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The Social Lives of Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company

by Elizabeth M Thomas

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ISBN13: 9780743422369
ISBN10: 0743422368
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Publisher Comments:

In this sequel to her illuminating bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profiles the canines in her own household to show how dogs have comfortably adapted to life with their human owners — and with each other. A classically trained anthropologist, she answers questions we all have about our pets' behavior. Do dogs have different barks that mean different things? What makes a dog difficult to house-train? Why do certain dogs and cats get along so well? How does Snoopy recognize people he sees only once a year, while Misty barks at strangers she sees every day?

The Social Lives of Dogs presents marvelous evidence of the power of the group — and shows us that those who are fortunate enough to be given the trust of an honorable dog will also have their lives enriched.

Review:

Los Angeles TimesShe makes the naysayers...seem a vanishing breed....The world opens up before her with no end to interspecies communication, which is her gift.

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The Denver PostA lovingly detailed chronicle of canines.

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Los Angeles Times

She makes the naysayers...seem a vanishing breed....The world opens up before her with no end to interspecies communication, which is her gift.

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Jeffrey Moussaieff MassonAuthor of the Emperor's Embrace, Dogs Never Lie About Love, and When Elephants WeepNobody inhabits the minds of domestic animals the way Elizabeth Marshall Thomas does. The Social Lives of Dogs is a beautiful sequel to her great tribute to the animal world, The Hidden Life of Dogs. It is just wonderful, brimming with new insights. And it carries her compelling argument in favor of the complexity of the minds of these creatures one step further, convincing me — and, I am sure, everyone who reads her book with an open heart — that the animals in our homes are more like family than pets.

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Caroline KnappAuthor of Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and DogsMasterly at description, equipped with a deep regard for the essential dogness of dogs, and attuned to the tiny things....An affecting read.

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The Boston HeraldIt is reassuring to have our observations articulated by one who inhabits the minds of animals as convincingly as does Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.

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The New York TimesA continuation of the author's 1993 bestseller, The Hidden Life of Dogs, by an anthropologist who leaps over parochial limits to the proper study of mankind.

About the Author

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is also the author of The Harmless People, Warrior Herdsmen, and the novels Certain Poor Shepherds, Reindeer Moon, and The Animal Wife.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780743422369
Subtitle:
The Grace of Canine Company
Author:
Williams, Jared Taylor
Author:
Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall
Author:
Williams, Jared Taylor
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Subject:
Dogs - General
Subject:
Dogs
Subject:
Dogs - Care/Health
Subject:
Behavior
Subject:
Dogs
Subject:
Mammals
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
June 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
7.95x5.04x.59 in. .52 lbs.

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