren't many books out there with 1,000 photos of dogs (and also wolves) expressing themselves. You'll see signs of mild stress, which range from a paw lift to lip licking to blinking. A yawn may simply mean a dog is tired, or indicate stress. Stretching can also be a sign of stress. Dogs are constantly communicating non-verbally. This book is a must for anyone truly interested in translating what canines are saying.”
Steve Dale
MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
“Dog and canine lovers are in for a treat if they pick up "Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook". Featuring one thousand photos covering everything from common dogs to wolves, foxes, and coyotes, "Canine Behavior" is complete and comprehensive in its coverage of canine species. Alongside the black and white photography are examinations of canine behavior with tips for dog owners peppered throughout. "Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook" is a must have for any dog person and for community library pets/wildlife collections.”
James A. Cox
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| This book is gold, January 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Marie France Langlois |
CANINE BEHAVIOR
A photo illustrated handbook Barbara Handelman, M.Ed. CDBC
Do you know this book? This book is gold.
Have you ever wished you could put your hands on a visual canine ethogram. Stop looking, this is it or something very close to it. The author, a trained psychotherapist has been working with and teaching children with linguistic disabilities all her life and has acquired skills as a professional photographer when trying to catch and freeze moments of her own children’s life in time. This enabled her to develop an exquisite sense of observation with children and with her animals. She was always surrounded by animals and was fascinated by their behaviors. Now she puts her training to use to enable us to better understand what these animals do.
This book is at its second edition. For those of you who do not have it already, have a look you will not be disappointed. Barbara has included not less than 1000 photos of canine behavior and terminology to enable us to use the appropriate vocabulary when we talk about canines. The fact that she was a psychotherapist has enabled her to share some elements regarding learning theories. Barbara has succeeded in making visible all kinds of canine behavior that we would never have been able to see for ourselves. Also Barbara was able to show how they express stress and how many signals they have to express this. In fact the incredible amount of stress expressing signals surprised her. For her it was a very important discovery. All the photos are identified and commented.
For those of you who have copies from the first printing, you will see that in the new version the reproduction of the pictures is vastly improved, allowing all the detail in the photos to be clear and crisp. The text is essentially unchanged but the improved quality of photos makes such a huge difference that it is worth buying the book again!
I recommend this book to anyone who is fascinated with animal behaviors particularly canines.
Marie-France Langlois
Columnist , Passionnément Chien Magazine.
Staff Member, Organizing Committee Chienposium (Dog Behavior Annual Conference) Montreal, Quebec. |
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| An outstanding book, December 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Stephen Rafe |
BOOK REVIEW
Finally, an author who isn’t afraid to utter the word “dominance” and put it in its absolutely correct context: That the misinterpretation of dominance by force has no role among wolves or domesticated dogs and certainly not in the dog-human relationship. At the same time, author Barbara Handelman accurately points out that the behaviors of domesticated dogs are still rooted in the behaviors of their ancestors, wolves, and that the terms “alpha,” “hierarchies,” “packs,” “status,” and related ones are valid and legitimate when used in their proper context.
Barbara Handelman has invested a career in studying non-verbal communication in children and has applied her observational skills to dogs in a manner that is both educational and refreshing. Specifically, she takes the proper approach to interpreting the dog’s displays holistically – that is, by looking at the entire dog, not just at one or two of the signaling parts of the dog. As a result, her book, Canine Behavior – A Photo Illustrated Handbook (Woof and Word Press, 2008), provides readers with over a thousand photographs and illustrations that communicate precisely what the author says is occurring. And it does so though descriptions of dogs’ body language that are clear, concise, and accurate.
The book offers several other user-friendly benefits as well. For example, every situation is alphabetized with the appropriate illustrations accompanying each entry. And, the book provides a thorough and complete index that enables readers to find any topic, or even sub-topic, at a glance. If you have always wanted to know what your dog’s body language “means” in any specific situation – from the dog’s point of view – and how to respond to it appropriately, you will want to own this book.
Title: Canine Behavior – A Photo Illustrated Handbook
Author: Barbara Handelman, M.Ed.
Publisher: Woof and Word Press
Website: www.WoofandWordPress.com
Distributor: Dogwise Publishing
Website: www.dogwisepublishing.com
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 978-0-9765118-2-3
Reviewed by: Stephen C. Rafe, B.S., M.S., adjunct professor, graduate and undergraduate studies in research methods, leadership, and communication – Stratford University. Author, researcher, and seminar leader in behavior-based communication: Human and canine. Founder of Starfire – Serving dogs and their owners through positive, humane methods for over 25 years.
Email: Stephen@starfirefordogs.com |
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| Astounding, July 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Donnya Terry |
This book is stunning. I preordered it in January and recieved it 3 weeks ago. I read it in a week, absorbing everything and cannot wait to read it again - my vet has borrowed it. Representing both dogs and their canine cousins, the photos' are an incredible 'first' in photography. The text is informative suitable for canine professionals and pet owners.
The accompanying dvds' show a wealth of canine communication which is backed up with plenty of information.
I highly recommend this book to any and everyone who is involved with dogs and/or has any interest in them.
The only critisism is that the dvds have to be paused frequently to enable the watcher to read the text. |
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